atlm Posted February 11, 2010 Share #1 Posted February 11, 2010 For those of you who have installed the shiny handlebar risers from eBay, did you use the bolts that came with them? They're a bit shorter than the stock bolts plus the riser length, meaning they'll have less threads engaged than the stock bolts. I'm wondering if they're fine, or if I need to order longer bolts from somewhere. Or for anyone with Barons risers, do you know what length bolts ship with those? The ones from eBay are 60mm (thread length). The risers are beautiful, btw. wowza. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloodbought1 Posted February 11, 2010 Share #2 Posted February 11, 2010 I used the bolts that came with mine. No problems. Mine came off Ebay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
short-haul Posted February 11, 2010 Share #3 Posted February 11, 2010 mine were from ebay also hade them off 2 time and no problems Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atlm Posted February 12, 2010 Author Share #4 Posted February 12, 2010 Thanks for your replies! In the end, paranoia won, though. The stock setup (without risers) doesn't have very much thread holding things in place. I'm sure it's fine, and was engineered properly for the expected loads. But the 60mm bolts with the eBay risers result in even less thread (between 1/8" and 3/16" less), holding a setup with a longer torque arm, and that set off my "this doesn't feel right" alarm. I looked at the Barons website, and their risers ship with 65mm bolts, which equals just a bit more thread holding things in place than the stock bolts without risers. And that would make me feel much better. So, McMaster Carr just made a few dollars for 65mm stainless bolts. If anyone else with eBay risers is as nuts as me and decides they want longer bolts, I had to order a set of 10, so I'll have 6 left over. And right after placing the order I got an email from Barons that they're having a 25% off sale, almost like they were watching my whole thought process. oh yeah? Well mine are shinier! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rumboogy Posted February 12, 2010 Share #5 Posted February 12, 2010 Hey ATLM...I am INTERESTED...do you have paypal? Wally Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atlm Posted February 22, 2010 Author Share #6 Posted February 22, 2010 If anyone else with the eBay risers is interested in 65mm bolts to replace theirs, please let me know. I ended up with even more (long story). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rumboogy Posted February 23, 2010 Share #7 Posted February 23, 2010 I did this replacement with the longer bolts from atlm...and I gotta tell ya, it does feel better (both real and psychologically). Wally Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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