Rivco risers, Cables too short.

[T Evans]

I recently installed the Rivco risers on my 06 Classic and rerouted the brake line, the clutch cable and the throttle cables.
But the throttle cables will bind up against the tank when turned hard to the right. I can relieve some of this by rotating the lever assembly down but I find this to be uncomfortable.

Whats the rest of you guys doing about this? Do I just need to break down and purchase longer throttle cables?

Thanks

Big T

 

[Buzz'sR3]

I had the dealer in Indi install the same risers on my bike when it went in for its first oil change. The mechanic took it for a test drive and told me everything was just fine. On the way home, when I made a hard right hand turn, the clutch disengaged - right in the middle of the street with cars heading my way. I thought I hadn’t gotten the bike into 1st gear properly and that it had slipped from 1st to neutral. I got everything under control and headed home. Then the same thing happened at a gas station later in the day. When I got home I found the same thing you did. The throttle cables hit the tank, the brake line was way too tight, and clutch cable will stretch tight and disengage. I called the dealer to ***** at the mechanic who told me that he didn't find anything wrong on the test drive, but that he had complained to Triumph about this before, requesting longer cables. He said Triumph told him that it should not be a problem... Wrong. If he knew there was a potential problem, he should have told me. And Triumph shouldn't be quite so anxious to disavow information from their dealerships. I ended up readjusting the brake line and rerouting the cables so that they just hang free – not going through their normal clamps coming up to the handle bars. It doesn’t look as neat, but at least it works.
So, a warning to those of you thinking about installing bar risers. You will probably run into more work to do than installing the risers. Check your bike out carefully to avoid a potentially dangerous situation.

 

[scot in exile]

Installed my rivco risers about four years ago, followed the directions and have not had any problems.

 

[triroketman]

Ditto

Followed the directions and never had a problem.

 

[cktire]

I also followed the directions. You have to do it exactly as described. Never had a problem

 

[Buzz'sR3]

Maybe I should have installed them myself and saved myself some problems. I figured the dealer should know what to do. Doesn’t change the situation that I was put in. I was just trying to warn others on this site of a potential problem that they could find their selves in.

 

[Molinoman]

Not trying to play the devil's advocate here, but if they were Rivco risers why would Triumph be partly to blame for an after market add on for the bike that wasn't made by Triumph. I mean it doesn't matter if the mechanic or the dealer itself complained to Triumph but I wouldn't think that it was Triumph's fault.

Now you have others that stated that they followed Rivco's directions exactly and have had no problems. It seems that the problem, as you eventually found out, was that the mechanic who installed them probably did not "thoroughly" read the instructions and did an inadequate job in the installation of the risers.

If anything else I would go back to the dealership (or visit Rivco's website) and see if they still have those directions available (I know slim chance) and see if you can make it satisfactory to your liking.

It is a shame that the mechanic cost you some mental pain by not doing it exactly as it should have been done.

Good luck,

Dennis

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[HellFire]

My throttle cables just touch the tank, but they don't bind. The only tweek I did was to put them where they said and angle the curved tubes a bit.