Centering handlebars during riser install

[Navycrewbrother]

Hey All,

New to the forum here. I've had my first S10 (2013 model) for about a month now, and am considering adding a set of SW Motech risers. My one concern is how I make sure the bars are centered in the risers/clamps. I'm a bit OCD, so if they're even a little off, I'll be obsessing over it. Does the OEM S10 bar have those markings I've seen on some bars, showing where the clamps go? If not, will making marks with a fine point marker before I take the bars off work?

 

[PowersUSA]

Just mark the position with blue painters tape. BTW save some $$ and get the Tusk risers : https://www.rockymountainatvmc.com/p/1316/25849/Tusk-Handlebar-Risers

 

[Navycrewbrother]

Thanks! That is way cheaper. No figment problems on them?

 

[Don in Lodi]

The only fitment issue there would be the difference between Gen I and Gen II. A '13 is Gen I.

 

[ABBlender]

Yep, mark position before removing...problem solved. This is assuming, of course, that the bars are centered as they currently sit. Other way is to just find center of the whole bar and then use that mark to measure out to each riser.

 

[Navycrewbrother]

Update: The 2013 model has those little grooves where the clamps go, so it's easy to center the bars up. Turns out there weren't exactly centered before and I wasn't even able to tell.

 

[EricV]

Share a pic of your new risers mounted up. Did you go with the 15 or 30mm height?