Saunders
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Awhile back I did a write-up of installing the Transcontinental handlebars onto my Classic which added approx 4.5" of reach.
https://www.r18forums.com/threads/r...s-for-an-additional-4-5-inches-of-reach.2550/
Thought I'd do a follow up after riding with them for a bit....
While the reach was better than it was with just the 2" extenders on the stock bars, I felt the TC bars may now be a bit "too" far back and need to somehow go back in an inch or so to get the ideal position (for me at least). The only way I could do that was to try and rotate the risers 180 degrees around which leans them in an inch. But doing so would interfere with the windshield mount. To fix that I had to install the Wunderlich spacers that goes underneath the risers and raises the base up about an inch (25mm).
https://www.wunderlichamerica.com/wunderlich-handlebar-riser-ergo-25mm.html
The comfort and handling was so much better. Moving the bars back in an inch provided the perfect arm position, but also raising the mount an inch higher somehow made it more comfortable and steered better as well. Hard to explain, but Wunderlich make and sells them for a reason so they definitely work as advertised.
However the problem now with the risers mounted in reverse and them being an inch higher with the spacers, is the handlebars cover the bottom half of the speedometer and block the view of the LED portion of the screen. So the fix to that was to custom make (neighbor is a machinist) a smaller spacer that lowered the bar enough to see the LED screen, but still remove the windshield if need be. Used the Wunderlich as a template and made one a half inch shorter (.91" vs 1.51"). Also had to use a rubber spacer to wedge under the edge of the speedometer to tilt it up some. Now when sitting on the bike, you can view the screen, just the "Berlin Built" part at the very bottom is out of view.
In hind sight, with the forks rake being about 33 degrees, adding a one inch spacer to the riser base would actually move the bars somewhat closer to you, if you didn't reverse them 180 degrees as I did. Not sure how much closer they would be (someone that knows Geometry can do the math, I"ve been out of school too long) but with the 2" extensions AND the 1" Wunderlich spacers, that would probably be an easier and much cheaper route to get the handle bars closer to you than do what all I did. But it all comes down to comfort and what is best for each individual. Like a pair of boots, one size does not fit all.
Before pics with Wunderlich 1" spacers:
https://www.r18forums.com/threads/r...s-for-an-additional-4-5-inches-of-reach.2550/
Thought I'd do a follow up after riding with them for a bit....
While the reach was better than it was with just the 2" extenders on the stock bars, I felt the TC bars may now be a bit "too" far back and need to somehow go back in an inch or so to get the ideal position (for me at least). The only way I could do that was to try and rotate the risers 180 degrees around which leans them in an inch. But doing so would interfere with the windshield mount. To fix that I had to install the Wunderlich spacers that goes underneath the risers and raises the base up about an inch (25mm).
https://www.wunderlichamerica.com/wunderlich-handlebar-riser-ergo-25mm.html
The comfort and handling was so much better. Moving the bars back in an inch provided the perfect arm position, but also raising the mount an inch higher somehow made it more comfortable and steered better as well. Hard to explain, but Wunderlich make and sells them for a reason so they definitely work as advertised.
However the problem now with the risers mounted in reverse and them being an inch higher with the spacers, is the handlebars cover the bottom half of the speedometer and block the view of the LED portion of the screen. So the fix to that was to custom make (neighbor is a machinist) a smaller spacer that lowered the bar enough to see the LED screen, but still remove the windshield if need be. Used the Wunderlich as a template and made one a half inch shorter (.91" vs 1.51"). Also had to use a rubber spacer to wedge under the edge of the speedometer to tilt it up some. Now when sitting on the bike, you can view the screen, just the "Berlin Built" part at the very bottom is out of view.
In hind sight, with the forks rake being about 33 degrees, adding a one inch spacer to the riser base would actually move the bars somewhat closer to you, if you didn't reverse them 180 degrees as I did. Not sure how much closer they would be (someone that knows Geometry can do the math, I"ve been out of school too long) but with the 2" extensions AND the 1" Wunderlich spacers, that would probably be an easier and much cheaper route to get the handle bars closer to you than do what all I did. But it all comes down to comfort and what is best for each individual. Like a pair of boots, one size does not fit all.
Before pics with Wunderlich 1" spacers:
