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Please take the time to read this very clear statement.

The Brand Name Handle Bar Risers are an excellent idea and I have personally used them on two specific Motorcycles, namely a 2002 Kawaski Concours and my current ride, 2001 Triumph Trophy. Because of the design of these two specific but similiar motorcycles the use of the Brand Name Handle Bar Risers allow me to sit up and it's not as hard on my poor old back.

The modifications that I have done are my idea and was done because the original configuration, in my mind was not safe. It is not to say the original factory supplied risers are bad, as all I wanted to do was improve the safety aspects. With this in mind, I do not want people to think I am stealing the Brand Name Mfg. ideas, only as the owner of these risers, I have improved them for my safety level and no one elses.

I will try and walk you through what I originally saw when I disassembled the whole front end of my Triumph Trophy to install and readjust the Race Tech springs and Imulators earlier this winter. What I saw, distrurbed me!

This is a shot of the Brand Name adapter part that bolts directly on to the Triple Tree. Take note of the clearence between the bottom of the stanchons and the top of the Brand Name Black part. The set (grub screw) screw is on the back side of the Black Part and only holds less than a 3/32 of an inch. That's that part I didn't like and started thinking of a way to take the original Brand Name and make it stronger in it's original configuration but ultimatily safer for me regardless of what make of motorcycle I ride if I use this setup!

After I saw the obvious, I did not re install the Brand Name setup. Rather, I set them on my desk in the office and would look at them off and one during the day doing my real world job. I then turned to a buddy of mine who is a retired Tool n Die maker who rides as well and we spent several hours talking about how we could improve on this already good design. He agreed, along with several others that the current system of holding the sleeve in place was flawed.
I left it in this gentleman's hands and forgot about it as there were more pressings issues going on in my world. I went to see him about another matter and he informed me they were done. Based on the original concept with which he expanded and refined, here is the end result. A much beefer and more importantly a safer setup for my 2001 Triumph Trophy. With the side tap screw, we instered three added tappered Hex Screws recessed into the machined back portion of the neck where the handle bards are clamped to. Mush Safer!