Don't get me wrong, I think the DL Wee-Strom 650 is a great bike. But for me, the bar is a little low when I stand up, giving me the feeling that I could fall forward over the bars at any second. I tried rotating the bars forward a bit but this wasn't much better.

Solution: Bar raisers.

These lift the bar up without altering the position and they're perfect.

Installation tips for the DL650...

1a. Check that you have enough cables to extend the bar to the height you need. I did this by removing the electrical cables from the two spring-clips either side of the column as shown below...

Right side, looking forward.


Left side, looking forward

1b. I also removed the cables on the right side (looking forward) from the spring-clip at the base of the forks. To do this, remove the bolt holding the assembly shown below, remove the cables, then do the bolt up again.

Right side looking forward, under the headlight assembly.

1c. Remove the bracken shown below, holding the cables on the left side (looking forward) and remove the cables heading up to the bars. Once you have adjusted the cable length you can tighten this clip again.

2. Remove the four bolts with an allen key, that holds the bar to the forks. Place the bar gently on a rag that covers the tank. you don't want to scratch the finish.

3. Attache the raisers and tighten the supplied bolts.

4. Replace the bar, position and tighten the top of the bar clamps.

5. Rotate the bar to full-lock left and right with the engine running to ensure you're not dragging any cabling...like the throttle. Adjust as necessary.

Voila!!

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