Question about gen 2 bar mounts.

[Huero]

Has anyone tried to raise the bars on a gen 2 by removing the bolt from the bottom of the bar mount and replacing it with a longer bolt and a "shim"? I wonder if the bolt just unscrew from the bottom of the oem bar mount or if it is somehow cast into the mount itself.

Thanks fellas,
Huero

 

[rider33]

I've not tried to pull the mount from below but odds are you'd need one hell of a shim to make much of a difference. I just added the roughly 1" German riser made for the Gen. 2, likely a whole lot easier: