Hey folks. We've gone through a bit of work to dial in the fit for my short wife on her M620, and we're nearly there. The bike has been lowered about 1.25" front & rear, and we've had almost 2" added to the soles of her riding boots. We'll be getting the shift lever cut & welded to accommodate the new fat boot and allow her to shift (for now, she shifts up by putting her foot entirely in front of the lever and hooking it with her heel).
The last variable is the reach to the bars, which is a bit too long for her still. The bike has 1.25" handlebar riser inserts in place now, which helps a bit, but we want to move the bars back about another 2", which will require raising them at least 2" in order for the switchgear to clear the tank. So, by my very rough calcs, that means about 3.25" higher than stock, and 2" farther back than stock. I'm fine with continuing to use the riser inserts or with getting rid of them and having the extra rise come from the bars.
Hunting around, I found these specs which look pretty close to what I was able to measure with the bars on the bike:
| Bar Diameter | Height | Width | Pullback | Center | Clamp Area |
| 7/8" | 2-1/2" | 29" | 5" | 4-1/2" | 2" x 3-1/2" |
It doesn't say anything about end rise, which looks to be about 0", but which will be important for whatever I end up getting since we'll have to have the bars leaned back a fair bit to shorten the reach, so we'll need some of that end rise to compensate.
So, what's the approach here? I can do a bit of trig to calculate the ideal specs for the kind of bar we want, but then what? What are good sources for bars with lots of flexibility in dimensions? The Renthal High Road bend looks not too far off, and that's a brand I trust, but are there other good brands out there with a variety of size choices?
I also came across these things:
Riser adapters. Not sure if my wife can accept how they look, but they would give quite a bit of flexibility in the placement & orientation of the bars, which could be nice. Anyone here have any experience with them?
Lastly, I'll almost certainly need new throttle cables given the amount we are looking to move the bars. I think that most folks go with Motion Pro - is that the defacto standard?
Any advice or pointers on this would be much appreciated.
