Bars and risers, opinions.
I had 10" buckhorn bars that were on 4.5" risers I hated the buckhorns, so I got standard 10" bars.
The lack of the curve in the bars prevented the throttle cables from reaching. So
I put on 1.5" risers, but I missed the higher bars.
I replaced the throttle cables an reinstalled the 4.5" risers.
Now I find I don't like the look of the tall risers with the 10" bars.

I find now I'm looking at 14" bars and putting the 1.5" risers back on.
But what's with all the fat bars? 1" bars are hard to find.

 

I am on the app, so I don't see your signature, so my first question is what kind of bike this is on.

I have never liked the look of tall risers. To me taller handlebars with shorter handlebars looks better than achieving the same height the other way around.

Fat handlebars are popular right now so that's why they are more readily available. That doesn't mean 1" isn't available. It just means they are harder to find. Or you could just buy risers to match the handlebars which means the handlebar diameter really isn't important.

You also need to think about straight vs curved risers. Straight looks a lot better IMHO unless you have short arms.

An inexpensive option is Heritage handlebars.

 

Sorry it's a 94 Softail custom.
I had curved risers but they hit the dash left 2 dings from full left and right bar cocking when parked.
The tall risers look like "T" bars but with apes.

 

Bars can be a touchy thing but it never pays to skimp on proper length cables over the proper bars. Have you looked at wild ones? They have a great selection and easy to talk to.

 

 

I was looking to get a little more height without taller risers.
But thanks

 

Have you looked here?

http://www.khromewerks.com/shop/detail/300012

Or here

https://www.jpcycles.com/1994-harley...-inch-diameter

 

IMO the shorter risers with the 14" apes will look better. The thicker bars still only have 1" at grips and at the clamp locations, but have a better torsional strength for less deflection when applying force and you can run your wires internally for a cleaner look.

 

My Softail Standard had very tall 1-1/4" ape hangers on it when I bought it. The wires were routed internally and were all the same color so I lived with it, with the bars tilted back 10-15 degrees until I got the energy to tackle the wiring for the changeover.

I initially went with 9 inch risers w 2" pullback and Buckhorns from a 1990's vintage Sportster so that I didn't have so much clutch cable and brake hose flopping around until I got things the way I wanted.

I finally got it the way I wanted with the Sportster Buckhorns and 6-1/2" risers with 1-1/2" pullback with stock cables and hoses. This was on a WideGlide style frontend (2006 Softail Std). I also had the original Softail bars and a couple of others to experiment with; just holding them where I wanted to see which way I wanted to go.

So get ahold of some bars and seat yourself and hold them where you want them and if they feel good get risers to match them. If they don't look good when you have it all bought and put together, that is a chance you take. The apes pulled back and angled down felt ok but looked stupid.