HANDLEBAR RISERS ?

I'm about your size. Yes, I've considered risers because so many seem to have them. I've actually ridden the bike at times with my knuckles against the grips to simulate the offset.
Didn't care for it because I don't want to be bolt upright in the turns. Leaning forward into laid back or tall bars always felt loose to me. I recall cutting down the bars on my '81 XS650 Special to get them shorter and farther forward. I crashed that bike a few times due to poor handling; trying to make it do things it was not designed to. It was a cruiser/standard, and that was that.

I come from a mostly enduro and crotch rocket world, and still ride a DRZ400 in trails. Those bikes work best when leaned forward with elbows out. That works for me and my riding style, even on the superslab.
That's why the FJR had been on my radar for many years. It is a sport touring bike. Sure, it's a bit more relaxed, but at least my spine is not vertical when I hit bumps and bridge joints. Arms are always ready to steer.

jasonm. said:

Tubular bars- I was thinking the same. Don't know where to get the parts to match up to do this? This pictureAmazon.com: Kesoto Motorcycle ATV Dirt Bike Handlebar Risers w/Clamps, Fits for Yamaha FJR1300 FJR 1300 2006-2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 : Automotive is for Gen1 not Gen2And don't know if I have the time to "reinvent the wheel" here. Also being an AE & having the OEM heated grips, removing the left grip will likely wreck that in the process.

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I am guessing by your signature you have an '09 and from what I was able to dig up when I was looking into it as long as you have the old style forks (up to '10 IIRC) both ABM and LSL make the top triple crown conversion kit for those size forks for around $250-$300. There are plenty of places to find it between EBay and Spiegler. As for the grips, again just going off what I was able to dig up last year, you will have to remove/replace the heated OEM grips as the heating element is in the grip itself but that shouldn't be too much of a big job. I would imagine being 14 years old the grips are probably overdue for a replacement anyway? I heard they get hard and worn away after a while. I believe I read @Liquidsilver had done it in another post. (This was about a year ago so my memory could be wrong and we all know this site is not the most intuitive when it comes to searching posts) I DO know the stock FJR bars and throttle grip is directly compatible with a 7/8 tubular and you will have to drill the two small alignment holes for your control modules when deciding on the grip placement, not tough at all. I know a few people have done this conversion using those kits on here and can give you more of an idea of the process as I went another way and DIY'd it.