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DougZ
| | Subject: Best 7/8" bars?? Mon Jun 06, 2011 9:04 am | |
| For a couple reasons, I am sticking with 7/8" bars.
What is the strongest set out there? I have bent two sets now and want something that will hold up a little better.
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KLRchickie
| | Subject: Re: Best 7/8" bars?? Mon Jun 06, 2011 9:17 am | |
| Renthal are pretty hard to bend. We're very happy with ours! | |
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SheWolf
Alpha Rider
| | Subject: Re: Best 7/8" bars?? Mon Jun 06, 2011 9:31 am | |
| +1 on the Renthals, I've got them and they have seen some good smacks without any bends!  _________________ A wolf's voice echoed down the mountain 'Share the bounty of the hunt with your brothers and sisters, and forever be strong and free.'  | |
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DougZ
| | Subject: Re: Best 7/8" bars?? Mon Jun 06, 2011 10:24 am | |
| First set I bent was Renthals. LOL I put the stockers back on after that and they now have seem to have a slight bend in them. I do not even remember doing it. Yeah, that is how I roll.  | |
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DougZ
| | Subject: Re: Best 7/8" bars?? Mon Jun 06, 2011 1:36 pm | |
| Which bar bend is closest to stock?? | |
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foofighter
| | Subject: Re: Best 7/8" bars?? Mon Jun 06, 2011 7:10 pm | |
| This may be insulting your intelligence but I made this mistake once so I thought I would pass it on.
Sometimes after a hard get-off the bars seem to be bent. However from my experience 2 out of 3 times its just that the forks have twisted a bit. Easiest way to tell is see if the front tire is still in line with the front fender. If not then park the bike beside a power pole or a tree and whack the front tire against it a few times to straighten her out.
On a side note, I am curious as to why you don't want to get a larger bar? I have pro taper Evo's and I can't see these things ever bending!!! | |
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DougZ
| | Subject: Re: Best 7/8" bars?? Mon Jun 06, 2011 9:44 pm | |
| The time I bent the first ones, those were renthals and I did have to untweek the forks too. The bars were still plenty bent. I am avoiding going with oversized bars at this point, due to cost...new lower clamps, new HDB top clamp, new hard guards and the bars themselves...~$250. Cheaper to buy a new set of 7/8 bars and try crashing less. | |
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greer
| | Subject: Re: Best 7/8" bars?? Tue Jun 07, 2011 6:42 am | |
| Take a look at the Tusk bars from Rocky Mtn.
Sarah | |
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No~One
| | Subject: Re: Best 7/8" bars?? Wed Jun 08, 2011 2:23 pm | |
| I'm due for a new bar, stock bar is now destroyed from epic Sicilian trails, is 7/8" the same size as the factory ones? And what bar bend is closet to stock?
Many thanks.
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DougZ
| | Subject: Re: Best 7/8" bars?? Wed Jun 08, 2011 2:37 pm | |
| - No~One wrote:
- I'm due for a new bar, stock bar is now destroyed from epic Sicilian trails, is 7/8" the same size as the factory ones? And what bar bend is closet to stock?
Many thanks.
I'll reply, since I ask this on multiple boards and got a good majority answer. Pro Taper's seem to be the choice, and the closest to stock is the Henry/Reed bend. | |
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greer
| | Subject: Factory bar specs Wed Jun 08, 2011 9:37 pm | |
| Cut & Paste from Advrider thread:
Stock bars are 30.7" W, 3.8" H, 2.6" Pull Back.
From RichardU way back in Sept '09. I knew I'd made a note of that somewhere. And here's a chart from Rocky Mtn:
http://www.rockymountainatvmc.com/handlebarinfo.do
Sarah
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No~One
| | Subject: Re: Best 7/8" bars?? Thu Jun 09, 2011 4:57 am | |
| Nice, thanks for the chart. | |
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