which aftermarket handlebar?

hi so i dislike the oem bar. would like an aftermarket bar but dunno which brand. are there ones made for the wr2x with predrilled holes for controls? thanks.

AFAIK none of the aftermarket bars come with pre-drilled holes for the controls. I've got Renthals on mine and love them, but that's a whole personal choice with anyone.

SheWolf wrote:

AFAIK none of the aftermarket bars come with pre-drilled holes for the controls. I've got Renthals on mine and love them, but that's a whole personal choice with anyone.

thnx for the info. do you have a pic and which renthal bar you got? as for drilling your own holes, you just used the oem bar as template right? thanks.

I didn't drill any holes, I was lucky enuf to be able to slide mine right on without any problems.





The bend is McGrath and is pretty close to the stock bend.

For the holes, I trimmed off the pin on the emergency stop switch, as its plastic.
I drilled a hole for the throttle to seat in, as this was a metal pin. In the wrenthal bars, they are thicker wall, so the hole didnt go all the way thru.

Jimmy Button bend on mine, similar bend to stock, but taller. I did trim off half inch or so each side though to keep them the same width as stock (I like to filter thru stationary traffic)

thnx for the pics. the fat bar looks way nicer than OEM, but which brand doesn't have this cross bar? it gets in the way of a GPS ram mount. thanks

I'm going with these and the pro taper mounts, I'll add a pic when I get them on. http://www.protaper.com/products/handlebars/metal-mulisha-handlebar

these are EASTON bars, oversize (1 1/8) w/ Yamaha oversize clamps.
RM mid bend (about 1/4 inch higher than stock)


i love the sweep and the rigid feel (and it got rid of the center bar)


yes, i had to drill two holes..make sure the throttle tube doesn't bottom out on the bars when installing..also watch for reduced clearance atop the forks..


handguards by UFOplast w/ oversize hardware

I hope this isn't a dumb question but here goes.............is there a noticeable difference in aftermarket bars ?? I would like to upgrade someday but I've got to bend or brake the stock ones first....Jason

The really noticeable difference comes if you really hate the bend of the stock bars. The stock bar bend bothers my wrists, so the $100 I spent to change to a bar I like by the time the bike was 2 days old was well worth it to me.