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What are you favorites? I'm thinking about a Protaper CR hi, or Henry/Reed. I think I like the CR hi the best.
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Running a cut down cr hi on mine. I like it pretty good.
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How much did shorten it?
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I cut it down to 28". I think it was 31.5".
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i'm running CR Hi myself. cut off 1/2" from each end this winter!
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Have you guys ever seen a website that shows the different bends side by side? The local motorcycle shops don't stock very many dirt bike parts, so I don't have an easy way to compare one bend to another.

I've found a few pictures of different bars together, but it doesn't indicate what bar is what bend.
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no, but you can get an idea from the measurements of the bars. Rise, sweep, width.
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RMATV has a section on bar bends, dunno if it'll help but just fyi
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I'm not trying to advertise but the Cycle Gear store near me has about a dozen different bars on display. My son has inherited my KDX 200. He says he wants the Protaper Henry/Reed in gray. I'm goin to pick one up for his birtyday next month. His uncle gave him a set of Cycra Probend hand guards.
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scheckaet wrote:RMATV has a section on bar bends, dunno if it'll help but just fyi
RMATV's bar charts are what I used to figure out what bend I wanted. I got as close a bend to the factory Renthals and it turned out to be the YZ/WR bend.
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If you buy mini bars you don't have to cut them down
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Mr. Wibbens wrote:If you buy mini bars you don't have to cut them down
Yes, indeed. I hear the yz80 bend is pretty good.
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I didn't know what bend my bike had when I bought it, so I looked at RMATV's bend chart and compared.

The closest bend to the Renthals already on the bike was the KX low, so I bought some low budget MSRs......... hope I never have to find out how stout they are...
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Velocity_Stack wrote:I didn't know what bend my bike had when I bought it, so I looked at RMATV's bend chart and compared.

The closest bend to the Renthals already on the bike was the KX low, so I bought some low budget MSRs......... hope I never have to find out how stout they are...
Better keep in in the garage then
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Velocity_Stack wrote:I didn't know what bend my bike had when I bought it, so I looked at RMATV's bend chart and compared.

The closest bend to the Renthals already on the bike was the KX low, so I bought some low budget MSRs......... hope I never have to find out how stout they are...
Better keep in in the garage then
LOL, guess I left the door wide open for that one!

I'm just not looking forward to the first spill and the bars not holding up - which will make me wish I had dropped $60 into a better set.

I would love to invest in the 1 1/8" setup, but it appears to a pain in the rump - gathering parts and pieces to make it all work.
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Post by Mr. Wibbens »

I paid $20 for my renthals off of Craigs List

Saw some Fat Bars the other day for $30



I've got Roxx Risers, they'll accept both 7/8 and 1 1/8 bars



I tried the cheap bar route, it just sucks dealing with wonky bars all the time

These Renthals are stout, I've yet to tweak them

I run Fat Bars on my street bike. I've lowsided on both sides and stuck my handlebar through the door of a truck, and they are straight as the day I bought them
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I'm using the tusk chub 1 1/8 bar. It was seriously cheap. $30 or something I think? Have taken some pretty hard spills and they are still straight.
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