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Fat 1 1/8'' bars or standard 7/8''?


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Correct me if I'm worng here, but if your goal is to get your bars taller by using different clamp setups, isn't that a cheap way to do it? Vs having the correct stem? That's what I've picked up from opinions about wheel spacers, and 3"/2" wheel offset to cheaply gain some width. Maybe this is different, idk.

Yes, Correct stem is the most ideal way.
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Im using whatever old 7/8" bars i had before. That along with my stock steering stem is at the powder coater right now. From my research, i dont see a point of getting an aftermarket steering stem so i didnt. I do not plan on riding rough trails so Flex bars arent needed for me. I'm 5'7" so i will not be reloating my pegs nor raising my bars right now. It's been a couple years since i road my bike so i will put a lot of seat time before changing stuff like that.

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I have the trail tech x-bar fat bars. I like them a lot. They take some serious abuse.

 

I do have a very very slight bend in one set, but they have been in about 8 different spills while hill climbing

 

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You can see the slight bend

 

 

Trail bikes, FTW

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When I first got them I hated them. I figured I was going to end up selling them. Now I love them. After an honest 5 good rides I grew to like them and get used to them. Now a normal bike feels so violent.

I didn't hate mine at first, but they did feel a bit odd. After riding with them for a year, they are one of my favorite mods. I did 430 miles in 3 1/2 days across the UP of Michigan (very rocky) with zero arm fatigue. Just everything else hurt LOL.
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I didn't hate mine at first, but they did feel a bit odd. After riding with them for a year, they are one of my favorite mods. I did 430 miles in 3 1/2 days across the UP of Michigan (very rocky) with zero arm fatigue. Just everything else hurt LOL.

My first day out with them I hated the bend, my elbows felt off, and the width was was a bit much.

Now when I hope on friends bikes with just antivibe stems or less the front end is so stiff and makes my hands almost numb. The bars definitely spoiled me now.

 

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no real benefit to aftermarket gas caps, if you have a stock one you may want to gut it and remove the ball bearing in it along with everything else...

 

 

the 1 way flow shorty has caused issues to some people... I ran one on my stock cyls but ditched it when I ran the 10cub. larger motors have been known to need a much larger breather then the stock set up

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Now does this removal allow for better flow for these bigger engines?

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yeap! some people have even "bored" the breather nipple a little larger, but I havent personally needed to do that...

 

make sure you got nothing else loose under that cap.. i dropped a small gasket or something in mine when i removed it.

You wanna keep the gasket for a good seal, right? Mines still in. Edited by controls77
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