High bar question

[lgr]

Just picked up an 09 ec 300. I am now starting to set it up for my size and weight. My question has to do with the height of the handlebars.

I'm 6'5" tall so with the factory bars I feel very slouchy, not to mention my legs can't straighten past 45*. On my previous KTM I was running cr high bend with enduro engineering riser set (+25mm I think) and still not feeling comfortable. Is there a point of diminishing return with high bars? Any other tall guys out there with recommendations?



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[swazi_matt]

This is one of those ongoing forum debates, but I know that David knight and Chris birch both swear by original height bars with no risers and knight is similar size to you

Something to do with high bars shifting your centre of gravity backwards and adversely affecting handling

 

[husley]

2010 300

I have the GPR submount with Trail Tech bars. Trail Tech were the tallest with the least sweep I could find.

I also modified the pegs to lower them.

 

[Wimpy525]

Tried a ton of bars. Found the Trail Tech X-bar to be the best. I'm 6'5

 

[lgr]

Any pics of how you modified your pegs?

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[husley]

tried a ton of bars. Found the trail tech x-bar to be the best. I'm 6'5

+1 6' 2"

 

[husley]

Any pics of how you modified your pegs?

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No

Assuming your pegs are the same as my OEM 2010 pegs.

Looking at the peg:

The pin rests inside a vertical tube in the peg. Pin has a head at the top, cotter pin at the bottom.

The vertical tube has an extension (away from the footrest area) downwards.

I cut off the tube flush on the bottom side of the peg and put it on the top side of the peg. This allows the peg to rest on the bottom frame bracket instead of against the upper frame bracket. I'm sure there is a footpeg mod thread on here somewhere....cuz I learned about it here!

 

[roostafish]

I run Flexx bars, Enduro bend. It's the tallest they sell, plus rib an under bar damper which raises them about an inch further. Some say they are freakishly high. I am 5'10", but was having lower back pain, so went to standing straight up as much as possible and it solved my problem. Still trying to go faster though, and if I need to lower the bars I'll do it. Riding the AA class, any little thing can make a difference, so I'm open to change.

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[Wimpy525]

If your going to try the Trail Tech X-bars better get them on order. When I bought my first set they said theya re going to stop making them. Once I tried them I bought another set as a spare.

 

[lgr]

Do you mean ATV xbar or mc xbar? The mc ones seem lower than my cr high's

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[Wimpy525]

Not sure how high the CR bars are but it's the sweep that counts, this allows you to roll the bars foward with out messing with your wrist's. I have about .5" of bar risers and roll the bars foward. I used to run Pastrana FMX high but had problem with my wrists and hand and arm pump, this went away with the MC X Bar.For 50 bucks they are worth a shot.

 

[lgr]

Here is what I ended up with. There are several different pieces to vary the height but I found all of them works well for me (no trouble getting forward) Kept the stock bars

 

[jaysktms]

I was running Pastrana FMX high, like the bar and was one the highest and least sweep. I am now running Flex 12 deg tall now and like them better. Also have a Rox bar mount thats moved the bars forward and up this help greatly.

 

[Jiikoo811]

Here is what I ended up with. There are several different pieces to vary the height but I found all of them works well for me (no trouble getting forward) Kept the stock bars

Isn't that high bar terrible when (try) turn tight?

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[Zman]

Everyone is different. You should set up the bike the way you like it. I am 6'4" and I have the Fastway pegs in the low position, high seat foam and I relocated the bars both up 1 inch and forward 1 inch. I machined a new bar mount relocation plate out of 1 inch thick aluminum. I mounted the plate using the stock bar mount holes and I drilled two new bar mount holes 1 inch forward of the stock mounting holes to relocated the bar mounts forward and up. Just raising the bars up also pushes them back too because they are angled back to begin with.

 

[lgr]

So far I like them this way. I am by no means some sort of woods ripping demon, nor will I ever be. Its much more comfortable and my back seems to appreciate the extra height

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