I ran several sets on my drz, I used the burleson woods bend, which was like a cut down cr hi bend. I ran bark busters so I believe they canceled out any flex. I ran them becuase I like the hieght and sweep and htey were already cut to size, plus at $55 they were pretty cheap. I would bend at least one set a year though. very slight bend say whack the sweep or height out on one side by a mm or two. Just enough to make you wonder is something was wrong with the front end.