After 5 or 6 spills and no damage in 2 years, I finally went down in the SAND and bent them beyond repair!

Are there stronger ones, higher ones or should I just look for a stock set? How does anyone who has tried raising them like them raised?

My only stipulation is I want to keep all the stock items and the Acerbis handguards.

 

just about any aftermarket bars are stronger than stock. also any 7/8" handlebar will fit just about. the cr high bend is what i like.

 

On the 'alternatives' front.... If your interested in replacing stock, I have a stock handlebar in mint condition I'll part with for $20 plus postage...

 

Handgaurds are a must those stockers suck, anything that wraps around and gets connected to the inside the handlebars is worth it either brushgaurds or bark busters. I got a set of renthal bars from Dennis KirkP/N 592532for $70.99 wich I think is around the same price as a new set ofOEM bars. As for bar height or raisers Craig lcpl0331would be a good source of information

 

I would go with anything but the stockers. I have used Protaper, Renthal, Moose, Tag, Sunline , MSR and tusk. These were all in my 7/8" days. All were aluminum except for the cheap steel moose that were as bad as stock. I have found that thay were all pretty much the same. So go with the Tusk I think they are around 25-30 bucks and held up well, the next step up is the MSR for 30-35.

On my KLX I use the 11/8" adapters (about 1/2 rise) with a tall bar. I'm 6'2" and like it where I can stand up and not have to reach down. EMS rode my bike he may be able to comment about the feel over stock. I use the fasst co Flexx bars now (1 1/8 with adapters )and will never go back, but they are pricy. Well worth the money IMO.

 

I thought about the 1-1/8" bars. I love the way they look and feel I have them on my KTM,but all the stuff I have for my KLX (gps mount, hand guards, all the stock equipment)is for the 7/8" bars so, I went with the TAG, It was on clearance at Cycle Gear for 30.00 List was 75.00. Just look for a deal on clearance items, I think if you are getting thealuminum 7/8" bar they are all about the same.

 

but i would be careful the reason i dont put aftermarket bars on my bike is id rather bend my stock cheape bars then my forks and aftermarket bars are heck of alot stronger then my forks
hey dont get my wrong i love they way they look and feel (aftermarket)
~my opion

 

I have never though about that. It seems like a good point but I don't see how the handlebars will bend your forks. It seems like it would bend the mounts before the forks because the forks seem sturdy enough. I have never seen anyone bend the forks because the handlebars were too strong. I guess it could happen though.

 

Your bike feels great, perfect dimensions, im 6'1" so we are pretty close, Those flexx bars are the strangest bars i have ever experienced, but cool. Now i know you probably didnt pay for those, lol, what would a set of those bars cost?

 

Same issue here. The Moosecheap steel ones werementioned here in a thread or two, but they seemed to bend easy too. The Renthal ones I have now "seem" better, butthey arenot crash tested yet (by me). Funny because I have had two sets of aluminum bars break on mountain bikes. It is an experience I would rather forget, so I was avoiding aluminum. Thebicycle ones were cheap,andeveryone and their brother uses aluminum so I guess it was just time for me to spend $80 and join the club.