midknight Posted April 16, 2006 Report Posted April 16, 2006 Went ridin today at moses lake dunes and got a little more air then planned off a peak and when i landed damn handlebars bent almost striaght the bike didnt even bottom out what the fu** i wonder how much it would cost yamaha to impliment some of the aftermarket technology into the handlebars instead of using huffy nock offs................. Quote
CadillacBanshee Posted April 16, 2006 Report Posted April 16, 2006 RMatv has some nice ones for cheap. Quote
Gargamel Posted April 16, 2006 Report Posted April 16, 2006 look on the bright side- now you have a reason to ditch the crap stockers and get real bars everytime I brake something on my bike I replace more then needed in mods cause the wife don't know how much the brokin part is it's all how you look at it Quote
Wallrat Posted April 16, 2006 Report Posted April 16, 2006 Ya man...bummer you broke those $800 bars. Quote
midknight Posted April 16, 2006 Author Report Posted April 16, 2006 Ya i know stock bars are poo i just think $6,499.00 is alot of money for huffy bars thats all! What is a good bar? something light but only has to be purchased once! Quote
NYUK Posted April 16, 2006 Report Posted April 16, 2006 i would rather have the bars bend than the frame and stem. i learned the hard way.spent loot on a lonestar stem and some heavy duty bars. rolled it, my million dollar bars were fine, my stem and frame were pretzles. Quote
helldriver Posted April 16, 2006 Report Posted April 16, 2006 ive bent staock bars just normal from riding !!! ditch thsoe stockers and get a set of remthals or something Quote
Wicked98Shee Posted April 16, 2006 Report Posted April 16, 2006 get some fat bars and clamps.... i run protapers and trailtech mount set up, they're definately strong, and help vibrationa lil bit too. Quote
2bzy2p Posted April 16, 2006 Report Posted April 16, 2006 thats why in my book its stupid to pay 6500 for a damn banshee when u can get one half the price with aftermarket shit on it,they have not changed anything on the banshee except color of plastic since 1990!!! 89-90 went to a-arm Quote
DIRTMAN350 Posted April 16, 2006 Report Posted April 16, 2006 I run the Pro Taper SE 7/8 bars and really like them. I have gave them alot of abuse and still holding up strong. Otherwise you could by some carbon steel bars if strentgh is the issue. Plus most carbon steel bars are pretty cheap. Quote
midknight Posted April 16, 2006 Author Report Posted April 16, 2006 I like the pro tapers but i do see the logic of bending the bars rather than the stem and neck! And the only reason i bought a NEW banshee 2by2 is ive wanted one for fifteen years and this was my last and only chance to own a new one maybe just on principal but at least the only problems i have is the ones I create! Quote
helldriver Posted April 16, 2006 Report Posted April 16, 2006 the stock bars are junk!!!! at least geta good set of bars,, if your worried about the stem bending, when or IF it does, get a lonestar or something like that you'll be happier with a good sdet of bars,, trust me Quote
locogato11283 Posted April 16, 2006 Report Posted April 16, 2006 i like the big bar trailtech setup. i run it on all my bikes. they are very strong bars but will give in case of a hard rollover. im with john on this one, id rather bent the bars than the stem or frame... Quote
helldriver Posted April 16, 2006 Report Posted April 16, 2006 if you bend a STOCK serting stem they are fairly cheap,, or you can upgrade to a lonestar of something like that,,, then worst canse senerio, you gussett front part of the frame that holds the rad and stering assembly i did, and i never had a problem Quote
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