Too many bar bend options!!

I think the stock ktm bar bend is best for 6 foot plus. The stock husky bars are great also with a little more give.

Stock Husky bend ProTapers with 5mm spacers is the sweet spot for me on the Austrian bike. Cut them down just a touch as they’re a little wide. I’m 6’ tall.

Reed Henry Bend works great for me, 5'11"

First mod I put on every bike after the skid plate.

Ask Keefer.

6'1 here always go cr hi

I am also 6’ 1” and was just having this dilemma. Sent Keefer a message and he told me to try the Pro Tape Fuzion “Race Team” bend. I asked for something with a crossbar, but believe they have that bend in Evo also.

I'm 5'11". Reed/Henry the last 20+ years. I've been a little lax on changing the stock Suzuki 2018+ RMZ Fatbar. It's not bad, but I'm finally going to swap them. (But I changed the wheels, pipe, and shock already!!) Haha.

I know the ProTaper has a better feel(comfort/give) for me. And I know the Reed/Henry fits my dimensions best. Standing or Sitting. I may be 5'11", but don't have super long arms, if anything a little shorter than normal (whatever normal is). Felt it / done direct comparisons on a variety of my bikes over the years and Reed/Henry bend (or similar dimensions from another MFG) has been preferred on all bikes for me.

Put a little effort in this for my own comparison sake. Here's been my predominant bar experience / dimensions over the last 30+ years::



Mfg. - Bar Part#--Name...A (Width) / B (Height) / C (Rise) / E (Sweep)

ProTaper CR High..............A-800 / B-95 / C-67 / E-60

ProTaper Reed/Henry....... .A-800 / B-92 / C-66 / E-57

Protaper CR Mid.............. .A-800 / B-82 / C-56 / E-57

Renthal 821*..................... A-813 / B-78 / C-42 / E-54
(stock 2018+ Suzuki RMZ)


*suggested bar by Renthal for KTM / Husky / GasGas
https://www.renthal.com/moto/2021-recommendations

Pastrana FMX on everything! For real, people need room to move around. Then again I'm 6'9"

I'm 6'4" and believe tall bars are over rated. I've tried before and they make weighting the front wheel, turning, more difficult. During the transition from standing to sitting in the corner my front wheel would become unweighted and I would wheelie, in the middle of corners. I run the stock Yamaha bar bend. And the only aftermarket bar that I have liked was the Pro Taper Windham.

6ft here and depending on the bike I either run sx race or Henry/Reed. Keefer is a great resource for this kind of stuff and he is in that height range I would check out his bar recommendation for ktms on his website.

No Windham bend fans?

First place to start would be if you could change something about your bars what would it be. What don't you like and what do you like. How's arm pump. Looking for more comfort or a stiffer bar for better front end feel.

^^ What he said. Are you looking for taller, wider, more or less sweep, stiffer, more forgiving?

I'm 6'4" and I like the KTM High bend. Very similar to the CR High but less sweep.

Pro Taper EVO SX bend.

Although I really like my Flexx bars as well.

6 ft on. 19 350sxf. Nothing I really dislike about the stock bars other then the harshness. Just ordered the stock husky evo bend and will cut down to 805. I didn’t want anything with a lot of sweep.

6’4” Reed/henry

6' here and I use Pro Taper EVO SX bend on my 2020 FC450.

6'7" and running Anderson bend Pro Taper Fusions with no risers and OEM mounts on a 450SX.

6'1", 996 equivalent bend, neutral positioning.

I run lowered pegs (System Tech mounts).

i'm 6'3" and use the Renthal Fatbar 604 on most of my bikes. This was the stock Honda bend for many years. Go to Renthal's website and do the bar comparison. Great tool.

As someone said earlier - I am also 6 foot and use the SX race bend from Pro Taper.

I find the stock Husky and KTM bends much too flat of a swoop for me and I end up hunching over.

I used to ride with a higher bend on other manufacturers but for the Austrian bikes I’ve found that bend works for me and stuck to it.

Renthal Fatbar 827 Stewart/Villopoto is a good choice. I'm running Pro Taper Race Team bend, which is about the same dimensions, and I really like it. About middle of the road height wise and not a lot of sweep. I'm 6'1 for reference.

I think Windham, MC and maybe one other guy (Bradshaw?) like the 971 bend. That's my favorite.

OP, I'm 6'1" and I run the 971 bend because it has less sweep. That gives me more room in the cockpit but doesn't make a strange, really high feeling like GripNRip describes.

6ft 4 and use Renthal Fatbar Villopoto/Stewart bend on my KTM 450, they aren't that high but feel just right on the orange bikes

I’m 6’ and use the pro taper sx race bend (87mm height) on a Ktm 350, for me anything close to that bend feels the best for those bikes. I didn’t mind the stock dimensions, but liked the little bit of height better. Also I rotated the bar clamps so they more in the middle of the top clamp, that helped give some more room.

I’m 6 foot and run the Stock husky pro tapers on my 125. I run fast way pegs in the 5mm down and back position which helped with comfort more than any bar setup I tried.

My broher is 6'3" on a GasGas MC450. He has went between the Pro Taper EVO Husqvarna bend and the SX Race bend (slightly taller). Being a taller guy, I was surprised that even he preferred the Husqvarna bend, which is also my preference at 5'11" on a 2021 KTM 350.

I’m 6’1 on a 19 ktm 450sxf and run the McGrath odi podium bars. I was running the twinwall 999 but too stiff for me. To me the ktm feels front end tall so I wanted to have a lower feel.

What’s the main thing you don’t like about the bars on the bike now? Is it the height? Does everything else work for you? I would work off the bars you’re running now and compare to the renthal fat bar bend chart.

Yes the windham renthal bar all day long..

I'm 6'1 and swear by my 996's (827 in fatbar.) I know that CR Hi is what a lot of tall guys get enticed by because of the height but they have a crazy amount of sweep which for me just makes me feel so cramped and keeps my elbows in. To each their own but every time I try out other bikes with different bends I always love coming back to my 996's.