Crossbar or Fatbar for 21 CRF450

mxrider118
looking for your opinions and why.

heard the crossbar may help with chassis rigidity
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kb228 1/18/2021 7:58am
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Buy a twinwall and remove the crossbar to see which is best. Its preference..
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mxrider118 1/18/2021 11:51am
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kb228 wrote:
Buy a twinwall and remove the crossbar to see which is best. Its preference..
I guess I was trying to figure out why KR is using crossbar this year and some other factory guys. I see sexton is still using the fatbars so just wanted to see those who have tested this already.

Do you have a 21 ?
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hubbardmx50 1/18/2021 1:16pm
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Just recently switched to FatBar after five years on TwinWalls. I’m on a 2017 but I noticed a huge difference in comfort. The 604 bend is awesome. if you want a more relaxed and less rigid feel, go with the TwinWalls. And if your budget allows I would consider those new FatBar 36’s. Your post is a bit miss leading. Do you want the bike to be more rigid or less rigid?

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hubbardmx50 wrote:
Just recently switched to FatBar after five years on TwinWalls. I’m on a 2017 but I noticed a huge difference in comfort. The 604 bend is...
Just recently switched to FatBar after five years on TwinWalls. I’m on a 2017 but I noticed a huge difference in comfort. The 604 bend is awesome. if you want a more relaxed and less rigid feel, go with the TwinWalls. And if your budget allows I would consider those new FatBar 36’s. Your post is a bit miss leading. Do you want the bike to be more rigid or less rigid?
Interesting. I always thought Fatbar were more flex. I was thinking Roczen switched on Twinwall to have a better intensity of riding. I m wrong.
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wrc777 1/18/2021 1:48pm
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hubbardmx50 wrote:
Just recently switched to FatBar after five years on TwinWalls. I’m on a 2017 but I noticed a huge difference in comfort. The 604 bend is...
Just recently switched to FatBar after five years on TwinWalls. I’m on a 2017 but I noticed a huge difference in comfort. The 604 bend is awesome. if you want a more relaxed and less rigid feel, go with the TwinWalls. And if your budget allows I would consider those new FatBar 36’s. Your post is a bit miss leading. Do you want the bike to be more rigid or less rigid?
WCRider wrote:
Interesting. I always thought Fatbar were more flex. I was thinking Roczen switched on Twinwall to have a better intensity of riding. I m wrong.
Fatbar does have more flex than a twin wall with the crossbar on. Some will cut the crossbar and tape it to whether where it was cut. I think that helps it absorb more impact but still be a little stiffer when you pull up on the bar.
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Dirtfighter 1/18/2021 2:22pm
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First thing I noticed roc’s bike when on the gate was his pad had a curve in it. That happens when you cut the cross bar.
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hubbardmx50 1/18/2021 2:27pm
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hubbardmx50 wrote:
Just recently switched to FatBar after five years on TwinWalls. I’m on a 2017 but I noticed a huge difference in comfort. The 604 bend is...
Just recently switched to FatBar after five years on TwinWalls. I’m on a 2017 but I noticed a huge difference in comfort. The 604 bend is awesome. if you want a more relaxed and less rigid feel, go with the TwinWalls. And if your budget allows I would consider those new FatBar 36’s. Your post is a bit miss leading. Do you want the bike to be more rigid or less rigid?
WCRider wrote:
Interesting. I always thought Fatbar were more flex. I was thinking Roczen switched on Twinwall to have a better intensity of riding. I m wrong.
FatBars have more flex and comfort. That’s why I switched. The new bike is 20% less rigid so maybe Kenny misses the feel of the old chassis.
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JohnMatrix 1/18/2021 3:15pm
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If you want a crossbar, try the odi podium cft. I find they are a very comfortable bar since they have kind of elastomer built into the crossbar to allow flex. I’ve been happy with the last couple of sets I ran.
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Meister 1/18/2021 4:42pm
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I've been a fat bar fan for a longggg time.. I tried mika hybrids and on the next bike I switched back to a fat bar, if that tells you anything. We can't compare our set ups to krocs.
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kb228 1/18/2021 4:50pm
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kb228 wrote:
Buy a twinwall and remove the crossbar to see which is best. Its preference..
mxrider118 wrote:
I guess I was trying to figure out why KR is using crossbar this year and some other factory guys. I see sexton is still using...
I guess I was trying to figure out why KR is using crossbar this year and some other factory guys. I see sexton is still using the fatbars so just wanted to see those who have tested this already.

Do you have a 21 ?
No diff bikes but the fatbar for me is way more comfortable.
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chasetwo79 1/18/2021 4:54pm
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I’ve been using fat bars on all 450s since the beginning of time of making 450s. Biggest reason is I feel like the fat bars are less rigid which is already a factor with a super powerful engine. Anything that can tame down the effect of the strong engine on your arms/hands, the better IMO.

But again, I feel like this is totally a personal preference type situation and someone who has been using traditional cross-bar setups for the last 18 years or so on 450s could probably deliver an effective argument on their side as well. Setups are personal.
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Yeti831 1/18/2021 6:56pm
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I’ve always run a 997 Twinwall and find them very comfortable.

I guess I’m in the minority.
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Adam43 1/18/2021 7:24pm
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If it really feels rigid AF to you, just throw a 7/8" on there.

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