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Narrower that is. Pro-Tapers out of the box always seemed a tad bit wide, but I never really thought about cutting a half inch off each side. Then I started looking around, and it looks like some people might. I know the woods guys hack them way down for the trees, but do any moto guys trim them at all?
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I did it once and regret it.
Wider bars = more leverage, easier turning and more control IMO.
It makes sense for woods/fmx guys as the longer bars get in the way of their riding.
The Shop
First rule in motocross: LOOK good, FEEL good, RIDE good.
The only rule I ever knew was go fast finish in the money.
I hate working on bikes and polishing and crap. I ride the hell out of them and get a new one.
Your obviously a real racer. You get it.
Pit Row
great work, Freud. really.
Alessi cuts the hell out of his bars. look how narrow they are on his Suzuki. Go tell him that. His brother is on here, Jeff. Im sure he would be happy to relay the message. Tell him.
I bench 325 with no spot or lift-off and weigh 185, so fitness is not an issue.
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Lots of pros do weird crap to their bikes. 95% of people should focus on things that make them faster I don't see bar width being an issue for the majority. I have raised, lowered, rotated them forward, went wide, went narrow, all I learned is I should have been riding instead of screwing around in the garage. Sorry to share what I learned.
I never said anyone was fat I said people are as crazy as a fat girl on an all ice cream diet. They are caught up in gimmicks and crap looking for an edge. Most riders would benefit more from a riding school or training.
Just because you can bench doesn't mean you are in shape. Right now I am lifting more than ever in my life but my cardio is not good. If you talk to the Alessi's (and I have) they place a higher importance on cardio than weights.
I've heard it helps when the front end feels like it's always overcorrecting in turns - knifing in one turn and pushing in the next.
I don't cut my bars, but it looks like some pros do. Windham, for example, looks like his bars are narrower than some of the other guys, and offroad guys do it all the time if they race in the woods. And if I was a pro, I'd be more worried about how narrow I could stand to run my bars, not how wide I could stand them - you look at how close those guys race in the first turn, and 1/2" makes a difference. I'd start with narrow bars and put on wider ones until I got comfortable instead of starting with wide ones and cutting them.
oh, and benching 325 and weighing 185 is not "good shape".
till the push up feels the most comfortable,cut them to that length.
Yes,you are right,Pro Tapers are wider than most Renthal's.
As for bike mods I am saying most people do silly things to their bike that don't make them faster. If it saves a second a lap do it. If not spend your money on something that will.
Once you have been around here for a while you will learn that this place is filled with guys that might be fast enough for the novice class if they ride? Or old dudes with a garage queen that has every titanium bolt and carbon fiber doo dad you can buy. Neither are riding their bike to its stock potential. Let alone it's modded out potential.
Hang around a while get a feel for the place. These newbie's will be annoying you in a year.
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