Can't keep straight handlebars

dgibbons · Mar 2, 2017

After riding with bent stock bars all of last year, I bought a new set of RSI bars and all accessories. Bought 7/8" chromoly flat bars. On about the 7th or 8th day this season, I managed to bend the **** out of both sides of bars after hitting something hard. My question is, what can I buy that won't bend, besides solid steel bar?

Tapered aluminum bars? I can't find anyone who makes tapered chromoly. Anyone running tapered with rise / cross bar that can fit the bulky cat controls? What's the strongest setup? I really don't want to spend $300 on control swaps.

kidwoo · Mar 2, 2017

If you're bending chromo bars on a regular basis then honestly that's probably what you need to be riding. Aluminum just snaps sometimes.

And steel bends back

1" tapered certainly wouldn't be a bad idea though.

richardderkevorkian · Mar 3, 2017

I went through about 5 sets of bars in the last three seasons, cfr, rsi, fly cat ones. Put a set of the lowest rise polaris bars on at the end of last season and they are still going strong.

dgibbons · Mar 3, 2017

Are you running pro tapers or are they actually Polaris brand?

boondocker97 · Mar 3, 2017

richardderkevorkian said:
I went through about 5 sets of bars in the last three seasons, cfr, rsi, fly cat ones. Put a set of the lowest rise polaris bars on at the end of last season and they are still going strong.

Either you have too much talent or not enough! How often do you have to replace the anvil in your shop? haha

I'm running Rox chromoly straight bars. Very similar bend to stock with the same area for controls, just stronger.

dgibbons · Mar 3, 2017

boondocker97 said:
Either you have too much talent or not enough! How often do you have to replace the anvil in your shop? haha

I'm running Rox chromoly straight bars. Very similar bend to stock with the same area for controls, just stronger.

I definitely don't have enough!

richardderkevorkian · Mar 3, 2017

dgibbons said:
Are you running pro tapers or are they actually Polaris brand?

http://snowmobiles.polaris.com/en-us/shop/accessories/handlebars-accessories/2881235/

These ones ^ they probably won't fit stock controlled but they are strong. I already had a rsi throttle block

richardderkevorkian · Mar 3, 2017

boondocker97 said:
Either you have too much talent or not enough! How often do you have to replace the anvil in your shop? haha

I'm running Rox chromoly straight bars. Very similar bend to stock with the same area for controls, just stronger.

I roll my sled a lot to get it unstuck and with a headlight delete they're pretty exposed

pezq^ · Mar 4, 2017

Couple last winters I ride my proclimb with 600 snowcross cat heavy bar. It's very very strong.

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