by JimDirt » Mon Oct 12, 2015 8:04 pm
The Pastrana bars are WAY higher than stock , almost double , i have the stock 7/8" Renthals sitting in my tool box , and then the 1 1/8" RC High (on my 450R) and the 1 1/8" Pastrana/FMX , on my X , the Pastrana's and RC Highs are about the same height , but the pitch of the sweep is higher on the Pastrana bars , in other words , where the rise up they are the same , but the when you get out to the end of where the grip would be , the Pastrana's are higher at the outer most point like this \/ as opposed to this --
The RC's i like for track riding , the Pastrana's i like better off road , i have swapped them from bike to bike , and prefer the RC's on the R and the Pastrana's on the X , but all this is rider preference , if you are at a bike shop that has them on display , walk up to them and just grab them like you are going to ride , try turning the bar from left to right , and do what you would be doing while actually riding , like holding the bar down like you were standing , and holding it at chest height like your sitting , whichever one "feels" the most comfortable and natural doing those things , is the one you should buy , it should feel natural to grab them without any adjustments to your hands or wrists , if it feels natural to have your hands in that position , that is the bar you will be less fatigued with
Again , each rider will feel differently about the same bar , and each bar will offer something different , so its a compromise as to what would be "perfect" , but if you can grab it and it feels like there is no effort to hold them , then that is what you should get , simple as that , its just like sitting on the new bikes at the dealer , you will sit on some and feel like your trying to straddle a recliner , and some bikes you sit on and everything is where you think it should be , and little effort is needed to hold and be relaxed on it , you can get on and off it easily without struggling , then that is the bike you should get
The more relaxed you are on a bike , the less fatigued you will be at the end of the day , if you have to fight the controls ,and ergo's , then you will be more tired at the end of the ride/day
2020 CRF450R
2006 CRF450X
Weiser , Idaho