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[QUOTE="LoriKTM, post: 97815, member: 18495"] Well, FWIW, here's what I've done. I tweaked (ok, bent!) the stock handlebars on my bike at the last race, so those had to go. I replaced them with a CR-Hi bend as well. I cut down the bars 1/2" on each end, and I think they are just under 30" overall now. I use the Pro-Grip soft compound grips. I've adjusted the shifter lever, lower than stock. (Don't go too low! You will hit the frame rails when trying to shift into 1st.) Moving the shift lever helped tremendously with shifting while standing. Now I just need to move the brake pedal. After I installed the new handlebars, I sat on the bike in riding position (and standing position) and adjusted the levers and rotated the handlebars forward a bit. Dave rode the bike and he suggested raising the forks in the triple clamps just a bit, to better weight the front end. (The fork tubes had been even with the triple clamps). So I raised the forks by 2mm. Using this setup, I just finished riding 117 miles in two days in Canada. Extreme mixture of super tight rocky trail, and wide open fire road, and everything in between. I don't know if it was me, or the bike setup, but I rode better and faster than I ever had before. I only had a little bit of arm pump on the first day, and some minor soreness (monkey butt) after day 2, which I expected after that much time in the saddle. Keep trying different things, FC. And test ride as much as possible in between making changes! [/QUOTE]
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