Tag T2??

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Arthurcr125

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• Jun 24, 2002

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i just spent $173.35 on a pair of gold tag t2 handlebars and the bar clamps...... Was it worth it?? ive heard their really good and so i got some.... What do all ofyall say abou them?

 

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• Jun 25, 2002

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Moved to product review forum..........and I have had Tag bars on my KX for a year and think they are as good as any bar on the market. :D

 

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I like'em on jr's bike!

 

Okiewan

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• Jun 25, 2002

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Might have been wise to ask BEFORE buying them :)
TAG is good stuff.

 

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yzeater

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• Jun 25, 2002

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Are tag's made in the same place as the other bars? A guy at my local shop (total idiot) once said that the Renthal Fat Bar and the Protaper were made together...any truth in this?

 

Okiewan

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• Jun 25, 2002

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I know Renthal has a factory, but don't know if Answer does?
Tag is not made by Renthal.

 

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jski

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• Jun 25, 2002

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I bought a set also and think they are o.k my only complaint is that I thought the vibration would be less with the 7/8 bars.

 

Okiewan

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• Jun 25, 2002

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Bars won't make much of a difference (vibration), regarless of who makes them. Get yourself some rubber mounts.

 

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jski

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• Jun 26, 2002

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I left the rubber mounts that came from the factory in when I changed. Now I'm not complaining about the bars I like the bend It's just that when I researched bars Tag made the following claim:

"This innovative double butted inner wall design redefines industry standards for strength and vibration damping. Tapered outer wall for use with regular size grips and hand controls. Manufactured from aircraft quality 7049-T5 aluminum. Polished and hard anodized to a high gloss finish. Knurled grip & clamp area to resist slippage. Available in silver, gold, gunmetal, copper. Bar pad included. Used and endorsed by Applied Racing test riders."

Now maybe for some bikes it does dampen the vibration more then on others but compared to the stock steel bars on the CR-500 I can feel more vibration with the Tags.

 

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Camstyn

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• Jun 26, 2002

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Wow, that's odd jski. On my KX500 I went from stock to a 7/8" Renthal unit, which reduced vibration noticeably. I then went to a Tag T2 bar and noticed even further improvement. I pumped the bars full of silicon just because I heard it works well, and, I heard right.. The vibration was all but gone (compared to before).

 

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TechKid

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• Jun 29, 2002

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The way i see it is, THEY ARE JUST HANDLEBARS!173 bucks for some bars and clamps is ridiculous unless you are a top pro racer.Those bars probably feel just as nice as some $21.95 set of steel moose handlebars.In motorcycles, a lot of this expensive ultra-trick stuff is just to brag to your friends that you have 200 dollar handlebars.

 

kciH

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• Jun 29, 2002

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Yeah TechKid, but those 21.95 bars are good for one wipe-out and then it's another 21.95 and an hour or two of your time and some grip glue. I agree that alot of the cool stuff for dirtbikes is a waste of money, but good bars and chains are worth the money.

 

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crkid

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All bars will bend, nothing is perfect and I have yet to find and "wonder products" in this area. But Techkid, what's wrong with getting all the "slick" parts out there? I think half the fun is wrenching and hooking my bike up. But back to the subject, my T2's are still holding up great.

 

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Gary B.

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I've got an old set of TAG bars on my YZ, several hard crashes and they're not bent yet. Oh, and BTW TechKid, these guys are right, you get what you pay for. I saw a set of cheap bars bend when the bike just fell over sitting at the trailer! They have a purpose, though, I'd install them on a bike I was selling! :p

 

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el presidente

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• Jun 30, 2002

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which are the stronger bars, i am kinda confused when i look at them on MXSOUTH's site, the T2's or the X5's, i am going to get a set, considering i bent the stock bars on my KTM already, and are the bar mounts necessary to get to them to mount up to stock triples? thanks

El Pres

 

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Camstyn

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El Pres, the X5 bars won't fit on your KTM, you'll need the T2 bars. This is a blessing in disguise as the T2 bars, or any oversized 1 1/8" bars, are much stronger than the traditional 7/8" bars that come stock on most bikes.

 

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yzeater

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I thought the KTM exc's came with 7/8" bars and the sx's came with oversized bars

 

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el presidente

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Cam,
by what i understand on the mxsouth website i will have to buy the universal mounting kit to get them to work? i am trying to keep from this as much as possible, i really like the TAG bars, i have a buddy w/ them, but i ain't gonna pay 69.00 just to get them to mount up.

 

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Camstyn

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El Pres, do your stock bars have a crossbar? If I'm wrong and yzeater is right, then you can mount the X5 bars with no adapters. If your stock bars have no crossbar, you can mount the T2 bars with no adapters.

I haven't looked close at a '02 EXC, so theres a good chance I'm wrong. I assumed it came with the same bars as the SX model.

 

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el presidente

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the new E/XC's do not have the fatty bars that the SX's have. thanks Cam for clearing alot of this up for me

 

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DurtJunkee

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• Jul 10, 2002

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i replaced my 00 kx250's rubber mount top triple clamp and renthal std bars with a BRP solid mount top triple and tag T2's. i never noticed a difference in vibration which tells me that the T2's are damn good in that respect. I've also planted the bars several times at high speed. NO BENDS!!! I recomend this combination to anyone!!! A+++++

 

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Camstyn

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I just put on a new set of TAG T2 bars, CR double-Hi bend. They bent on the first ride, one crash resulting in what appears to be no major injuries. I'm going to try a different brand as replacements.