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I just got a new stunter (99 cbr f4) and sowly working on its setup... I went flat mainly for the step but I have noticed most f4/f4i riders go flat.

Any reason for this?

prodigy714

i am not sure and i will probably get bitched at for this but i believe it is due to the tail section on the new bikes and the way that the manufacture makes the rear section of the bike but. i am not sure

StrictlyStunt

round bars are the ****! :YEAH

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Well its not just new bikes.... it seems like all CBRs have flat bars

No need for a bunch of pics of CRBs with round bars lol I know ppl have then but it 9 out of 10 flat

Im just wondering if its something more then preference

phxRRkid

it's preference for me, i got a gixxer 750 and sport flat

50slut

flat bars are better for beginners, but round bars look way pimp

chpsk8er630

round bars look better IMO.

Towlieee

if you just want to touch and go, round bar..


if you want to drag, 12 bar


I run a 12 bar just because it was ez to build, and cost $4 in steel



Once I get a new tail though, im going round bar for a clean look

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Thanks for the replys.... keep this going


Flat or Round what do you drag

Suicidl

you can drag either but round bar looks way better

MikeM

I have 2 f4i's with round bars. In my crew of 20ish f4i riders, only one other has a round bar. I dont know why the rest of the guys have flat bars, they just havent had a round bar yet I guess.


btw, cool username

Trachito

i have a flat but wish i had a round.

c_jake9

First off, I have a 60t sprocket and lots of chain if you are looking into gearing for the 99 F4. Second, being a beginner myself, without thinking much about it I put a flat bar on. My 12s were really wobbley and hitting the flat bar was scary. It would catch funny if you didn't drag it flat on the ground. For beginners I would rather have a round bar that when I hear it scrape even if I'm crooked I can get on the rear brake and still save it.

S.O.R Josh

with round bars you can be a little off on the angle of the scrape and it wont effect you. try that **** with a flat bar and the edge digs in, your most likely toast.

Towlieee

I've never had ANY issues with a flat bar digging in, or anything like that


Scrapes easy as can be.. I think people hype 12 bars up too much about how hard they are

Crash Nash

I've seen too many people get hurt when they flip a stoppie with a flat bar.

S.O.R Josh

better find some wood to knock on or something

and if you are on a newer bike and the edge digs it will usually break your subframe. all of this i have seen with my own 2 eyes or have had it happen to me so im not hyping anything. I started with a flat bar and switched to round, imo round bars are best all around. unless you want to do bar tricks

and if your like most of the people that have just started stunting scraping 12 is what you want to do most. you dont think about needing to be able to control the wheelie before scraping.

not saying what your saying is a lie, you may be one hell of a rider and **** just comes naturally to you. but your average beginner will not have the same luck.

Towlieee

Ya I wouldn't suggest it for a newbie
but someone that can scrape, **** it, I don't think its that big of a deal
If my subframe does snap, i'l just rebuild it bigger and stronger! lol
My 12 bar only mounts up the end of the sub frame, about 5 inches lol (same as a SI bar)
and I've slamed that fucked SO hard and its never broke :YEAH
Friend actually looped my bike about 4 days ago.. clutch, to wheelie, to falling off, to full throtlte onto the bar, to bike going flipping down road

Tweaked my subframe slightly, gonna bend it back and brace it






edit: dont get me wrong, I want a round bar eventually. I just need to A: find someone to bend a piece of steel bar for me, and B: make it short as **** because I hate how SI round bars hang a mile off the bike.

Also I've rode a round bar a few dozen times, so I know what they are all about

One thing too, **** 12 bars that have edges that stick out.. I've noticed most people have guillotines on the back of there bike lol

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Well I do plan to brace the **** out of my sub frame.... does anyone have pics of some good custom brace

brandon kloss

+1 on the round bar! 600rrs have too soft of frames toscrape all the time and do bar tricks, at least they're not as tough as F4Is