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Top clamp

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Arigato:
Emig racing makes aftermarket clamps for the K5....My riding partner has a set on his bike and they are way cool.

Timbowe:
Will check into it. There is not a lot to choose from.. I really like the look of the pro taper setup. Very adjustable.

Timbowe:
Just ordered the Pro Taper top clamp with 45 mm bar risers.

GDubb:
So you figured out which year KX250 to order them for? Which year did you go with? Also what made you decide on the 45mm risers? Ive put alot of thought into the height of my bars because Im 6'3" tall and when I stand up I feel like I'm a little hunched over and dont really feel like I'm in a natural position. I thought about getting taller bars, but I like my Magura SX fat bars, and I wanted to get aftermarket clamps anyways so that would be the answer to both issues. I have noticed that some freestylers have really tall bar setups but I just wasnt sure how tall I would want to go. You'll have to let me know what you think of them when you get 'em and get 'em installed.

Timbowe:
On the kdx I had qite a tall bar set up and really liked it. This bike came with a set of Renthal normal type but high bend bars. It is still a bit low for me and I'm just under 6 ft. Lower set bars do not encourage me to stand up enough. So I ordered the adjustable top clamp and I've got 2 sets of Pro Taper bars on loan from the shop to see which I like the best. Wyndham is the higher bend and the cr high bend is the other I will check out. Pro Taper has a range of 3 risers for 7/8 to 1 1/8 bar sizes from 32mm -55mm. Plus with the abillity to shift fore and aft I can really fine tune my comfort zone.
 
 I'll let you know. About a week or so to get here.

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