Description
A privateer budget cannot absorb a bent bar mid-season, which is exactly why so many riders swap in a ProTaper SE with the CR bend profile before the stock bar ever gives out. The CR shape is a mid-rise sweep with a touch of forward cant, which makes it a favorite with riders who like to load the front end hard into ruts and stay aggressive on the attack. Compared to the rest of the SE lineup, it is a bar that sits a notch flatter than the tallest bend in the SE lineup but still gives real standing room, and this particular version adds a low bend on top of that, so the reduced rise keeps the bar close and low for a tucked-in, compact stance that shorter riders and flat-track converts both ask for.
Features and Benefits
- 7/8 in. (22.2mm) bar diameter, the standard cockpit size most motocross and off-road machines still run
- High-strength aerospace aluminum alloy tubing rated at 70,000 psi tensile strength
- Crossbar clamps CNC-machined from 6061 aluminum, bonded on with aerospace-quality polymer rather than welded, so there is no heat-affected zone to crack later
- CR bend geometry with a low rise, one of several sweep and height combinations ProTaper offers across the SE range
- A black anodized finish that shrugs off scuffs and UV fade better than painted bar stock, which also resists chipping in a rock garden the way painted bars do not
Under the finish is a high-strength aerospace-grade aluminum alloy rated to 70,000 psi, giving the tube the kind of strength-to-weight ratio that keeps flex predictable instead of springy. Riders who have cracked a welded crossbar clamp on impact will notice the difference here; the bonded-clamp design spreads load instead of concentrating it at a weld seam, which is a common failure point on cheaper bars.
This specific bar is the CR bend, low bend version, done in Jet Black with a black anodized finish that shrugs off scuffs and UV fade better than painted bar stock. It is a straight swap for a stock or worn 7/8 in. bar using your existing clamps, grips, and controls. Part number 025243. This is a genuine ProTaper part sold and stocked by IPD Racing, not a drop-shipped aftermarket copy, and it ships from a warehouse that actually checks part numbers before it packs the box. If you are unsure whether this bend or height matches your current setup, reach out to IPD Racing before you order and we will help you match it up.
