Product Showcase: ProTaper Micro Handlebar Kit
Cycle News Staff | July 16, 2015
The ProTaper Micro Handlebar Kit is the first-ever handlebars with smaller grips for kids.
$149.99
The ProTaper Micro Handlebar kit was designed to revolutionize the way youth riders control their off-road motorcycles. By employing recent advances in manufacturing techniques, ProTaper has innovated a handlebar-conversion kit that offers a reduced diameter handlebar for youth riders to better grasp while riding and racing. By reducing the handhold area, youth riders can now grasp the reduced size grip the same way an adult rider grasps traditionally sized grips.
This gains more control, drastically reduces fatigue, and ultimately gives younger riders the opportunity to ride and race to their full ability. The unique design of the Micro handlebar utilizes an advanced, abrupt-taper, to give it a smaller diameter in the hand-hold areas while still maintaining a 7/8-inch diameter throughout the clamping and control areas; making it simple to directly install onto any make or model two-stroke mini cycle of 85cc and smaller. Kit comes complete with all necessary parts to complete conversion. They are sold in the full kit and also separately with the bars, grips, throttle, etc.
• Handlebars made from a proprietary 2000 series T6 aluminum alloy
• Crossbar made from cold-forged aluminum
• Crossbar clamps CNC-machined from 6061 aluminum and adhered with aerospace-quality polymer
• Handlebar employs high-tech, stress-relieved, shot-peened, anodized finish for durability
• Left-side knurling on handlebar provides maximum grip traction
• Chemically-applied graphics on handlebar are scratch and peel resistant
• Micro grips made using soft, synthetic rubber compound in 1/3 waffle pattern (included)
• Two-piece Micro throttle tube made using T6 aluminum alloy, anodized and knurled barrel with seven optional cams (included)
• Crossbar pad w/ cover (included)
www.protaper.com
