Press Release | July 14, 2018
ProTaper has three styles of handlebar choices in its EVO collection: one for motocross-style riding, one for dirt tracking and one for adventure riding.
The EVO Handlebar is ProTaper’s flagship unbraced handlebar.
The EVO Handlebar is ProTaper’s flagship unbraced handlebar. Oversized-diameter handlebars without crossbars were invented and patented by ProTaper in 1991. This design yields increased flex and impact absorption over conventional handlebars, offering the rider improved comfort and reduced fatigue. Using a premium 7000-series aluminum-alloy construction and computer-profiled 4mm-thick wall design, ProTaper says its EVO Handlebar is up to 25-percent lighter and 45-percent stronger than competing handlebars.
These are the handlebars of choice for top MX professional riders and race teams like Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing, GEICO Honda, and Autotrader.com/Yoshimura Suzuki Factory Racing (JGR).
ProTaper EVO Handlebars for MX
ProTaper EVO Black Handlebar
ProTaper EVO Magnesium Handlebar
Features:
- Exclusive 4mm-thick 7000-series aluminum-alloy offers superior tensile and yield strengths
- Optimum balance between fatigue life, impact strength, and impact-absorbing flex
- High-tech shot-peened, stress-relieved, and anodized finish for durability
- Independent lab tests show that the EVO Handlebars lead the market in fatigue life
- Epoxy inner coating resists corrosion
- Clutch-side knurling provides maximum grip adhesion
- Chemically applied cut lines and alignment grid are scratch- and peel-resistant
- Plastic bar-end plugs keep the elements out and provide a stronger base for grip ends
- Weighs only 1.4 lbs. (635 grams)
- Handlebar pad sold separately
- Retail Price: $89.99 USD
- Available in black or Magnesium
EVO Dirt Track Handlebars
ProTaper EVO Dirt Track Handlebar
The EVO Dirt Track Handlebar offers the same advanced materials, manufacturing techniques, and technologies as its off-road counterpart (listed above, except the weight is 1.7 lbs), all in a bend ideal for dirt track racers.
EVO Adventure Handlebars
ProTaper EVO Adventure Handlebar
ProTaper EVO Adventure High-Bend Handlebar
The EVO Adventure costs $10 more than the other EVO ‘bars, and it is is specifically designed to provide adventure/touring riders with the increased comfort and control they need. With over 8-inches of straight section in the control areas, mounting vital components is made easier than ever. There are two choices of bends in the EVO Adventure category.
Recommended Fitment:
- Adventure Bend: KTM, Triumph
- Adventure High Bend: BMW, Yamaha, Honda, Kawasaki, Suzuki
