FasstCo Flexxbars Product Review

[Colby@C&DRacing]

The flexxbars manufactured by the Fasst Company were born out of the need for a more compliant handle bar. Conventional handlebars transmit unwanted and sometimes potentially harmful forces to a rider’s upper body, arms, and wrists. This in return causes rider fatigue and has the potential for injury from an aggressive impact. The Flexxbars are designed to dramatically reduce the impact that is felt with the conventional bars by allowing the bars to pivot in a downward motion on the right and left side. Conventional bars will flex, but not enough to have the same effect as the Flexxbars.

Photo 1 (http://www.exriders.com/vbb/attachment.php?s=&postid=1256277)

Flexxbars are a 1 1/8” aluminum bar made by using CNC machining technology, and are also constructed with a hard anodizing finish for strength and longer wear. The bars come in three different widths, Quad consisting of 31” wide, full size bike which are 32” wide, and the Mini bike (50's, 65’s, 80's) handlebar is 29" wide, these bars also offer two different sweep offsets: 14 degree is close to a stock Yamaha, and stock 2003 Honda bend and 12 degree is slightly less sweep than the 14 degree bar, as well as two different heights at each width and sweep option.

The Flexxbars are tunable, meaning you can change the amount of force required to cause the bars to hinge. This is accomplished by changing the colored bushings called elastomers, which mount between the center section of the bars (where the crossbar pad is located) and the outer part of the bar where the controls and grips are located. The elasotmers come in four different strengths Blue=Soft, Yellow=Medium, Red=Hard, White= Stiff. All the bars are shipped with Yellow, Red, and White elastomers except the Mini’s are shipped with Blue, Yellow, and Red. The rise of the bars is also adjustable and is accomplished by placing the supplied shim (washer) in the elastomer pocket.
Photo 2 (http://www.exriders.com/vbb/attachment.php?s=&postid=1256273)

Installation of Flexxbars is just like any Conventional bar. You will need to remove the existing handlebars and associated hardware including clutch lever, kill switch, front brake assembly and throttle assembly. You will need to install a 1 1/8” bar clamp to allow for the use of these bars. Once the bars are in the clamps, position the bars to be comfortable for your riding and tighten the clamps and reinstall the necessary components.

Photo 3 (http://www.exriders.com/vbb/attachment.php?s=&postid=1256284)
Back in February of 2004 C&D Racing competed in the 1st round of the Maxxis 6 Hours of ATV America. Our team consisted of myself (Colby Kostman) my wife (Dusty Kostman) and my brother-in-law (Chancy Tomlinson). We enter the B Class where we finished 2nd and 19th overall out of 26 teams. One of our major problems was Chancy had major arm pump after 1 lap and was only able to run 1-2 laps at a time the entire race. Chancy has been battling arm pump for several years. In planning and preparation for round 3 of the Maxxis 6 Hours of ATV America we knew that if Chancy was going to be a part of the team again we would have to find ways to alleviate his arm pump and rider fatigue.

After reading an article in a Dirt Bike Magazine describing the Fasst bars and their benefits. C&D Racing contacted Fasst Company and discussed with them the problems our team encountered at the 1st round of the Maxxis 6 Hours Race. Cole at Fasst Company explained to us these bars were developed to absorb most vibration, reduce arm pump and hand fatigue, and lessen the effects of braking bumps and hard landings (This also got my attention since Dusty has broken the same wrist/arm twice from the impact of a hard landing). We felt these bars would be very beneficial to our race team and Cole Townsend partner and founder of Fasst Company was more than gracious to send us a set of Flexx bars to use and evaluate for round 3 of the Maxxis 6 Hours Race, this course consisted of roughly 5.5 miles of natural woods terrain, an mx course, and fast fire roads that were rocky.

After receiving the Flexx bars and installing them on the Honda TRX 450R that we used for round 3 in the Maxxis 6 Hours of ATV America we found the bars to be very comfortable, and the sweep (bend) felt no different than the CR High bend we were use to running. These bars are very unique because you can see them pivot but hardly even realize they are pivoting while you are riding. These bars also eliminate a tremendous amount of vibration. During the 6 Hours Race our team members did not experience any arm pump or any injuries due to a sudden impact from jumps. We have also ridden numerous Motocross races and participate in the Iowa harescramble series with these bars and have never ridden with this level of comfort before. The bars have greatly reduced our fatigue and have allowed us to ride harder and for longer periods of time. The hardest part about writing this review is describing how the bars feel for example, you know your going to hit a washout or land hard off of a jump, you anticipate the hard hit and jar, but in the end virtually nothing is felt.

The Flexx Bars by Fasst Company are one of the best products that I have used on our atvs in a long time. They do exactly what they were designed to do. They are priced at $299.99 retail and are a great investment for a racer or a weekend warrior.

For more information contact Fasstco at 562-602-8119 or www.fasstco.com or C&D Racing at 402-614-2508

[Big - D Racing]

That's it, I'm going to order a set. I've been pondering it for quite sometime, I've just been waiting to hear more reviews and evaluations.

[Silverfox@C&DRacing]

C&D Racing will be selling the bars for $269 to exriders members :) We will also throw in a set of spider thumbthrottle grips untill the end of the month.


From personal experience these bars are a wrist saver ;)

[JDiablo]

hey dusty....those bars will work with the gpr/roll setup right?

[Pappy]

great review. :D


harlen will be testing a set on the new project R so ill get to try them out:devil:

[PhilMoore]

300EX rida,

There is no reason they won't work with the GPR.

In fact, a friend of mine has a set installed with a GPR stabilizer on his 470R. The quad will be featured in a magazine soon, so hopefully they will detail the steering system for everyone. The GPR fits on the stock 450R stem using cam type inserts where the stock bar mounts bolt in.

I don't know how close the 400EX to 300Ex stems are. However, I know the 450R stem shaft is larger, but the base plate where the bar mounts bolt up, looks very similar to the 400EX if that helps you.

Not trying to confuse, but I don't have any pictures to help explain.

[ohski]

Originally posted by Silverfox@C&DRacing
C&D Racing will be selling the bars for $269 to exriders members :) We will also throw in a set of spider thumbthrottle grips untill the end of the month.


From personal experience these bars are a wrist saver ;)

Perfect timing..! These are going to look great monted on my new Burgard steering stem :macho

I'll give you a call today (Friday)...


Wade

[QuadJunkies]

Originally posted by Silverfox@C&DRacing
C&D Racing will be selling the bars for $269 to exriders members :) We will also throw in a set of spider thumbthrottle grips untill the end of the month.


From personal experience these bars are a wrist saver ;) WOW...... nice price!!!! Wish I had the dough... I REALLY need some help in the hand and Arm fatigue areas... :(

[Rip_Tear]

anyone want to give a poor college student a loan? Those bars seem pretty sweet. I know they are new and all, but any idea on wear?

[Colby@C&DRacing]

Yes the bars will work with the scotts and the gpr dampners. You just need to tell us that you are using one of them when ordering so we can get you the right crossbar pad.:)

[Shawn H]

Colby or Dusty,
Hey do ya guys have these in stock for the GPR? Im wating on them for sponsorship but if they dont hurry up Im going to have to buy them from you anyways:grr::p

[Silverfox@C&DRacing]

I just ordered 3 sets yesterday and they are sold, but they have them ready to ship when I call and order..:p Just let us know if you will be needing a set.

[Ex_Rider43]

can you use powermadd handgards with flexx bars??

[PhilMoore]

Yep

[fwhite02]

My son races his 400ex in hare scrambles and complains of arm pump. Should our first upgrade be Flexx bars or a steering stabilizer?


2002 400ex
White Bros. E Series
White Bros. Air Filter
AC Pro Nerf

[sickmojave]

Originally posted by fwhite02
My son races his 400ex in hare scrambles and complains of arm pump. Should our first upgrade be Flexx bars or a steering stabilizer?

Stabilizer. ;)

[JDiablo]

Originally posted by fwhite02
My son races his 400ex in hare scrambles and complains of arm pump. Should our first upgrade be Flexx bars or a steering stabilizer?


2002 400ex
White Bros. E Series
White Bros. Air Filter
AC Pro Nerf

The stabilizer

[PhilMoore]

stabilizer

[QuadJunkies]

stabilizers are GREAT!! I LOVE mine, but they still didint help me with alot of my arm pump, so Im going to have to say try those bars!! If I had the money, I would have them on RIGHT NOW:macho

[JDiablo]

what are atabalizers?:devil:

[QuadJunkies]

Originally posted by 300exrida
what are abalizers?:devil: smarty pants...:blah: I was JUST going to fix that....:o

[JDiablo]

lol yea,i just seen :cool:

[Colby@C&DRacing]

The bars are designed to reduce arm pump the stabalizer is not it's function is to control the movement of the bars and make them less twicky, this does affect your level of fatigue but not the way the flexx bars do. You really need both the bars and the stabilizer if you are wanting to rid yourself of arm pump .

[MY450R]

how are they in a roll over
im just concerned that they will bend right after i buy them the next time i crash lol
i really dont want to spend that kind of dough on a disposable item such as handlebars unless they will withstand a crash or two
thanks
chandler

[Pappy]

being of modular design each section can be replaced if damaged. kinda like a hiper rim of the bar world:p

[PhilMoore]

Yes the modular design is a wonderful idea! If you break a part of the bars it only costs about $100 (plus shipping) for each section.

I haven't crashed since I got the FLEXX bars. Of course, I scored down about 2 places in the last race. Mostly because I didn't want to crash and break the new bars...











:p

[Lurkin]

is the 269.00 deal still goin on with grips? if so i want a set.

[lil400exman]

to me the Flexx bars would have LESS of a chance to bend since the rubber peice in the middle would allow them to stretch and whatnot correct?:confused:

[millphoto]

If you get the quad version which is 31 inches wide, is there plenty of room for all the necessities as in kill switch, brakes, clutch, throttle assembly,etc? Can you measure the length of tubing for mounting so I know how much room there is? Also can I still get the 269 with grip deal? I've got a race this weekend and might have to get a set.

[Lurkin]

they dont have the grip deal anymore.i got mine over a month ago. yes there is room for kill switch on there too.

[d-14 rider 27]

are the bars still $269?

[Silverfox@C&DRacing]

they are still $269 :)

[Ex_Rider43]

whats the best for a quad.. the quad bend or another??

[Ex_Rider43]

whats the best for a quad.. the quad bend or another??

[millphoto]

I've got the dana creech bend and I LOVE it.

[d-14 rider 27]

got something close to the cr-high bend?

[Ex_Rider43]

yeah I love the CR hi bend too. is there something that looks like it?

[Colby@C&DRacing]

The dirt bike 14 degree offset it really close to the CR high bend

[CTmxyfz]

it still 269, how much to ship?

[Silverfox@C&DRacing]

between $8-$12

[300ex13]

i like the bars they look ssiicckk but i dont kno about spendin 269 $$$ on some bars...when Renthals are like 60-100 i think...Renthals are sort of flexible and are proven ill get a pair when i hear how good they are for all types of riding

[Starsky]

Still 269$? I couldnt get an answer when I called. Are they open mondays?

[Silverfox@C&DRacing]

they are still $269

sorry we have been out of the office since friday, we are here today 402-614-2508

[calds650]

Whish I could have got hold of you and saved some money love the bars

[fastrider450r]

i have some coming soon i hope i will like them.

[Pappy]

Ive been reading the posts about these bars, talking with riders who use them etc.

I finally bought a set. I bought them just like anyone else, because I wanted to be able to say they were total junk and a waste of money if I really didnt like them

I finally got a chance to ride with them and im sold. you can add these bars to your lists of things that actually help you.

[the predator]

i finally got a set...and i used the red elastometer, which i felt a big difference but i think the yellow will be better for the bumps and ruts in the trails...but if you are MX'ing i would deff use the red cause i had some pretty hard landings off a few jumps that i was thinking "oh man this is gonna hurt" but i didn't even feel it....here's a pic..

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v603/the_predator/predupdated001.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v603/the_predator/predupdated003.jpg

[fastrider450r]

Well i got my Flexx Bars on last night and just got done installing my acerbis pro rally's. I made my own home-made mounts for the front of the guards. their not the nicest mounts you've seen but they work great...i just 2coats of clear coat on them...i cant wait to test them out this sunday at a H.S. race.:macho
I want to thank MUFF for the bars :macho
Tell me what you think...

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[muff]

looks good :macho

[fastrider450r]

thanks man

[Honda]

I was wondering if you could mount the Acerbis handgaurds or not.

Maybe Acerbis or Fasst could develop a bracket for us to use with our Handgaurds.



Thats the only reason I have not purchased them yet, I wanted to still be able to use my Rally II's with them.




:ermm:

[Colby@C&DRacing]

Originally posted by Honda
I was wondering if you could mount the Acerbis handgaurds or not.

Maybe Acerbis or Fasst could develop a bracket for us to use with our Handgaurds.



Thats the only reason I have not purchased them yet, I wanted to still be able to use my Rally II's with them.




:ermm:
I run the acerbis rally 2 also on the flexbars you will have to modify how they will mount on the bars as with most of the handguards on the flexbars with the exception of the powermadd

[400-416EX]

I went out and bought a set last season, because I had a fractured wrist. And oh my god what a differnce.. The work great. I will be buying 2 more setd in the futere for my other toys. They are kinda of expensive but well worth the extra cost.

[MTCyfz450]

SO yea anyone who HAS FLEXX BARS plz reply...
right now i have multi fractured wrist and im out until december 21st with a cast on, Then in 2006 the first worcs race is january 21st so i have a month once i get out of the cast. the doctor told me that i shouldnt ride for about 2 or 3 months depending on therapy, so im thinking about getting flexx bars and im hoping that will cut down on the pressure to the wrist...what do you guys think? yes or no?

[fastrider450r]

Originally posted by MTCyfz450
SO yea anyone who HAS FLEXX BARS plz reply...
right now i have multi fractured wrist and im out until december 21st with a cast on, Then in 2006 the first worcs race is january 21st so i have a month once i get out of the cast. the doctor told me that i shouldnt ride for about 2 or 3 months depending on therapy, so im thinking about getting flexx bars and im hoping that will cut down on the pressure to the wrist...what do you guys think? yes or no?
i would say that it would cut back on a lot of the stress.

[Pappy]

it takes out a ton of stress on your hands and wrists. im so tore up with carpel tunnel that riding a ute around my farm hurts, but i can ride my R without the pain!

[Fred55]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v603/the_predator/predupdated003.jpg [/B][/QUOTE]
Sorry to be off topic, but is that throttle a Predator 90 throttle?

[STEVENJANNA]

I know it's a year later but what's the price of these bars now? I broke my hand in July and after it was healed and all the rehab I went through I can't get two laps into a moto without wicked pump in my right forearm. I've tried everything and if you cats say these bars work than what the hey. I just can't race next season with this arm (racing isn't fun anymore and that's the only reason I race).

[fastrider450r]

Originally posted by STEVENJANNA
I know it's a year later but what's the price of these bars now? I broke my hand in July and after it was healed and all the rehab I went through I can't get two laps into a moto without wicked pump in my right forearm. I've tried everything and if you cats say these bars work than what the hey. I just can't race next season with this arm (racing isn't fun anymore and that's the only reason I race).
e-mail CandD racing and ask them for how much they are
but yeah they do work. or PM colby@cdracing

[Colby@C&DRacing]

the bars are $269

[STEVENJANNA]

I just got a quote from somebody else for $250.:ermm:

[supradean]

Im interested to but being a dealer im looking for the best possible deal.

Anybody have imput please do let me know.

[exrider44]

What bend are you guys running? I ordered the 14 straight bars I guess. I wanted to see if some of the pics posted where atv bend or the other bend

[WORCSYFZ199]

the ones I got look pretty damn tall but I don't mind they work great, I had my shocks revalved by Allen White and I got a precision stabilizer, and my Flexx Bars and my bike has never worked better, I can just charge into braking bumps and square edged holes and my hand stays clean on the bars the whole time, I have no problems with my grip and the WORCS race at Lake Havasu this last weekend was a perfect first race for my new set-up because Havasu gets really rough really fast, all rocky sand whoops, I got tired but thanks to the bars and stabilizer and suspension I could hold on longer and keep the quad working harder and ended up 1st overall and 1st place Sport 15-29A class. I think the Flexx Bars are great and definitley helped get me there!

[fhrtrx450r33]

I picked up a set for my R for $225 with some risers but endend up not need them because i bought a houser stem w/antivibe. Have got to ride w/ the FLEXX bars yet but my rebuild should be done by sunday or monday. ill post pics as soon as its done. cant wait to try them out. i have only heard good things about them. i have also heard that people are ordering a set of blue elastomers for full size quads and likeing them. anybody heard any thing about this.

[JW450R1]

i bought a set of flex bars about 4 months ago.i starting to get a lot of play in the red rubber gromets.should u adjust them ater break-in.how long do the grometes last?...

[Colby@C&DRacing]

Originally posted by JW450R1
i bought a set of flex bars about 4 months ago.i starting to get a lot of play in the red rubber gromets.should u adjust them ater break-in.how long do the grometes last?...

we have been using the same elastomers for 2 years you may need to tighten the nuts just make sure you don't up play in the bars.

[JW450R1]

yeah i had to tighten them up a-little bit.they seem to be ok now.
my other question is when u install this bars does it make the turning harder.i put and +1 stem and flex bars at the same time ,and not sure which one is making it hard to turn?.i compared to my buddies 05 450r that is stock and his is very easy to turn

[kurtdsmith13]

Where do you move the key and stuff on the 400ex, or do you have to take it all off?

[Mustangous]

Hey Colby, how much are you still selling these bars for?
What is the closest to stock bars? quad 31"/14 sweep/ 116 hight?
What is a good bend to get for a 400ex? what is more comfortable? I only have a stock bar to compare to. I mainly just trail ride with whoops...
Thanks

[Colby@C&DRacing]

The flex bars are now $299
You would want a 14 degree quad bar.

We also hope to do a review on the new ATVFOURPLAY Soft Bars very soon.

[Mustangous]

Originally posted by Colby@C&DRacing
The flex bars are now $299
You would want a 14 degree quad bar.

We also hope to do a review on the new ATVFOURPLAY Soft Bars very soon.
oh thanks a lot... Now i am comfused :confused: hahaha


What does quad bar mean? 31" wide and 116 height, or just 31" wide?

About 6 months ago i took a good jolt on my right wrist and ever since than it seems like i have slight limited movement from side to side. Wish i had these then...

[Colby@C&DRacing]

The Quad bars are 31" wide and 116 high with a 14 degree sweep. This is our most popular bar for an atv it is as close as you will get to a stock bend.

[Mustangous]

Originally posted by Colby@C&DRacing
The Quad bars are 31" wide and 116 high with a 14 degree sweep. This is our most popular bar for an atv it is as close as you will get to a stock bend.
Question, would i need a new mount for these bars, 1-1/8?

[PhilMoore]

Yes.

I use ROX risers.

[Mustangous]

Originally posted by PhilMoore
Yes.

I use ROX risers.
Thank you!