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Stunt Bike Basics Explained: Crash Cages, 12 Bars, and Handbrakes

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Stunt Bike Basics Explained: Crash Cages, 12 Bars, and Handbrakes — PHOTO — MOTOGEARRATER↗ View original

US gear outlet MotoGearRater broke down the three core stunt bike modifications: crash cages that protect the engine and frame, 'twelve bars' — steel loops behind the tail that throw sparks during near-vertical wheelies, and handbrakes that prevent backward flips during high wheelies. The setup spans everything from Yamaha's MT-07/MT-09 to the Kawasaki ZX-6R and Harley-Davidson models.

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Motoo Kajimura

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Building out an MT-07 into stunt spec with a crash cage — being on the ground for this stuff, taking a cheap sportbike this far is exactly what gets me fired up. The whole 12-bar sparks idea, too — for someone like me who judges every new bike by whether it'll be builder material in five years, this is a perfect case study.