[Tidan]

Renthal's site says the 994(KTM high twinwall) may not work on my bike, but over the phone renthal said it probably would.
The 994 is the only bar with the bend I like (I'm 6'4") which is minimal sweep, relatively tall, not too much kick up.

Thanks!

[JimDirt]

Welcome to the site !!

Are your bar clamps 1-1/8" ?? , if not they need to be to use a KTM specific bar , as they are 1-1/8" from the factory , Honda bars are 7/8" , otherwise they won't fit , so you need to confirm that with the sales person and confirm what is actually on your bike , i have used Pastrana FMX High Bars (Pro Taper) on my X with no issues and they are pretty tall , but as mentioned , i have 1-1/8" clamps , the only thing you might have to do (i had to on my 02 450R) was use a (in my case) 450X Galfer Steel Braided Brake Line , as the R brake line was pulled tight across the number plate with higher bars , so you "might" have to use a 250X (or 450X) brake line to not have issues with the line being tight , it bolts up the exact same as the 450/250R lines with the exception of the length , you won't really know that till you install the bars and see where the stock line lays and how tight it is across the front plate ...... other than that , you should not have any issues , with the possible exception of the size bar clamps you may have

[Tidan]

I think the issue is in the clamping distance/width. It appears the crf has a wider clamp area than the KTM. E.g. mine is 130mm from the outside edge of the clamps. The KTM high bar "D" measurement is 110mm.
I purchased Applied oversized clamps to replace my 7/8" along with the 994 bar. So I should be fine that way. Now my concern is that the bars may not be designed for the 130mm clamping width and thus fail or not clamp down correctly.

Thanks!

[JimDirt]

As long as it does not try to clamp on the curve of the bar and its still flat , you should be fine , its 1" difference , so it still could be flat beyond where it clamps which would be fine , if its where the curve starts then you would have issues with it holding tight

[Tidan]

I'll give it a shot and see if it mounts up okay. Thanks for your input!