Dual XGT with Impact Ends – XGT or “Extreme Gradual Taper” technology is a proprietary tube drawing process, a�orded by state of the art tooling. Dual XGT technology tapers our bars from the thickest area at the bar clamping zone, slowly and

gradually through the bend zones, to the thinnest area at the control mount zone, AND back to a thicker reinforced barend zone. Tapers that occur over too short a distance, or with de�ned start/end points, create isolated stress zones where breaks occur. Dual XGT designs with Impact Ends optimize thicknesses to withstand the speci�c forces at work in each zone, while o�ering better protection against crashes than ever before! Extreme precision enabled by Dual XGT drawing processes also eliminates the need for excessive hand grinding, with can result in imperfections and inconsistency in wall thickness, weakening bars.

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MGR - Micro Grain Re�nement – Processes

such as extrusion, forging and tube drawing can increase the strength of alloy materials by

reducing the grain size. Spank uses state of the art proprietary metal forming methods which further improve grain size consistency and

orientation, and signi�cantly reduce the grain size beyond that of our competitors. No other bars are subjected to the number of

drawing steps, or level of re�nement as those o�ered by Spank. This leads to greater ultimate strength, toughness, and

ductility...meaning con�dence, comfort and safety.

3D CNC Bending –Three Dimensional CNC bending machines, o�er better consistency, and more importantly limit material and structural damage in the bending process. Damage caused to competitors’ bars in harsh traditional bending processes is di�cult to measure, and put the rider at risk. 3D CNC bending allows us to optimize our designs where others must overbuild with bu�er material. Spank has also

taken steps in our shaping processes to ensure that the barclamping area is uniformly cylindrical and as true as possible. Improving the bar-stem interface is critical to withstanding extreme loads and improving fatigue life.

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