I got both the 1LE and Prothane endlinks along with 1LE bars. There was a lot of confusion about which fits better. How are they better? Hard to describe in words, so here are some close up pics.
First a pics of both bars along with stock, 1LE, and Prothane endlinks. Prothane is red, 1LE is white, and stock is black. First thing you might want to notice is that both bars have the same exact ends. That's the front 30mm bar and above it is the 32mm 1LE bar. Notice 1LE endlink is drastically different from the other two. The other two are kinda similar. All three are made for the same end though.
http://www.geocities.com/d_payton1/a..._both_bars.jpg
A closer pic.
http://www.geocities.com/d_payton1/all_closer.jpg
Another closer and slightly on the angle pic.
http://www.geocities.com/d_payton1/a...ted_closer.jpg
Even closer and more of an angle. Here you can see that Prothane endlink is domed, not flat. It's a slight dome. Not like 1LE, which is all one big dome. It also has a raised middle, which coincidently is the same size as the hole in the 1LE bar.
http://www.geocities.com/d_payton1/all_veryclose.jpg
Both endlinks side by side.
http://www.geocities.com/d_payton1/b...links_side.jpg
Again, slight angle this time.
http://www.geocities.com/d_payton1/b...nks_tilted.jpg
Both endlinks on the bar. Notice the contact area. That slight dome in the Prothane endlink fits into the hole. So the rest of the endlink is making contact with the bar as well and that raised middle portion is making contact on the inside portion of the hole. Much more contact area compared to the 1LE endlink that is only touching the bar with the upper portion of its dome. A very small contact area.
http://www.geocities.com/d_payton1/both_onbar.jpg
Just the Prothane endlink on the bar.
http://www.geocities.com/d_payton1/prothane_onbar.jpg
Just the 1LE on the bar.
http://www.geocities.com/d_payton1/1LEonbar.jpg
Both bars and 1LE endlink very close and on an angle.
http://www.geocities.com/d_payton1/1..._veryclose.jpg
You may draw your own conclusions from the pictures. I have them at twice the size and 10 times the quality (600+KB) if you want to see them. Just post your email and which ones you want.
In my opinion, I prefer the Prothane endlinks. I compared them installed also. They hold the end much better. The 1LE endlinks felt like cheap plastic. They were definately made from a different material. I didn't see an advantage of this one big dome with just the tip of it making contact. Definately not a solid mounting point. On top of it, 1LE endlinks as the same for the 21mm bar and 32mm bar. I guess one size fits all.
You can draw your own conclusions though. That's why I took the pics.
First a pics of both bars along with stock, 1LE, and Prothane endlinks. Prothane is red, 1LE is white, and stock is black. First thing you might want to notice is that both bars have the same exact ends. That's the front 30mm bar and above it is the 32mm 1LE bar. Notice 1LE endlink is drastically different from the other two. The other two are kinda similar. All three are made for the same end though.
http://www.geocities.com/d_payton1/a..._both_bars.jpg
A closer pic.
http://www.geocities.com/d_payton1/all_closer.jpg
Another closer and slightly on the angle pic.
http://www.geocities.com/d_payton1/a...ted_closer.jpg
Even closer and more of an angle. Here you can see that Prothane endlink is domed, not flat. It's a slight dome. Not like 1LE, which is all one big dome. It also has a raised middle, which coincidently is the same size as the hole in the 1LE bar.
http://www.geocities.com/d_payton1/all_veryclose.jpg
Both endlinks side by side.
http://www.geocities.com/d_payton1/b...links_side.jpg
Again, slight angle this time.
http://www.geocities.com/d_payton1/b...nks_tilted.jpg
Both endlinks on the bar. Notice the contact area. That slight dome in the Prothane endlink fits into the hole. So the rest of the endlink is making contact with the bar as well and that raised middle portion is making contact on the inside portion of the hole. Much more contact area compared to the 1LE endlink that is only touching the bar with the upper portion of its dome. A very small contact area.
http://www.geocities.com/d_payton1/both_onbar.jpg
Just the Prothane endlink on the bar.
http://www.geocities.com/d_payton1/prothane_onbar.jpg
Just the 1LE on the bar.
http://www.geocities.com/d_payton1/1LEonbar.jpg
Both bars and 1LE endlink very close and on an angle.
http://www.geocities.com/d_payton1/1..._veryclose.jpg
You may draw your own conclusions from the pictures. I have them at twice the size and 10 times the quality (600+KB) if you want to see them. Just post your email and which ones you want.
In my opinion, I prefer the Prothane endlinks. I compared them installed also. They hold the end much better. The 1LE endlinks felt like cheap plastic. They were definately made from a different material. I didn't see an advantage of this one big dome with just the tip of it making contact. Definately not a solid mounting point. On top of it, 1LE endlinks as the same for the 21mm bar and 32mm bar. I guess one size fits all.
You can draw your own conclusions though. That's why I took the pics.
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