Bars    A common bike setup technique used by freestylers is to run the bars more forward than usual. The bars at left are several degrees ahead of the fork angle. Setting up your bars like this will allow you to get your weight over the front of the bike, which is vital for jumping steep ramps. Levers On a freestyle bike, the levers are run higher than normal (most commonly they are positioned in line with the hands while in the "attack position") This helps to keep them out of the way while doing tricks where hand and wrist movements must be kept free from obtrusion (i.e. Tsunami). The higher levers also give you something to snag with your hand in case your fingers don't make it all the way back to the grip. Many riders who do KOD's (kiss of death) raise their levers slightly to give their wrists something to hit when the bike rotates vertically. The rider then pushes their wrist on the lever to start the bikes rotation back to being level. Running the levers higher also helps some riders prevent themselves from snagging them and hanging up on accident when they are leaving the bike for a trick.
	Bar Pad In the picture at left, you can see how the bar pad is cut down to be smaller than usual, to make tricks where you are crossing over the handlebars much easier. Kill Switch The kill switch has been moved from the left side of the handlebars to the right side. This keeps the left side of the handlebars (the "busy side" because most of the authors tricks utilize the left hand) free from anything that might snag the feet or hands of the author. The kill switch is more protected from an accidental depression (which would stop the motor mid-flight!) on the right side because of the large throttle assembly, which will help protect it from quickly moving feet and hands. It should also be noted that I have met riders who have mounted the kill swith just below the pivot point for the steering head. This is a good central location for the switch, and out of the way. I have not tested this method so I am not aware of how functional that is.
The author raises his levers to give him an indication of how far the bike has dropped during a kiss of death.	In the above image, you can see how on the left side of the handlebars the grip has been lengthened. This was done by cutting off the rubber ring and adding a shortened (about 3/4 length) second grip to create a new grip that is almost double length. The only issue can come if you are running a very short clutch lever. In FMX the clutch is used so rarely that even then it may not be an issue. In the end, this mod helps by increasing the area for your left hand to get back to, and reduces the possibility that your hand could snag on the bars when you are leaving for a trick or coming back.