Best crash bars for an 1150 gs?

[Possu]

If someones asking for advise about crash bars they could be misled by your post. H&B's don't restrict access at all to the rocker covers, and how many times do you need to remove your alterator cover

The belt can be replaced or adjusted with H&Bs in place although it's a fiddle.

I suggest that when choosing crash bars, don't compromise.

Not sure where anyone can be misled?

I cannot remove the valve covers on my partners 1150 without slackening the H&B bars right off. More importantly, it's harder to re-fit the valve cover & keep it square to the head to keep the seal around the sparkplug tunnel in place.

No point carrying a spare alternator belt if you can't access the cover to fit it. I've not had a belt snap as I replace them at 24,000 miles. I know of a dealer serviced 1200 that snapped one at 17,000 miles recently.

I was also not impressed with the quality of fit with H&B's. The aluminium spacers were the wrong length & there seemed be some misalignment from new, especially at the front?

Each to their own, just adding my 2p worth.

 

[Timolgra]

Not sure where anyone can be misled?

I cannot remove the valve covers on my partners 1150 without slackening the H&B bars right off. More importantly, it's harder to re-fit the valve cover & keep it square to the head to keep the seal around the sparkplug tunnel in place.

No point carrying a spare alternator belt if you can't access the cover to fit it. I've not had a belt snap as I replace them at 24,000 miles. I know of a dealer serviced 1200 that snapped one at 17,000 miles recently.

I was also not impressed with the quality of fit with H&B's. The aluminium spacers were the wrong length & there seemed be some misalignment from new, especially at the front?

Each to their own, just adding my 2p worth.

OK, since this is the Technical section of the forum which may be used as a point of reference in the future, we can say that some H&B crash bars allow full access to the rocker covers and very restricted access to the alternator belt whist others don't

 

[davegs]

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Could it be that some hb bars have done their job at some time and have got a bit out of shape?.
dave gs.