Crash bars

I looked at those and came very close to buying a set. In the end I went with SW Motech, a lot more money but made of steel.
I just dont see the aluminum bars taking as much of a hit as steel.
Mind you they would transfer less of the impact to the mounting points and that could be a good thing.
I dont honestly know whats better but I am sure if they were no good Motorworks wouldnt stock them.
 
Be very careful where they mount as I've seen broken engine casings because the casting isn't designed for the loading
 
I have a set of Motech bars and was amazed at the weight of them when I removed them to have them powder coated. I've read a few comments about the possibility of cracking crank cases and it does make you nervous. But with short legs, they are a bit of a must for stopping. Only done it once, adverse road camber, but the damage would have been a lot worse without them.
There's the possibility that there would be some give in the aluminium that may protect the engine.
Motorworks aren't normally known for selling crap.
 
So where should they be mounted? I'll try to find out where these mount

I've certainly considered the motech one but I specifically wondered about these because of the price. They may well be crap and if so then I'll leave well alone. Just occasionally though a good product can be found at a good price
 
I suppose it depends partly on what sort of accident you think you might have and how likely. For a stationary or low speed topple almost anything will do, and my cylinder head guards have been OK for these. A proper off that involves sliding down the road might be a big ask for aluminium. For myself I'm happy to rely on fully comp insurance to cover a proper accident.
 
Greenman14 said:
I suppose it depends partly on what sort of accident you think you might have and how likely. For a stationary or low speed topple almost anything will do, and my cylinder head guards have been OK for these. A proper off that involves sliding down the road might be a big ask for aluminium. For myself I'm happy to rely on fully comp insurance to cover a proper accident.
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Dead right.

My Touratech head covers are well scarred from unexpected road camber tumbles and engine stalls. The LH rocker cover got cracked so they don't do the job properly and neither would the OEM covers.

I Epoxy bodged the cracked cover and have a replacement to fit. I believe Machine Art X-Heads are the best option. Not low cost and really need skid plates to take the cosmetic scratches.

X-Head covers don't increase leverage at mounting points, so a crash bad enough to crack the cylinder head (not just the rocker cover) will be terminal however much the bike is larded up with steel crash bars. Apart from the weight, steel bars raise a significant risk of engine cases getting cracked due to leverage at the crash bar mounting points.

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Steel upper bars will protect the bodywork. X-Heads alone of course will not.
 
Whichever way I go I'd like both the engine and upper bars.
I may just order the ones in the link to see what they're like
 
I suppose the truth of it is if ou come off fast enough nothing will save the bike.
Then if you have a speedy departure from the saddle chances are the last thing youl worry about is the cylinder covers.
Thats the point when fully comp comes into play, just hope youor GAP insurance is up to scratch.
 
I have just replaced my Hepco and Beckers, with another set of the same. I have re-painted them twice in their eleven years on the bike, but chucking it down the road courtesy of a u-turning car meant they were bent as well as chamfered down. The right hand bolts where they mount to the casing had bent slightly, making it a bit of a bugger to get off, but they did their job. Slightly faster may have been too much for them, who knows? Impressed enough to buy another set.
Mark
 
kevingambrell said:
I suppose the truth of it is if ou come off fast enough nothing will save the bike.
Then if you have a speedy departure from the saddle chances are the last thing youl worry about is the cylinder covers.
Thats the point when fully comp comes into play, just hope youor GAP insurance is up to scratch.
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My point exactly. A big enough bash is an insurance issue with or without crash bars. If they protect the bike at lower speeds then great, but many could cause serious damage at speeds that would normally cause insurance claims.

I was very unimpressed with the OEM Adventure engine bars. The cylinder covers are not protected, the mountings take a hammering and the bars bend back putting point loads on the cylinder heads fins. Pretty crap TBH.
 
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