Engine bars - worth their weight in gold!

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Well it was bound to happen... 3 years of riding in all weathers, and the first time I'm caught out in snow without nobs on and I go down... Skidded a good 50feet or so, mainly on snow though, but bike looks a bit poorly. Handlebars bent, hand guard smashed up, pannier ripped open at the bottom, engine bars bent and buckled, and a tiny scuff on the engine casing protector. She still runs (obv can't ride it though) but amazed to how it stood up to it!

So yes, engine bars to the rescue!! CBA with going through insurance on this one, already costed up replacement parts, got the bike recovered to work, and now happy that's safe off to hospital to get my leg and side checked out as the bike fell full on and dragged me for a bit. Ouch!

Still, its not put me off! Nor has it deterred me from riding again in the snow, just as long as I have something more suitable on my wheels for the conditions than a set of tourances!!

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Glad the bike is ok, wouldn't be without engine bars, I've split an engine in half before, I hadn't got the bars on yet, it wasn't pretty.

Hope the leg and side are ok too :thumb
 
Get well soon. It's bad enough in the car in the snow let alone riding a Gs.
Bonkers :D




That should make this thread a 4 pager. :augie







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Paul, glad to hear you are OK! Where abouts in Cheshire were the roads not gritted? Respect to you, I wouldn't dare take my GSA out in this weather (North Cheshire), not worth the risk.
 
Happened on the A519 towards Swynnerton just after beach lane. Roads were nice and clear until I went over a hill then was just a massive snow drift and bang! Result from hospital is a bit of a stretched tendency and meniscus a bit battered too but nothing which won't heal!

Before I got my GSA in 2010 I had a bandit 1200 (mk1 unfaired) which I rode all weathers too. Blaenau Ffestiniog in winter was just as fun, but didn't come off lol!

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Done a bit of crash bar surfing myself and was equally impressed, my Jap rice rockets would have disintegrated in a similar impact.
 
And this is why my bike has less than 20 miles on the clock. Hope you're ok:thumb
 
You must be bonkers to take your bike on the roads in snow m8
I'm just surprised you survived this long

My m8 a traffic cop and they don't take the bikes out in the snow

Thank goodness you are ok
 
PaulW21781 said:
Well it was bound to happen... 3 years of riding in all weathers, and the first time I'm caught out in snow without nobs on and I go down... Skidded a good 50feet or so, mainly on snow though, but bike looks a bit poorly. Handlebars bent, hand guard smashed up, pannier ripped open at the bottom, engine bars bent and buckled, and a tiny scuff on the engine casing protector. She still runs (obv can't ride it though) but amazed to how it stood up to it!

So yes, engine bars to the rescue!! CBA with going through insurance on this one, already costed up replacement parts, got the bike recovered to work, and now happy that's safe off to hospital to get my leg and side checked out as the bike fell full on and dragged me for a bit. Ouch!

Still, its not put me off! Nor has it deterred me from riding again in the snow, just as long as I have something more suitable on my wheels for the conditions than a set of tourances!!

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I hope you and the bike mend fast :beerjug:

you all weather riders are becoming a thing of the past :D :D

I agree Engine bars are worth there road salt :thumby:


some Elephant rider wear ski's, some with a good set of K60's :thumb
 
unblemished record shattered.

also came off my gsa on friday first fall of heavy snow. Got caught out in a drift accross main road. front wheel wash out twice 50 yrds apart. unbelievable left then right.........on karoo's knobblies. Can you believe it in first gear 10 mph feet hovering. Triccky going . Bike ok a little grazed on head guards,crash bars and pannier corners. Bike goes ok no probs other than it didnt display any oil on glass afterwards after i rode home ...checked as stated in owners manual.
topped up then fu&k me it s well over next morning. Not the first time its done this shall continue to check when cold as my gut tells me. Worked ok on gs500 and suzuki king quad.
Not bad for first spill after 13 years riding all weathers.BTW....Was suggested to me that highway tyres are better in snow as they don't hold snow mud different story
bring on the debate
 
Next time keep both feet on the footpegs. Any rider, with his legs dangling about when bike is moving more than 2mph is more likely to crash than with feet on footpegs.

Also if (when) the rider falls off a leg is less likely to get trapped under the bike. Just as importantly, when any** motorbike gets out of control there is absolutely nothing a trailing leg can do about it other than get broken.

** Except motocross/speedway on opposite lock.
 
PaulW21781 said:
Engine bars - worth their weight in gold!
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You're not to far wrong in that statement.

A couple of years ago i had to replace the crashbars on a 1200 ADV due to damage on one side. I had to replace the whole lot due to the undamaged side being pushed out of alignment by the bars on the otherside.

Cost of all the bars brackets and bits and bobs was £2000. :eek:

It would have cost him less if he hadn't any bars. :rolleyes:
 
BMW crashbars

I went down on ice at about 30mph a couple of years ago. 2004 1200 with BMW crash bars. Slid on RHS. Crash bars cosmetically damaged, & other stuff, but mainly the RHS rocker cover. Bike checked out and started fine, when I could pick it up - kept sliding away from me on the ice until wheels got to the verge! Point is, the crashbars didn't project far enough to stop the rocker cover coming into major contact with the road. Didn't have to replace the crashbars (just ground away a bit), just(!) the rocker cover, which was dented, badly scraped and had a hairline crack visible from the inside. Still think crashbars are a good idea, but have since picked up a spare set of rocker covers cheaply when they came up.

Other people want their bikes pristine - I just want mine mechanically sound!
 
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