Engine bars

[kevtherev]

Had er...an embarrassing moment earlier today - 1st time ever. Went to park the GSA, thought I put the side stand down and.........hadn't. And the old girl fell over and rested on the front left hand engine bar. The good news is that the bars work well. The slightly bad news is that it pressed the bar towards the rocker cover so the gap between bar and cover has reduced by half. Doesn't look that bad but the question I pose is how can I return it to the way it was - bearing in mind I don't have access to a workshop and major tools. I don't particularly want to buy a new one given BMW rip off prices. Ideas most welcome.

 

[zoltan]

Give a shout to Uri Geller

 

[David Ryan]

Some padding and a crowbar perhaps?

 

[Sooty09]

Tubes are very difficult to return to their original form without a jig. It may be only the mounting points are deformed and may hammer back into shape once set in a vice.
Engine bars, rocker covers and guards are strange fittings in many ways, the cost of replacing these easily cosmetically damaged parts is sometimes more expensive than a new rocker cover.
I have engine bars fitted following a previous experience with a 2008 GS1200 while on tour, the bike fell over while stationary (Plastic head guards fitted) and cracked the boss round the spark plug. A constant dribble of oil dripped onto my left hand boot and rear wheel for the rest of the holiday and spoiled the tour.
If the bars have done their job live with the damage or purchase a new side, they are listed as individual sides on the GS microfich 224 dollars each. Note valve covers are listed at 275 dollars.

 

[Spareparts]

Sounds like these are the BMW engine bars... They are mostly cosmetic items, and lack the rigidity of real engine bars. If they bend from a stationary fall, I wouldn't want to know how ineffective they are at speed.

 

[DING-DONG]

Sounds like these are the BMW engine bars... They are mostly cosmetic items, and lack the rigidity of real engine bars. If they bend from a stationary fall, I wouldn't want to know how ineffective they are at speed.

The lack of being rigidity of real so called engine bars is probably a bonus tbh, as to the likes of TT bars, there is no give and any slow speed drop goes direct to the frame and as such may write a bike off.

Bmw bars bend on the mounting feet, remove the bars and you should see the difference, stick em in a vice, hammer the mounting foot plate this should put it back to normal service, any scratches just use some wet n dry

 

[Nutty]

You could always try these http://shop.touratech.co.uk/stainle...rom-2013-bmw-r1200gs-adventure-from-2014.html but as Ding Dong says, I'd be concerned about shock damage to the frame.

 

[kevtherev]

Thanks all - think I'll just live with it for now.

 

[motor_mad_man]

I've had wheel barrow fall off the back of a truck and land infront of me and the engine bars saved me.

That lower section is of engine bar costs about £130 plus the dreaded which ain't that bad. I had both sections changed on the right that's how l know