Hepco & becker engine bar fitment tips

[Eoghan]

Hi all,

I have ordered a set of H&B engine bars for my '09 GS.

I put a post up about the fitment of my aftermarket exhaust and got ridiculed and geered by some, but they can just f*ck off... Has anyone got any tips RELATING to the fitment of the bars?

The aim of this thread is to help me and others in future. I'll post some pics regarding fitment and looks later on. no video for this one.... don't think they will wobble about or sound very exciting. lol...


thanks

Eoghan

 

[Toad]

There has always been an amount of rough and tumble in here - you'll get used to it. Most of it's light hearted, and to be ignored studiously......

I've not used the H&B bars myself, but I'm sure someone will be along soon

 

[Toad]

Here are some results a search threw up

Here

 

[Toad]

This is particularly useful...

Here

 

[swissrob]

make sure to use anti sieze paste on the bolts, and assemble everything loosly first.

oh the small grub screws face rearwards as it is possible to have the barsnearly lined up the wrong way around.

 

[Eoghan]

thanks for the replies...

the links have proved useful.

regarding the anti seize paste... is this copperslip?

sorry for the NOOB question.

Eoghan

 

[Aidan1150]

If you have some Copperslip in the garage then a smear on the bolts would do the trick nicely Eoghan.

Don't forget to do all the bolts up loosely first then make sure all is sitting right before tightening them all up fully.

 

[Wapping]

then make sure all is sitting right before tightening them all up fully.

A very good tip

As you found with your exhaust, many add-ons are not a perfect fit, each and every time. Third party crash bars are definitely no exception.

It is easy to get carried away, whacking the early bolts in tight, then - as assembly progresses - you find you are a few mill or more out, meaning that the last pieces cannot be manoeuvred into place. You then have to go about loosening everything again.

Having it assembled a bit loose gives you the final movement you will probably need. The leverage of finally tightening the bolts (way more than you can give) will provide the last bit of a few mill 'pull' the bars may need. Simply run run round all the bolts in sequence, tightening them all up (don't forget one) just as you would when re-fitting a wheel, using a torque wrench where necessary.

Don't go berserk with the anti-seize jollup. Some of the bolts may require Loctite, not anti-seize. Some bolts may well require a torque wrench, which is easy to use.

Follow the instruction sheet, it is there for a purpose. 100's of bods fit them, so all will be well.

 

[luckylucian]

I have a set on my GS, very solid and worth the time to fit, silver hammerite touches up scratches pretty well

 

[stevie Allen]

Not meaning to go off topic lads , but i just dropped the misses off at work last night and was coming back ,when i hit some ice. The front end went and threw me and the bike down the road, It went down heavy on the right hand side , no traffic on the road at the time , I went down hard ,my hip ,shoulder elbow etc , The initial shock got me up ,but the usual ,you are thinking of the pride and joy ,lying at an angle you aint used to seeing it , Cut a long story short , i could not Even with the adrenaline get the bitch upright because off the ice on the road , until somebody stopped and gave me a hand. When i got her up and had a look , obviously the bars had taken the lot !! battle scars earned, the best 150 quid i have spent in a long time . Im not looking for sympathy , just saying to anybody , get them bars fitted you wont regret it
stay safe

 

[Ropey]

Only remove lower engine mount bolts one at a time before fitting replacement bolts... they only fit one way.... as previously said sometimes they need a bit of persuassion to get em to sit right.... finally don't fully tighten till all in place and yr happy with it....

 

[Brian ROSEN]

Not meaning to go off topic lads , but i just dropped the misses off at work last night and was coming back ,when i hit some ice. The front end went and threw me and the bike down the road, It went down heavy on the right hand side , no traffic on the road at the time , I went down hard ,my hip ,shoulder elbow etc , The initial shock got me up ,but the usual ,you are thinking of the pride and joy ,lying at an angle you aint used to seeing it , Cut a long story short , i could not Even with the adrenaline get the bitch upright because off the ice on the road , until somebody stopped and gave me a hand. When i got her up and had a look , obviously the bars had taken the lot !! battle scars earned, the best 150 quid i have spent in a long time . Im not looking for sympathy , just saying to anybody , get them bars fitted you wont regret it
stay safe

You are quite right - I am often amazed when I see smart looking bikes of all shapes and sizes and no protection bars at all. I had bars on 8 BM's and then when I bought an 800GS the salesmaen said they had not yet come in and in anycase were not 'needed;' Three days later the bike stalled on a steep bend and went down - almost stationary - but €2500€ damage (AXA insurance The dealers took the bike away and I never saw it again and went back to a 1200GS -WITH BARS of course.

 

[Eoghan]

finally got round to installing my engine bars... heres the pics...

In the box. instructions needed a bit of deciphering but they are pretty logical. the pink sheet details the torque settings required and the bag of spacers, washers and bolts.

left side bolthole was free...

But the right side needed a nut removed.

centre piece installed.





the bolts were duly tightened and inspected. heres the finished pics...
(forgot to take pics of the bolts holding in the engine, but these were removed one at a time. two bolts fasten the left and right bars to the engine respectfully, only one bolt either side has to be removed before installation... hope that makes sense.)

From the front.

From the right.

From the left.

Wider view from the right

And finally, tools used...

Eog

 

[Eoghan]

just want to add:

after installation of the bars it can be seen that the left and right engine bars are not sitting quite right in centre support. a quick look on the net found this solution:

loosen the engine bolts one side at a time and use a rubber mallet and perhaps a spot of grease/lubricant spray and tap the bars into position. once located correctly, tighten bolts.

heres an ammendment to the tools used pics:

generic rubber mallet.

oh and the bars were bought from www.motorworks.co.uk and the item number is ACA90814

Eog

 

[chipsonfriday]

Nice. haven't seen black bars before. Must have had a sheltered life.