Some experience with engine crash bars for R1200 GS WC?

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So, I'm looking to fit some engine crash bars to my GS water cooled, and as I found many options I'm looking for some advice from someone that knows any of these ones.

BMW sells Hepco & Becker crash bars at £180 + VAT, but I'm not really convinced by that system.

http://www.bmw-motorrad-store.co.uk/hepco-becker-engine-guard-for-bmw-r1200-gs-lc-2013-silver.html

A guy here posted a few months ago a review of the one that AltRiderSells at £287 but they look really wide, I'm not convinced about how they look.

http://www.ukgser.com/forums/showth...Skid-Plate-and-Crash-Bars&highlight=crash+bar

I also found a guy on ebay that ships from Germany a few models made by brands like Puig, Givi and others that costs between £140 and £250.

http://www.bs-motoparts.com/

And of course, among the most expensive ones are the Touratech, but they also looks really, at £284.

http://shop.touratech.co.uk/stainless-steel-crash-bar-bmw-r1200gs-from-2013.html

Anyone can recommend any of these ones? Any other I couldn't find?

Also, does it makes sense to fit a cylinder guard if you have an engine crash bar?

Thanks!
Leo
 
I have the Givi Stainless steel ones. Around two hours to fit, and although the instructions say they are for a 2013 model, they do fit my 2014 perfectly.

I went for the Stainless option because there's no maintenance/rust/touching up.

Good luck.


If you want the best looking crash bars, then go for the Evotech ones.......... Pure art ! !

http://www.evotech-performance.com/bmw-r1200gs?cat=7378&product_type=16
 
I have the BMW bars . Dropped the bike at least four times. They still look like new despite going down fully loaded on boulders, Tarmac and stone and into Armco on sand. No damage to bike, zilch, no marks. I do have Ali panniers which also protect the bike and take most of the damage on boulders, lol.

The BMW bars will not allow cylinder head protectors.
 
roundincircles said:
I have the BMW bars . Dropped the bike at least four times. They still look like new despite going down fully loaded on boulders, Tarmac and stone and into Armco on sand. No damage to bike, zilch, no marks. I do have Ali panniers which also protect the bike and take most of the damage on boulders, lol.

The BMW bars will not allow cylinder head protectors.
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I'm not convinced because Touratech sells a reinforcement bar for them: http://shop.touratech.co.uk/stainle...rom-2013-bmw-r1200gs-adventure-from-2014.html

And looking at the design, it does seems that it's missing another point of contact with the frame, do you reckon it's not necessary?
 
I have the Touratech bars. Tried them twice now, and they worked great. A extra bonus is that you can rest your legs on them when you need to straigthen you legs.


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Gargy said:
Not sure what your getting at.............. Nothing wrong with 304 grade Stainless. In fact I'd be surprised if they were that high a grade................ I hope they are.
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Nothing at all. Nowt wrong with 304, shouldn't have said 'only', but it would be a mistake to think its 'maintenance free', especially if you live near the coast or you use the bike through the winter. It'll need the odd bit of tlc to keep it looking nice.
 
lrosales said:
I'm not convinced because Touratech sells a reinforcement bar for them: http://shop.touratech.co.uk/stainle...rom-2013-bmw-r1200gs-adventure-from-2014.html

And looking at the design, it does seems that it's missing another point of contact with the frame, do you reckon it's not necessary?
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Well, dropping the bike with overloaded panniers and a pillion on rocks and other hard surfaces is a pretty real world test, lol.

One point to remember is that contacts with the frame transfer load which can damage the frame......this is why the off road school does not use engine protection bars (they wreck the frame) and consider it cheaper to repair damaged items.

Additionally the panniers 'share' the load when a bike is dropped so good pannier mounts are critical as well.

Just my take on the issue.
 
roundincircles said:
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One point to remember is that contacts with the frame transfer load which can damage the frame......this is why the off road school does not use engine protection bars (they wreck the frame) and consider it cheaper to repair damaged items.

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The BMW bars are probably the only bars that are designed to bend in the event of a drop, the likes of TT bars that bolt directly to the frame in several places and by doing so have no movement in the bars, so any drop results in the impact transferring to the frame, plus the possibility of writing your bike off .
 
I have the Altrider bars and just love the heavy look as it forms a structure that makes the cylinder heads blend with the shape of the bodywork.
A couple of plus points , they do not obscure removal of head covers (should it be needed) and as I found on a long east european trip, you
can comfortably stretch out and rest your legs on the top of them! Excellent !
 
Gargy said:
If you want the best looking crash bars, then go for the Evotech ones.......... Pure art ! !

http://www.evotech-performance.com/bmw-r1200gs?cat=7378&product_type=16
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I agree, thick coated aluminium with stainless fittings, also they mount directly to the engine mountings so I imagine it would be very hard to damage the frame in the event of a big off..
They're made totally on site & was told if I scraped or damaged them the individual components are available individually..
 
Nippy Normans supply Touratech, Wunderlich, Desert Fox and many other makes of accessories.
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