Anyone dropped a 1200 Adventure yet?

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According to one owner, this was one result of a 10 mph crash off road.

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"The engine protection bars on the 1200 Adventure folded up and back into the engine valve cover guard, which then ripped the forward bolt right out of the head casting. All came back into a little pile and the cylinder head was marked. Hand Guard fractured as well.

We couldn't believe this! Upon closer inspection, the engine guard is not solid, not even welded...it is SLEEVED together and appears to be made of thin wall Aluminium. Drop the bike while moving and the bar simply pulls out of the sleeve.

We couldn't believe it. A close inspection revealed even the top mount on the fuel tank protection bar are weak as well, held into place by a simple small screw."
 
No, but in picked somebody else's up, who'd crashed it...................

Engine bars were very poor and just ripped right out, even on the opposite side to the impact area.

I acknowledged how they were sleeved, rather than welded.

Doubt the BMW bars on my 1150Adv are much better though.......... :rolleyes:
 
So the 'Engine protection bars' didn't protect the engine. Not even in a slow get off! Sounds like a case of 'not fit for the purpose'! so I suppose Mr BMW will replace the bars under warranty? NOT :spitfire

Well I for one would be well p....d at that

Mermoto
 
JohnnyBoxer said:
No, but in picked somebody else's up, who'd crashed it...................

Engine bars were very poor and just ripped right out, even on the opposite side to the impact area.

I acknowledged how they were sleeved, rather than welded.

Doubt the BMW bars on my 1150Adv are much better though.......... :rolleyes:
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The previous Adventure's bars were shite; some of them cracked merely from the engine vibration without the bike ever having been dropped. One would think BMW would have improved on them. Apparently not. :rolleyes:
 
mermoto said:
So the 'Engine protection bars' didn't protect the engine. Not even in a slow get off! Sounds like a case of 'not fit for the purpose'! so I suppose Mr BMW will replace the bars under warranty? NOT :spitfire

Well I for one would be well p....d at that

Mermoto
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The Hepco Becker bars seem to be much better designed:

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Aurelius said:
some of them cracked merely from the engine vibration without the bike ever having been dropped.
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Evidence for this???

I did have a pair of bars that cracked at the weld right up at the engine mount, but I suspect from examining the removed item that it was down to a dodgy weld rather than 'crap bars'.

Since I got mine replaced under warrenty, I'd chucked her down the road, drowned her on rocks and dropped her on many a surface..the OEM ADV bars are holding up nicely thanks very much........


Don't generalize so much Andrew.... :nono

;)
 
Fanum said:
Evidence for this???

I did have a pair of bars that cracked at the weld right up at the engine mount, but I suspect from examining the removed item that it was down to a dodgy weld rather than 'crap bars'.
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There were several ADVrider members who posted photos of their cracked engine bars not long after the Adventure model came out. A fellow calling himself "Turkish" was one of them - can't recall the others. Put his name in the search string and see for yourself. :dabone
 
Shame time ...

Well ... hate to admit it, but ... dropped mine (thankfully while stationary!) in the first few days.

Pulled up in a side road, u-turned, stopped facing out of the side-road, waiting for another bike to catch up and re-group. Sat on the bike looking up the road, shuffled my feet and lost my footing on the right side ... when a (fully fueled) 1200 Adv starts to go ... watch out! ... you've got a second or so to catch/balance it, then its all over!

Discretion is the better part of valour (or save yourself a hernia ... let it go!)

I bailed out, it rolled over onto the crash bars and sat turtle on the bars, quickly picked myself up (checked no one saw!!) then lifted it upright ... small scuff on bars (rubbed off), scar on hand guard outer and scrape on mirror edge.

The bars work at a standstill ;-)

Me, I'm just glad I've broken the duck and hopefully thats an end to it! Roll on the first serious offroading!!

Ps. If you've never tried practising picking up a fully loaded bike, nip out and do it now ... knowing the right technique it was an absolute doddle to pick up, even tho its over 265kg wet fully fuelled ...
 
Eh! Yes this is mine 25-30mph, and yes the engine and tank bars done there job. Sub frame that holds the beak and oilcooler twisted, right hand crash bar bent back towards the lwr plastic tank.

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But don't dare expect spare parts yet, been in the workshop for nearly 5 weeks now. I am now well enough to ride so I will be going to pick my bike up as it is still road worthy, and await the dealers phone call, to say they've got their act together, and got me the parts :spitfire

posted by Aurelius:
There were several ADVrider members who posted photos of their cracked engine bars not long after the Adventure model came out. A fellow calling himself "Turkish" was one of them - can't recall the others. Put his name in the search string and see for yourself.
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Is the idea of the engine bars not to protect the engine, and absorb any impact, therefore you should expect them to be damaged, rather them than the engine eh! :nenau
 
My 1150 adv bars are cracked at the welds and i've dropped it quite a few times :D no bends couple of skuffs that's it :thumb
 
I passed by the BMW off road school grounds on Saturday,NINE skips outside!
All full of broken bits of 1200 ADv engine bars they were,no-really they were,ok I'm lying :rolleyes:
 
Schwarz Baron said:
Eh! Yes this is mine 25-30mph, and yes the engine and tank bars done there job. Sub frame that holds the beak and oilcooler twisted, left hand crash bar bent back towards the lwr plastic tank.

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Is the idea of the engine bars not to protect the engine, and absorb any impact, therefore you should expect them to be damaged, rather them than the engine eh! :nenau
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Yes, but most crash bars manage to do the job without disintegrating like a cheap lawn chair in the process. MikeO's Hepco Becker bars, for instance, protected his 1150 Adventure during several drops, yet were virtually unscathed. :nenau
 
Sub frame that holds the beak and oilcooler twisted, left hand crash bar bent back towards the lwr plastic tank.


DOOOooohhh.....


How D'Y feel ?? :o :o :o
 
Here's an example of the sleeving.......
 

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1150GS Adv bars worked for me.

I belted into a car with the right hand engine bars taking all the impact, then the bike flipped onto it's left hand side and slid up the road, turning 360 degrees in the process. The bars got very, very bent, but they didn't crack or split anywhere..

These were horizontal originally...

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The left hand side

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For me, they worked brilliantly...I've had a few slow speed 'off's in the Alps on rocky paths, and they never had a problem..
 
franco said:
I belted into a car with the right hand engine bars taking all the impact, then the bike flipped onto it's left hand side and slid up the road, turning 360 degrees in the process. The bars got very, very bent, but they didn't crack or split anywhere..

These were horizontal originally...

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The left hand side

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For me, they worked brilliantly...I've had a few slow speed 'off's in the Alps on rocky paths, and they never had a problem..
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That'll do for me :thumb
 
motomartin said:
Sub frame that holds the beak and oilcooler twisted, left hand crash bar bent back towards the lwr plastic tank.


DOOOooohhh.....


How D'Y feel ?? :o :o :o
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Shite thanks, and sick to the stomach, but I'm alive, and around to tell the tale.....just want me moto back now..

Originally posted by Aurelius:
Yes, but most crash bars manage to do the job without disintegrating like a cheap lawn chair in the process. MikeO's Hepco Becker bars, for instance, protected his 1150 Adventure during several drops, yet were virtually unscathed.
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To be honest mine weren't that bad either, just bent back towards the fuel tank. they certainly did not disintegrate.....
 
JohnnyBoxer said:
That'll do for me :thumb
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And as for off road stuff, not even a scratch. Well, maybe a little one... :D Never bent them this time though. Thank feck. It wasn't even a week old when this happened... :o
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Schwarz Baron said:
Shite thanks, and sick to the stomach, but I'm alive, and around to tell the tale.....just want me moto back now..
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Sod the bars (the engine ones that is). The fact that you were OK is the main thing, that looks like it coulda been awfy nasty....Look forward to hearing the tale one day.... :beer:
 
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