Crash Bars a blessing.
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Crash Bars a blessing.
Just had my heritage for 3 weeks when i was inside garage i decided to pull it out and make a u turn in the street to park it back the was it was. I dont know if the front tires hit a rock or if i just cut the bike to sharp makeing a u turn. Anyway the bike went down slowly, i was trying my best to hold her up but i was in a bad spot when she started to creep down and couldnt stop her. Bike went down but the crash bars saved it. It was like it was laying on a shorter kickstand. After i got her back in garage i just knew something was scratched or broken. I had to have looked over the bike 20 times trying to find damage on the bike. All that was done was a small scratch on the bottom of engine guard.
. I still feel sick just thinking what would have got damaged without it. Just wanted to throw my 2cents worth in on how great the bars are.
. I still feel sick just thinking what would have got damaged without it. Just wanted to throw my 2cents worth in on how great the bars are.
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A virgin no more. Victory has an interesting answer to this problem, but I'm not buying a Victory any time soon.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=or_JhhwCYrQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=or_JhhwCYrQ
I've bikes fall with and without them. They are certainly worth the cash the first time you drop it at slow speed. Glad everything was alright and you didn't get hurt either. A good day I think all things considered.
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Crack into a million pieces.
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not a pretty bike
Last edited by Soop67; Apr 22, 2011 at 07:01 AM. Reason: I was pretty drunk at the time
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They don't call them crash bars any more. When they fold in a crash, the user can't sue claiming they didn't protect him or the bike.
Slow speed, they'll help keep damages down.
Seen posts where a bike was totaled by the insurance company when the highway bars tweaked the frame from a relatively minor mishap.
If I get out of shape when I get older, I might think about installing some.
Slow speed, they'll help keep damages down.
Seen posts where a bike was totaled by the insurance company when the highway bars tweaked the frame from a relatively minor mishap.
If I get out of shape when I get older, I might think about installing some.
