Engine Guard for a Softail
Thanks. I was thinking black, but it would be nice to see chrome on a similar bike.
The nice thing is that with 3 bolts it comes right off so you can always add it or take it away as tastes change. Also I pop off the sissy bar/luggage combo and mustang seat in about 2 minutes and put on a solo seat and I'm rocking a more badass look.
I personally like the lindbar look but more importantly its about adding protection to myself and to the bike. The first week I got the bike it fell over because the stand got bumped. When it hit it broke my clutch lever, scarred my derby cover, snapped my Willie G mirror off, and knocked my forks completely out of alignment. My buddy said he's never seen a front end so out of wack just from a bike falling over but it must've hit just right. After a couple hours of working on the bike and over $200 in parts (still haven't replaced derby cover) I decided it was totally worth adding a crash bar. I got lucky no paint was scratched or metal dinged/dented and I don't want to risk that again.
Since then I had a real close call of dropping it when in a poker run someone slid on gravel in a parking lot and bumped my rear tire just enough to knock me off balance. I managed to muscle up and stop it from going past the point of no return but if it would have gone down I know the crash bar would've kept the bike from touching the ground.
I personally like the lindbar look but more importantly its about adding protection to myself and to the bike. The first week I got the bike it fell over because the stand got bumped. When it hit it broke my clutch lever, scarred my derby cover, snapped my Willie G mirror off, and knocked my forks completely out of alignment. My buddy said he's never seen a front end so out of wack just from a bike falling over but it must've hit just right. After a couple hours of working on the bike and over $200 in parts (still haven't replaced derby cover) I decided it was totally worth adding a crash bar. I got lucky no paint was scratched or metal dinged/dented and I don't want to risk that again.
Since then I had a real close call of dropping it when in a poker run someone slid on gravel in a parking lot and bumped my rear tire just enough to knock me off balance. I managed to muscle up and stop it from going past the point of no return but if it would have gone down I know the crash bar would've kept the bike from touching the ground.
Exactly why I run a crash bar. Sometimes functionality does matter.











