Crash Bars - Yes/No
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Tourer
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Crash Bars - Yes/No
Guys, I am finishing my bike build, like so many of you guys I have a lot of time/money/etc. in this build. I have never had "crash" bars on my bike but am scared that i'm gonna screw up my RWD tank/new stretched bags, etc. Will crash bars save these if I tip the bike over? I'm not worried about a full on crash, just the bike falling over. Thanks
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All I can say is it saved my buddies brand new 2010 Screamin Eagle SG. Got caught in an awkward position and down it went. When I went to pick it up for him, it scratched the right side saddlebag, and damaged the throttle, but other than that, no damage to chrome.
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Just drop it one time without crash bars, and you will be kicking yourself for not putting them on.
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+1...neccesary evil
proved it recently..t boned from rt side at 40 mph..bike did 1 hi-side and 2 barrel rolls..w/o the crash bars i doubt it would have been repairable...crash bars and fairing got the worst of it , bags were scraped up but no cracks
proved it recently..t boned from rt side at 40 mph..bike did 1 hi-side and 2 barrel rolls..w/o the crash bars i doubt it would have been repairable...crash bars and fairing got the worst of it , bags were scraped up but no cracks
Last edited by fathertime; Aug 28, 2009 at 11:12 AM.