Crash bars of yesterday?

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flw · #1 Unread post by **flw** » Wed Jul 12, 2006 3:03 pm

I see very few and mostly older bikes with crash bars anymore.

Can someone bring me up to speed on the current thinking of the use of crash bars on modern bikes? Also what is general cost range of them?

Thank you for your info,

Dan O.

m1a1dvr · #2 Unread post by **m1a1dvr** » Wed Jul 12, 2006 3:13 pm

It seems that crash bars have faded out to the frame sliders. They rin you about 60-100 bucks.

jmillheiser · Wed Jul 12, 2006 3:15 pm

crash bars are still relatively common on cruisers

even my bandit has a small set of engine guards that hug pretty close to the case covers.

VermilionX · Wed Jul 12, 2006 3:16 pm

cruisers use crash bars.

i dunno how well they work.

dieziege · #5 Unread post by **dieziege** » Wed Jul 12, 2006 3:59 pm

I've seen crash bars that wound up doing more harm than good in a drop... actually messed up the steel frame instead of dinging the aluminum engine covers... personally wouldn't want them if they weren't extremely well thought out.

jmillheiser · Wed Jul 12, 2006 4:58 pm

the big wide ones are probably more hinderance than good. the set on my bandit very closely hugs the side covers. The set on my CX500 wrapped around the cylinder heads pretty closely and are mandatory on that bike.

Randy · #7 Unread post by **Randy** » Wed Jul 12, 2006 5:57 pm

I wonder what crash bars would look like on a ZX-14

jmillheiser · Wed Jul 12, 2006 6:12 pm

Randy wrote:I wonder what crash bars would look like on a ZX-14

hmm... might actually improve the looks of it

Randy · #9 Unread post by **Randy** » Wed Jul 12, 2006 6:16 pm

Point taken, that is one gawd awaful looking machine.

Ill bet it would look better with a few more head lights though.

#10 Unread post by **Big B** » Thu Jul 13, 2006 3:24 am

had a set on my old cx500 the only time i laid it down (back yard, on grass, 10mph lowside) they worked beautifully, my leg wasn't trapped under the bike, which to me is a priority. haven't yet put a set of hondaline bars on the vtx (procrastinating at it's finest), but they're on the list. plus you can put highway pegs on them and get all comfy