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Crash bars of yesterday?
Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2006 3:03 pm
by flw
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.
Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2006 3:13 pm
by m1a1dvr
It seems that crash bars have faded out to the frame sliders. They rin you about 60-100 bucks.
Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2006 3:15 pm
by jmillheiser
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.
Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2006 3:16 pm
by VermilionX
cruisers use crash bars.
i dunno how well they work.
Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2006 3:59 pm
by dieziege
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.
Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2006 4:58 pm
by jmillheiser
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.
Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2006 5:57 pm
by Randy
I wonder what crash bars would look like on a ZX-14
Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2006 6:12 pm
by jmillheiser
Randy wrote:I wonder what crash bars would look like on a ZX-14
hmm... might actually improve the looks of it
Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2006 6:16 pm
by Randy
Point taken, that is one gawd awaful looking machine.
Ill bet it would look better with a few more head lights though.
Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2006 3:24 am
by Big B
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
