Crash Bars On Your F650 / F800

[skamikazee]

Well, i'm on my second pair of ADV spec, and as ugly they maybe because of the gap between them and the fake tank, it's just enough clearance to protect the handlebar from damage on a drop.

[erminman]

Originally Posted by LaPorte

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Here is my bike with the Ricochet Bash Plate and Givi Crash Bars. The van in the back ground is what I use to haul my dirt bikes. Yesterday I was able to load my F800 GS into the van. So now I can take my F800 with me to Northern Cal without riding miles of boring freeways.

LaPorte

I think I am going with the exact same skid/bash combo on the same orange bike. Thanks for the preview, are you happy with both?

Anyone have a picture with their legs in the free Givi "highway bars"?

[Matt44]

Altrider Crashbars, can't wait to put them to the test in the sugar sand.

[Motoriley]

Those look nice. They seem to offer good coverage and aren't as big as my Adv Spec bars. Nice looking color scheme as well on that 800.

Originally Posted by Matt44

Altrider Crashbars, can't wait to put them to the test in the sugar sand.

[erminman]

I ordered the Givi's today. The price was right and i like how they do not interfere with the lines of the bike above the frame area.

[stege]

Local builder "Heavy Duties" :

[Lucifer666]

I tested my Touratech crashbars yesterday. I crashed the bike when crossing train tracks. My front wheel slipped and hit the asphalt at 40 km/h.

Damage to the bike:


Those touratech pannier racks protected my rear very good.



A close up:

[EmanP]

Doesn't look like it did that great a job of protecting the plastic.

[Motoriley]

They did a pretty good job. Only cosmetic so definitely a win. In a lot of the videos of people checking their crash bars they lay the bike on its side on some carpet and the plastic doesn't touch. Of course in a real fall things happen differently and many times the wheels end up in the air or the ground isn't flat. One of the reasons I like Adventure Spec bars. They go way up the sides and mine have scratches and gouges at the very top that would certainly be on the plastic. The downside is they can touch you knees if you have long legs and some folks don't like the looks. Where the tracks at an angle to the road, I hat those crossings!

Originally Posted by Lucifer666

I tested my Touratech crashbars yesterday. I crashed the bike when crossing train tracks. My front wheel slipped and hit the asphalt at 40 km/h.

Damage to the bike:


Those touratech pannier racks protected my rear very good.



A close up:

[InTheMuck]

Originally Posted by Motoriley

They did a pretty good job. Only cosmetic so definitely a win. In a lot of the videos of people checking their crash bars they lay the bike on its side on some carpet and the plastic doesn't touch. Of course in a real fall things happen differently and many times the wheels end up in the air or the ground isn't flat. One of the reasons I like Adventure Spec bars. They go way up the sides and mine have scratches and gouges at the very top that would certainly be on the plastic. The downside is they can touch you knees if you have long legs and some folks don't like the looks. Where the tracks at an angle to the road, I hat those crossings!

Agreed that not all crashes are simple lay-downs...but what does the last sentence mean? I get that hat = hate, but still don't understand

Edit to say never mind! I get it now. I didn't read the reason for Lucifer's crash closely enough the first time.

[loph917]

+1 for adv spec. multiple 'downs'. the last one landed me in the hospital with four ribs no longer in an optimum configuration.





jesse's also offered impact protection and save expensive plastic bits


however i do not recommend the instrument cluster as crash protection



urine cup even survived if not a little 'out of wack'

[InTheMuck]

Originally Posted by loph917

+1 for adv spec. multiple 'downs'. the last one landed me in the hospital with four ribs no longer in an optimum configuration.

Dang man! Getting out of that with just some misconfigured ribs is a win in my book!

[Andres Tamez]

This is my 2012 F800 GS Trophy with Wild @ Heart crash bars in Mexico City

[Andres Tamez]

In this link you can see all the pictures of my bike since it was in the box!

http://gallery.me.com/atamez#100396

I hope you like them!

[Motoriley]

You know those crossings where the rails cross the road at an angle. Can be tricky, especially when wet. Can't type with these mini-keyboards...

Originally Posted by InTheMuck

Agreed that not all crashes are simple lay-downs...but what does the last sentence mean? I get that hat = hate, but still don't understand

Edit to say never mind! I get it now. I didn't read the reason for Lucifer's crash closely enough the first time.