It's a savage way to test the product, but apparently this company does this test with all their bars.
Yup!! Any crash bar that damages the bike due to a drop (within reason) is the fault of the manufacturer of the bars."It's not Heeds fault".
YES....it is. They are attaching to a component of the bike that is not designed for drop impact loads of that level.
It's like moths to a flame with these upper crash bars. How many more need to suffer failures before it sinks in.
I'm going to share those images over on ADV rider if it hasn't already been done.
I was watching the recent vid from Brent Tkacs and his mate who rides a Tiger 900 only has lower bars on. I don't know which brand, but I think it is interesting that he has decided not to have them, apparently regardless of brand, and this includes Outback Motortek, which BT preferred for the 1250 GS, IIRC.
This bar does appear to mount to the upper engine & frame point, behind the triangular panels, but also has a single connection point in front of the header.
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Looks like some awesome scenery. Yeah, tires....lol. Thanks for sharing.Sort of a related issue. I removed my Outback Motortek bars about two weeks ago. I went on a BMW Rally gathering in Nakusp, BC, and did an off road ride. 200 kms in total, and there were some seriously scary moments in slimy mud. I thought I was going down four or five times, and then the bike got away from me. 20 kph into the mud; a fast solid slam. Some damage. I have no idea if the OM bars would have saved the cosmetic damage, or if another bolt break would have occurred. Still, now I have a small chip and dent in the tank as well as other scratches. Sigh. Just wanted to share this here. Nothing else really. When you ride off road, these things can happen so I'm not unaware of the risk. Just makes me think that some additional protection is worth considering. As well as more aggressive tires.
'night all.
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