Anyone have Tourtech crashbars? Anyone CRASHED with them?

dcstrom

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Just wondering how they performed... and how easy/difficult to remove the side cover with them fitted?
 

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I dropped my bike in the driveway and they barely have a scuff. The right side cover is a bit trick to get off and on but nothing major. Thankfully no "crashes" to report on.
 

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I have not "tested" them. But it is not difficult at all to remove right side cover. As a side note, install was a breeze. It is obvious that they are precisely manufactured and quality controlled. All pieces fit easily together. ::008::
 

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Had a tipover on a off-camber paved road where I dropped it on the down hill side. The bike went down hard, but no issue with the crashbars. Not difficult to remove the side panel.
 

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I try to avoid that sort of thing.
I have Altrider stainless bars and have slammed them twice into the ground, solid bars with no indication of damage.
 

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No offense to any Touratech guys, but the Altrider bars are IMO, the best on the market for the Tenere. I may as well throw in there the best skid IMO...ACD is the winner.
 

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I just installed the Touratech crash bars and I love them. Not too much ironwork on the outside - I suppose just enough to do the job. Well, as for protection I haven't tried them yet and hope this will remain so :)

The right lower side cover cannot be removed with the crash bars on (2013 bike). I loosen the three fixing bolts (loosen not remove) enough to let the crash bar sag outwards and downwards. This would then be enough to remove the side cover. Hint - I slip a piece of cloth on the bars before removing the cover. This will prevent scratching the cover.
 

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I understand that this is a very subjective choice of which crashbars are best for you. I and many others have chosen the Rumbux system for one glaring reason; it is a unified structure with the skidplate and none of the systems mount to the engine. all the others mount to the very fragile tangs and flanges of the engine. The only drawback to this system in it sets a bit lower than the other plates that fit too close to the engine case. My bike has been down hard several times with only scratches to the bars. The right side cover is removed easily while removal of 2 bolts to move the bars forward is required to remove the left cover.
Just my 2 cents.
 

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[smg id=2596 type=preview align=center caption="IMAG2578"]I have the TT bars and have gone down hard with them. on a dirt\snow road found some ice and the front wheel slid out before I could do anything. The bars bent enough to slightly rub battery cover panel. A couple tugs and it pulled away. Took off some powder coat and scratched the bar a little. No big deal. If I had panniers the impact probably would have been reduced.

The bolt torque specs given by tourtech are not the best in my opinion. I looked to the factory service manual as a guideline for some of the bolts and used my own judgement on others (i'am a mechanic for a living) I used blue loctite on all the bolts too. Using a stainless specific thread lube might also be good.
 

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!kid said:
[smg id=2596 type=preview align=center caption="IMAG2578"]I have the TT bars and have gone down hard with them. on a dirt\snow road found some ice and the front wheel slid out before I could do anything. The bars bent enough to slightly rub battery cover panel. A couple tugs and it pulled away. Took off some powder coat and scratched the bar a little. No big deal. If I had panniers the impact probably would have been reduced.

The bolt torque specs given by tourtech are not the best in my opinion. I looked to the factory service manual as a guideline for some of the bolts and used my own judgement on others (i'am a mechanic for a living) I used blue loctite on all the bolts too. Using a stainless specific thread lube might also be good.
Surely you shouldn't have used blue Loctite on the rear bolt of the right TT bar. If you remove the bolt you are likely to remove the TT nut with it (the TT nut that replaces the OEM nut of the engine mount).
 

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Juan said:
Surely you shouldn't have used blue Loctite on the rear bolt of the right TT bar. If you remove the bolt you are likely to remove the TT nut with it (the TT nut that replaces the OEM nut of the engine mount).
I might have, I can't exactly remember how I installed that specific bolt. If the nut is a locking type I don't use loctite. If I did use it. I only put a drop, hopefully I don't have any major difficulties if I ever remove it.
 

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!kid said:
I might have, I can't exactly remember how I installed that specific bolt. If the nut is a locking type I don't use loctite. If I did use it. I only put a drop, hopefully I don't have any major difficulties if I ever remove it.
No worries though. If you used Loctite all that may happen is that the nut comes out with the bolt. The, use a vice to hold the nut and force to remove the bolt from the nut.
 

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I dropped mine few times both sides and had to "adjust" them slightly. I don't even want to imagine what would happen w/o them.
I went with TT cause you get to keep the oem crash pads.
 

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cosmic said:
I dropped mine few times both sides and had to "adjust" them slightly. I don't even want to imagine what would happen w/o them.
I went with TT cause you get to keep the oem crash pads.
I had previously installed the Off-The-Road crash pads and these were quite expensive. I had to revert to the OEM pads to fit the TT crash bars.
 

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cosmic said:
I dropped mine few times both sides and had to "adjust" them slightly. I don't even want to imagine what would happen w/o them.
I went with TT cause you get to keep the oem crash pads.
Same reason I went with TT. Bike being White color, I chose the silver bars. Never tested them and hope to never test them :)

I have managed to remove both sides of the panel to install the DNA air filter, and I don't think it was an issue removing the panels. There is a slight contact with the bars when trying to remove the panels but hasn't scratch the plastics. I like them on how its lines fits to the S10.
 

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Another owner of the TT bars. The stainless ones look good with the white bike. I can access the electrics no problem and I think they really suit the bike.
I agree the Alt Riders are probably a bit better in a big tumble, but I dont get onto anything more severe than gravel, so I am happy with my choice and it suits what I do with the bike. :)

 

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After a couple of weeks of backlog, today I received and installed my Touratech bars. Installation was simple and all the parts look very well done. The funny part is that left/right sides have different nuts/bolts and for a moment I though I was short on parts, hehe.

My only complaint is the shipping package. The loose bars had a couple of paint chips, and I was hoping to do those myself, while ridding.

In the end, I am happy with the result and as Andylaser said, these bars should be what I need for the type of ridding I am planning. :)
 

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Very nice you guys, but still looking for the CRASHERS among you! :D
 
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