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Best Crash Bars
- Thread starter bigbruce
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Altrider crash bars, skid plate, side stand switch guard and the U-joint and brake reservoir guards. (I also have the Altrider rear luggage rack.) Quality stuff and made in the USA.
The stock Yamaha U-joint and brake reservoir guards are poorly designed and are an accident waiting to happen. (Guard up the pant leg.)
I have T-Rex crash bars and luggage guards on my FJR. Also quality stuff and also made in the USA (Texas).
Haynes
The stock Yamaha U-joint and brake reservoir guards are poorly designed and are an accident waiting to happen. (Guard up the pant leg.)
I have T-Rex crash bars and luggage guards on my FJR. Also quality stuff and also made in the USA (Texas).
Haynes
I am detecting just the tiniest amount of patriotism here
But you are right, the Altrider crashbars are seriously good!
especially the red ones LOLI am detecting just the tiniest amount of patriotism here
But you are right, the Altrider crashbars are seriously good!
rob
No patriotism here: I'm from Canada. I do however appreciate well made products regardless of where they're made and I believe in supporting North American businesses whenever I can.I am detecting just the tiniest amount of patriotism here
But you are right, the Altrider crashbars are seriously good!
Haynes
Bmwdumptruck
Well-Known Member
I like the look of those, must admit as a road only rider I see most carsh bars as too big and bulky. Bet I can’t get these in the uk though.
I think they're from Columbia, SA. I don't know if that hurts, or helps. Here's the official part number: mastech - pn:103.009 - engine guard
sureshshanmugam
Member
Greetings riders,
Any thoughts on the additional protection with AltRider upper crash bars? I have the lower ones on my 2021. Thinking to add upper ones aswell, but read somewhere Altrider saying their lower Crashbar is designed to provide protection even without upper.
Thanks in advance
Any thoughts on the additional protection with AltRider upper crash bars? I have the lower ones on my 2021. Thinking to add upper ones aswell, but read somewhere Altrider saying their lower Crashbar is designed to provide protection even without upper.
Thanks in advance
robp
Active Member
I have the upper and lower Altrider crashbars. Nicely made products, BTW. My only crash test so far was when the kickstand sunk into some soft asphalt and the bike fell over. The lower bars took the impact and saved the left panel / radiator. The uppers did not impact the ground at all in this event. One issue is that you will not be able to remove the right-side battery cover / panel without first removing the upper crash bar.
thughes317
Well-Known Member
Crash-tested the Altriders bars thoroughly....great product (I have upper and lowers). Contrary to "robp" statement above, I have no problem removing right side cover and removing/replacing battery with bars in place (no need to loosen or remove bars)....it's tight but do-able. YMMV.
Being from Italy I bought Givi ones...
Unfortunately I have dropped the bike once each side ( I like to treat myself...)...
Once with luggage, right side, only minor scratch on bar and a tiny almost unnoticebily on the right case.
The other time on the left, no luggage, only very small scratch.
I managed to cover the scratch with the rubber provided already by Givi,similar to the ones Bimota brought...
I don't do off road but even though they don't look too nice ( no one does) I highly recommend them to prevent bigger and more expensive damages.
Oh I used them to install fog/auxiliary light too...
I would buy them again.
Unfortunately I have dropped the bike once each side ( I like to treat myself...)...
Once with luggage, right side, only minor scratch on bar and a tiny almost unnoticebily on the right case.
The other time on the left, no luggage, only very small scratch.
I managed to cover the scratch with the rubber provided already by Givi,similar to the ones Bimota brought...
I don't do off road but even though they don't look too nice ( no one does) I highly recommend them to prevent bigger and more expensive damages.
Oh I used them to install fog/auxiliary light too...
I would buy them again.
WJBertrand
Ventura Highway
I have the Givi bars. I think they look great and after one drop on each side, they prevented any damage to the bike. My “off” on the left side was at about 20 MPH and the bike suddenly stopped when the left bar dug into a damp berm. That impact bent the bar backwards slightly requiring quite a bit of leverage to bend it back. I think if the bike could have slid a bit instead it would not have bent. The drop on the right side was on a slope, downhill on the right, but I was nearly stopped. It was a bugger to right the bike with the top of it facing downhill, but not so much as a scratch on the bike. Some tiny scratches on the bar.
My only real criticism of the Givi bars is that it’s a chore to line up the plates that bolt to the front engine mounts. Getting all four bolts started takes a lot of fiddling. In my case, besides the Givi bars, there’s the factory engine hanger plate and my skid plate brackets that all need to fall into alignment. If I didn’t need to remove all of that for each valve inspection it would only be a one-time issue.
-Jeff
My only real criticism of the Givi bars is that it’s a chore to line up the plates that bolt to the front engine mounts. Getting all four bolts started takes a lot of fiddling. In my case, besides the Givi bars, there’s the factory engine hanger plate and my skid plate brackets that all need to fall into alignment. If I didn’t need to remove all of that for each valve inspection it would only be a one-time issue.
-Jeff
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mhild
Member
Unfortunately, AltRider has quit manufacturing the crash bars for the Super Tenere, as of 2024.
Along with Mastech. The company that made mine. T-Rex is one of the few still making a skid plate and crash bars. I think there's slight discount when you buy both.
2012 - 2024 (t-rex-racing.com)
Madhatter
Well-Known Member
big fan of alt rider , had lowers on my 12 , when I bought the 19 I did lowers and uppers . great bars . a buddy of mines uses Yamaha crash bars and he has dropped his bike a dozen times ,from trails to pavement , bike has survived unscathed . not as pretty as aftermarket but they work . as its getting harder to equip a new Super Tenere with aftermarket I think OEM will serve just the same though not as pretty .
Cycledude
Well-Known Member
Apparently despite the outrageous prices the Alt Rider crash bars were not profitable
I mean, how many BMW GS are sold for every Super Tenere? 1,000 to 1? 10,000 to 1?
RCinNC
Well-Known Member
I have Altrider bars too. I got lucky; they were like half off during a scratch and dent sale years ago.
Couldn't really offer an opinion on crash-worthiness; they worked fine when my bike fell over in a parking lot, but I don't know how they'd do in a more robust crash. They're definitely solidly made.
My experience with battery removal was the same as RobP's; I couldn't get the battery out without removing the crash bar. I learned this the hard way when my battery failed on a trip in Virginia, and I found out I didn't have the right size socket with me to get the bars off. Contrary to THughes' experience, there was no amount of manipulation that would allow me to get that battery out without removing the bars. The battery simply wouldn't move far enough out of the battery box to allow me to rotate it or shift it before it contacted the bars.
Couldn't really offer an opinion on crash-worthiness; they worked fine when my bike fell over in a parking lot, but I don't know how they'd do in a more robust crash. They're definitely solidly made.
My experience with battery removal was the same as RobP's; I couldn't get the battery out without removing the crash bar. I learned this the hard way when my battery failed on a trip in Virginia, and I found out I didn't have the right size socket with me to get the bars off. Contrary to THughes' experience, there was no amount of manipulation that would allow me to get that battery out without removing the bars. The battery simply wouldn't move far enough out of the battery box to allow me to rotate it or shift it before it contacted the bars.
Tenforeplay
Active Member
When I bought my '23 about 6 mos ago it took me a pretty good search to find the bars and skid plate and I came to the conclusion at that time the aftermarket for those pieces was a little slim.