avc8130 said:
Any pics? Care to document your Altrider case for the thread?
The Touratech mounts intrigue me. I would LOVE to hear a review.
Same with Rumbux.
ac
Can’t help with photos, sorry. Didn’t get the bike back to the shop for a couple of weeks. When they repaired it, I didn't notice the lugs until I tried to replace the crash bars with the OTR ones I had before I bought the Altrider bars.
The lug holes didn't line up and I noticed rust on the welds of the lug. The shop had forced the plastic OEM bars back on. When I questioned them about it the answer I got was the insurance was going to write off my bike if I wanted the lugs fixed.
The accident caused the bars to twist the mounting plate at the lugs in an slight S type shape. They also bent in toward the side cover and back. The cross brace was hitting the front of the side cover.
In my eye the damage to the bike didn't look bad but the shop ended up replacing the front wheel fender, right side cover and upper cover. They re aligned the handle bars in the clamps that took most of the force twisting back and twisting my front a little.
I have Barkbusters on that I believe helped give extra strength to the bars.
The accident, I think was about 40 to 50Kmh, It was so quick and I was just slowing down from about 80kmh on a gravel Rd. Medium size deer ran panicked into the side of my front tyre sending the bike down to the right and me with it. My leg was caught under the bike and this ended up braking my right fibular.