Mikeybikey57
Member
I've had a run of slightly bad luck and have been involved in two minor accidents on my S10 this year. In both incidents my left side GIVI crash bar had sacrificed itself to protect my bike, but not nearly as well as i'd have liked.
The first time, I ended up sustaining damage to the radiator fan assembly, after a low speed altercation with a panel van twisted the left bar well out of shape. This ended up pushing the cooling fan mount out of line and jammed the fan against the radiator and being unaware of the damage, this eventually burned the fan motor out.
On the other occasion, I was rear ended by a cager and the bike ended up taking a very low speed drop onto it's side. The left bar absorbed the impact but was again, very deformed and twisted by the drop. It was later found that the circular lug on the crash bar that connects to the peg on the bottom of the radiator (lower right of radiator in photo) via a rubber grommet had also been knocked out of line. This subsequently put a big crease in the bottom of the radiator itself.
I don't know whether i'm expecting too much from the GIVI bars, as the overall damage done could have been so much worse but it still ended up being bloody expensive to put right. I'm no engineer but having seen how the bars deformed in two relatively minor impacts, I'm left with the distinct feeling that they're perhaps not as "up to the job" as they could be. I've therefore been looking at alternatives to the GIVI bars and have narrowed them down to either the Alt Rider or Touratech offerings.
Any opinions based on your experiences of how either of these bars perform will be greatly appreciated and possibly rewarded with unlimited cups of tea and a generous slab of my wife's fantastic chocolate cake, should you be passing by at some point in the future. ::008::
The first time, I ended up sustaining damage to the radiator fan assembly, after a low speed altercation with a panel van twisted the left bar well out of shape. This ended up pushing the cooling fan mount out of line and jammed the fan against the radiator and being unaware of the damage, this eventually burned the fan motor out.
On the other occasion, I was rear ended by a cager and the bike ended up taking a very low speed drop onto it's side. The left bar absorbed the impact but was again, very deformed and twisted by the drop. It was later found that the circular lug on the crash bar that connects to the peg on the bottom of the radiator (lower right of radiator in photo) via a rubber grommet had also been knocked out of line. This subsequently put a big crease in the bottom of the radiator itself.
I don't know whether i'm expecting too much from the GIVI bars, as the overall damage done could have been so much worse but it still ended up being bloody expensive to put right. I'm no engineer but having seen how the bars deformed in two relatively minor impacts, I'm left with the distinct feeling that they're perhaps not as "up to the job" as they could be. I've therefore been looking at alternatives to the GIVI bars and have narrowed them down to either the Alt Rider or Touratech offerings.
Any opinions based on your experiences of how either of these bars perform will be greatly appreciated and possibly rewarded with unlimited cups of tea and a generous slab of my wife's fantastic chocolate cake, should you be passing by at some point in the future. ::008::
Attachments
-
200.7 KB Views: 66