I had a bit of an off today whilst climbing a mountain. Short story is, the bike fell fairly abruptly on its left hand side, whilst I fell halfway down the mountain.
Inspection of the bike revealed that the SW Motech crash bar protected the radiator and fan. Good news. However, in doing so, it got squashed. Squashed to the point where the bar is now resting on the panel that covers the radiator and fan...approx a 2" squashing from where it originally sat.
Closer inspection showed that it has bent near where the bars bolt in front of the engine. The actual plate steel bracket (looks like approx 6mm or 8mm).
Whilst I'm thankful for it protecting the radiator and fan, I'm disappointed that such a relatively small crash could bend the bar.
My questions are....
1) has anyone else had this happen?
2) are they designed to do this (like a crumple zone in a car)?
3) could I bend it back into place or is it now eternally weakened?
4) has anyone done any additional bracing on their SWM crash bars?
5) do I now buy a set of Altrider bars (which appear to be stronger)?
Cheers,
Glenn
Inspection of the bike revealed that the SW Motech crash bar protected the radiator and fan. Good news. However, in doing so, it got squashed. Squashed to the point where the bar is now resting on the panel that covers the radiator and fan...approx a 2" squashing from where it originally sat.
Closer inspection showed that it has bent near where the bars bolt in front of the engine. The actual plate steel bracket (looks like approx 6mm or 8mm).
Whilst I'm thankful for it protecting the radiator and fan, I'm disappointed that such a relatively small crash could bend the bar.
My questions are....
1) has anyone else had this happen?
2) are they designed to do this (like a crumple zone in a car)?
3) could I bend it back into place or is it now eternally weakened?
4) has anyone done any additional bracing on their SWM crash bars?
5) do I now buy a set of Altrider bars (which appear to be stronger)?
Cheers,
Glenn