Crash Bars, keep em or dump em?

[MrMarty51]

Originally Posted by Badassbrutus

Somthin to tie your date to...

Do`nt know what style of bike You have but I guess that does`nt matter.Keep them,There may come a time You`ll say"Dang,Wish I had left them gay looking ba#*&@+$ on there".
I had the old style crash bars on Mine 76 FLH and they saved it several times,did`nt even knock the mirrors out of alignment as the bike could`nt roll that far down.

[gsilander]

I have a crazy idea....

Take them off, see if you like it better that way. If you do, leave them off. If you don't.... I bet you can guess what's coming next can't you?... That's right! Put them back on!!!!!

Its mad but it might just work!

[DeepPurple]

Just to provide an alternative point of view.....

Don't trust your own opinion on this important issue! Watch this thread for two weeks, create a spreadsheet of all the differing viewpoints, hire a an analytical firm to crunch the data and present you with options. Go forward from there or conduct more opinion poll research, possibly from a different population segment.

Problem solved!!



For what it's worth, I'd keep 'em.

[gruss]

Originally Posted by DeepPurple

Just to provide an alternative point of view.....

Don't trust your own opinion on this important issue! Watch this thread for two weeks, create a spreadsheet of all the differing viewpoints, hire a an analytical firm to crunch the data and present you with options. Go forward from there or conduct more opinion poll research, possibly from a different population segment.

Problem solved!!



For what it's worth, I'd keep 'em.

keep the bar.....really i would..

[XDixiecratX]

Originally Posted by coolbreeze

I have been thinking or removing the crash bar that was on my bike when I bought it. I just don't like the way it looks and think the bike would look cleaner with them gone. Any opinions about if they are worth keeping in place, or are they just something to bolt front foot pegs to?

What bike you talkin about ?

[zetaseven]

I've dropped my scooter twice, no damage thanks to the engine guard.

[geouhl]

My riding buddy killed a deer with his crash guard. He probably would have dumped the bike if the deer hit his leg and not the bar.

[Nathang]

( Sorry to the members that I keep showin' this pix, but the

"why do I want crash guards" question keeps coming up )

I consider this a "BEFORE" engine guards pix.

I have several occasions every day, and more during the night

to be reminded that I considered getting crash guards earlier,

and would not have this little reminder to carry with me forever.

BTW, I rather think I know my physics, and I would never have thought

that a 600 lb bike could fall over VERY quickly, faster than

a blink of the eye, but at 20 mph, my V-Rod went from upright in a curve,

to flat on the ground grinding leg in much less than a second.

I never had any perception of it happening,

never had a chance to even start to think OhShit!

A Quantum Leap, from upright in a curve to flat on my face and broken

with NO time or space between.

[coolbreeze]

It is a 1990 Fat Boy.

[Rockerbox1]

see the pics of my fatboy in one of the many other crash bar threads (use search function) I got's a nice Lindby bar