What are who makes these?How can I get one?
(http://cgi.stanford.edu/~sanjayd/gs500/uploads/Upgrades/lots_of_guards.jpg)
Those look very much like crash bars, very possibly custom made.
I have never come across such an extensive set anywhere else before.
Crash protection. Totally custom job.
Looks similar to something in Adidasguy's post: http://gstwins.com/gsboard/index.php?topic=58335.0
Quote from: ben2go on November 18, 2011, 06:53:47 PM
What are who makes these?How can I get one?
(http://cgi.stanford.edu/~sanjayd/gs500/uploads/Upgrades/lots_of_guards.jpg)
How the F*** do you turn the bars?
Quote from: craigs449 on November 18, 2011, 09:08:54 PM
Quote from: ben2go on November 18, 2011, 06:53:47 PM
What are who makes these?How can I get one?
(http://cgi.stanford.edu/~sanjayd/gs500/uploads/Upgrades/lots_of_guards.jpg)
How the F*** do you turn the bars?
With your hands? Those crash bars aren't connected to the frame. so there is nothing restricting the steering.
That should be a Hepco & Becker item. available in Germany and maybe the UK.
Lill overkill, especially given how well the GS500E crashes, I think...
Might be ok if you plan to take your GS bushbashing regularly. :D
Quote from: pave_spectre on November 18, 2011, 11:47:17 PM
Might be ok if you plan to take your GS bushbashing regularly. :D
Or rhinoceros hunting. :D
i think im gonna make a bumper bike. lol
If you think you need crash bars like that, sell your bike now and give up riding, seriously.
Michael
Ben, where did you find that pic? Aside from the safari guard up high, and the highway bars down low, there appears to be another set of bars for the swingarm maybe?
Quote from: pave_spectre on November 18, 2011, 09:10:35 PM
Quote from: craigs449 on November 18, 2011, 09:08:54 PM
Quote from: ben2go on November 18, 2011, 06:53:47 PM
What are who makes these?How can I get one?
(http://cgi.stanford.edu/~sanjayd/gs500/uploads/Upgrades/lots_of_guards.jpg)
How the F*** do you turn the bars?
With your hands? Those crash bars aren't connected to the frame. so there is nothing restricting the steering.
whoops, it looked like the uppers were connected to the lower frame guards.......upon closer inspection, they are independent of each other. looks like stunter guards.
no offence, but that is pretty fugly
Quote from: Big Rich on November 19, 2011, 05:36:40 AM
Ben, where did you find that pic? Aside from the safari guard up high, and the highway bars down low, there appears to be another set of bars for the swingarm maybe?
Hey Rich.
I found it on the GS twin wiki. http://wiki.gstwins.com/index.php?n=Upgrades.CaseGuards All the way at the bottom.
I am building a touring GS that will see some single track.Really nothing more than smooth foot paths.I want some protection against branches hitting the headlight and handle bars.I may just go with bark busters and wire mesh type head light guard.
Thanks for the criticism.I love the support found on this forum. :flipoff:
Quote from: adidasguy on November 18, 2011, 10:10:25 PM
That should be a Hepco & Becker item. available in Germany and maybe the UK.
Thanks.I am checking them out.
A touring GS is it now? Zzzzzzzzz
these look like the setup i seen on the learner school bikes....
Quote from: XLAR8 on November 19, 2011, 01:39:05 PM
these look like the setup i seen on the learner school bikes....
I absolutely second that.
I am just wondering what the hell he expects to happen on that bike, surviving the apocalypse?
you can see the motor guards and there is one that goes off to protect the muffler and rear end as well.
I guess if it is for beginner school anything can happen. I would wrap them in that coushiny stuff that goes on the handle bars on off road bikes.