Original GTR14 engine bars......tested!

[snowy]

Ok, I'm up for the chocolate spanner award!
Wont go into detail, but bike took a spill today, I am so glad that I paid the money for the Kawasaki engine bars!
Basically bike got nudged back whilst on side stand, over she went with that horrible sound of grating plastic!
But, after a mixture of anger and adrenaline rush, got her righted, all damage was impact scuffs to lower edge of coloured mirror trim, slight gravel rash on rear end of original can and small scuff on engine crash bar and R&G bush mounted on rear offside of swing arm.
Think I paid £240 from a dealer in Germany for the engine bars, the insurance paid off! Minimal damage to remind me and make good!
Still feel like a first class  though!

[iamkwackers]

  glad the damage was minimal, and the engine bars and bobbins did their job    don't feel so bad about it Snowro, it has happened to most of us at some time or other   

[O.C.]

glad the damage was minimal, and the engine bars and bobbins did their job    don't feel so bad about it Snowro, it has happened to most of us at some time or other   

  the bars did their job, there are very few motorcyclists out there who haven't experienced a spill at one time or another 

[Lonewolf]

These things happen, where did you bury the person who nudged your bike and made it fall over? 

[snowy]

These things happen, where did you bury the person who nudged your bike and made it fall over? 

Thats why I never explained in detail! Home goal I'm afraid!

[PRD]

We have all done things like that! It won't happen to k16's due to their farce I mean force field!

[Lonewolf]

Thats why I never explained in detail! Home goal I'm afraid!

I did something similar on the GTR when I parked up and put the side stand down before getting off only to then see the bike listing to its left and coming to a rest on a dry stone wall due to the soft ground. I was annoyed with myself but thankfully it only damaged a mirror.

[shaggs147]

Yep done it myself too.... always park the bike in gear now to prevent it rolling forwards

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[jayjay10117]

Are your engine bars the genuine Kawasaki items...loke like a heavy metal bar which is mounted to the frame and runs along the side of the fairing then appears to stop  (think the part no. is 123CPS0032 )  or are they the tubular type??

[snowy]

Are your engine bars the genuine Kawasaki items...loke like a heavy metal bar which is mounted to the frame and runs along the side of the fairing then appears to stop  (think the part no. is 123CPS0032 )  or are they the tubular type??

Genuine Kawasaki bars, seen here:-


Not sure if they're the same part for 2015 model, but well impressed with these, just a small scuff that should lift out with a bit of wet n dry!
If you're looking for these sure it was £240 new I paid from a German dealer, not the £399 Appleyards want, but still cheap compared to a fairing!

[pross]

I had these on my 2009 bike.
IMHO I think they are more appealing than the tube ones I have now and as you said they did there job 

[snowy]

I had these on my 2009 bike.
IMHO I think they are more appealing than the tube ones I have now and as you said they did there job 

[jayjay10117]

I really like the look of these.  Expensive but so much better looking than the tubular ones.  Having almost binned it a couple of weeks ago when I lost the front ( roundabout + heavy rain + diesel is not a good combination )  I have been looking into crash bars.  Just on the subject, and something that perhaps would be better on a new post, a mate of mine told me, after my little scare, that he had heard that the GTR could be prone to losing the front end.  Anybody else ever come across this rumour???

[GTRpilot]

I really like the look of these.  Expensive but so much better looking than the tubular ones.  Having almost binned it a couple of weeks ago when I lost the front ( roundabout + heavy rain + diesel is not a good combination )  I have been looking into crash bars.  Just on the subject, and something that perhaps would be better on a new post, a mate of mine told me, after my little scare, that he had heard that the GTR could be prone to losing the front end.  Anybody else ever come across this rumour???

Why?

[jayjay10117]

Why?

Well, a friend was just in front of me at the time and suffered no issue.  I've never heard the rumour and wondered if anyone else had.  Never happened to me before in almost 40 years, tyres good etc.  Perhaps my suspension is badly set up which might have contributed.  Just looking for answers really.