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ST1300 Rear Crash Guards
Shiney:
A little while ago my bike was pushed over :cuss so I decided to get Crash Bars.
After looking at all the options I decided to go with the F6B/Goldwing Crash Bars, these bars have a bend and thanks to this the pillion footrests don’t need to be moved :thumbs
Anyway when looking around I found that Martin aka “red dirt cowboy” from ST-Owners.com sells a mounting/adapter kit to mount the F6B/Goldwing Crash Bars to the ST1300 :clap
-> http://www.st-owners.com/forums/showthread.php?158379-Available-now-Gold-Wing-Crash-Bar-to-ST1300-Adapter-Plates-and-Hardware-48-ship&highlight=adapter+kit
-> http://www.st-owners.com/forums/showthread.php?158470-Powder-Coated-Flat-Black-Gold-Wing-Crash-Bars-87-shipping-(fits-ST1300-w-adapter)&highlight=adapter+kit
Martin advised that the best place to get the crash bars to go with the mounting/adapter kit is from shops that do trike conversions on the F6B/Goldwings as the crash bars are removed and no longer required once the conversion is done.
Anyway Martin also had some Crash Bars for sale so I was able to buy them from him along with the kit :thumb
Well everything arrived a bit over a week later.
The crash bars and kit
Also includes all the nuts and bolts that are needed for the job
As you can see the mounting/adapter plate is unfinished and the crash bars are tarnished so first thing was to smooth out the rough parts on the plate and polish up everything :thumbsup
The next thing I did was have the crash bars powder coated black. (I reckon as they look better in black then chrome on the ST) 8)
Once this was all done it was finally time to install them on the bike by following the instructions provided with the kit.
I have added a scan of the instructions to this post but will run over the basics below :wink1
The Install
First mount the bars to the mounting/adapter plate using the nuts and bolts provided.
Once this is done remove the panniers then remove one frame bolt.
* Only remove one bolt at a time. If both bolts are removed at the same time it’ll be VERY hard to reinstall the bolts as the subframe may become misaligned with the frame.
Loosely attach the mounting/adapter plate with one of the supplied bolts.
Swing the plate around and remove the second bolt from the frame then swing the plate back and insert one of the supplied bolts to finish attaching the plate to the bike.
* The left side is very close to the pannier when installed and needs to be pulled forward when tightening the bolts to allow clearance for the pannier.
Job done :grin
Here are some extra pics showing the finished install
I am very happy with the finished product and think it looks good.
Cheers
Shiney
I should add the total cost...
The Mounting/Adapter Kit & Crash Bars plus delivery came to $152.70 USD.
And the powder coating was $66 AUD (Custom Coating. 30 Leonard Crs, Brendale, QLD. Ph (07) 3205 2833)
(If you get the F6B bars they are already powder coated black so that can save some money ;-*)
Cheers
Shiney
CallMeSteve:
This looks great Shiney. I reckon I could go for that. Thanks for posting instructions that are so clear even a noob could follow them.
I'm just wondering - does your pillion notice the loss of heel-room with the guards fitted ?
Shiney:
--- Quote from: CallMeSteve on October 25, 2017, 12:24:29 PM ---This looks great Shiney. I reckon I could go for that. Thanks for posting instructions that are so clear even a noob could follow them.
I'm just wondering - does your pillion notice the loss of heel-room with the guards fitted ?
--- End quote ---
Thanks mate :grin
The wife said that when she has the foot peg under the center of her foot the bar just touches the back of her boot but that it isn't annoying or irritating at all :thumbsup
The only issue that she has is that she had to change the way she gets on the bike.
She now has to place her foot on the peg with her toes facing forward when getting on the bike as the bars stop her from spinning her foot as she swings her leg over.
But all in all she is happy with them :runyay
Cheers
Shiney
Shiney:
I have also added the cost to the bottom of the original post :thumbs
johnnyYTED:
:blk13 :dred11
I juST looked at Martins poST and sent him a reply asking if he has any bars left, and the adaptor plate. I will order them if he has some then fit them to STrangler :grin
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