Adventure Bikes NEED Crash Bars | Hepco & Becker Tank Bar Review
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- Опубліковано 12 січ 2024
- Crash bars are essential on big adventure bikes, and the Suzuki V-Strom 800DE is no different. I installed the Hepco & Becker tank bars onto the Big Banana.
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Jacket - www.dririder.com.au/ Adventure Vortex 2
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I had been researching for some time and couldn't decide which one I wanted. Your unboxing and install video made me choose the H&B. By far the best option, haven't tested them yet, but give it time. Keep up the good videos. 👍
Thanks mate. Hopefully you won't need to test them!
Installed mine today. Perfekt fit.
Ah nice
I had Hepco & Becker crash bars on my DL650A 2nd gen, they were awesome! Did a lot of offroad and dropped the bike quite a few times and they never moved. On that model version, it had a horizontal cross brace between the two sides at the bottom which was nice. Couldn't fault them. Everyone else were running the stock Suzuki (made by GIVI) bars and they would bend all the time. Great review, cheers mate.
Thanks mate. Good to hear they have been good for a while
Im using the same. Im happy with mine.
Good to hear mate
Hey Curtis, I do remember the install especially on the LHS, I think that wiring connector was more of a Suzuki issue than HB crash bars to be fair. Perhaps to a novice, it might present a challenge.
I for one know you’ve done your absolute level best (ie: ripping crazy) to kill the Strom but it’s held up well, still looks great from a distance & besides being a bit porky, you a one crazy dude😎 Have you chosen another set of off-road tyres & have the folks from Barkbusters helped you with handguards???? C’mon Barkbusters. Get on this guy🇦🇺
Cheers!
Hey Steve, I've hit them up, we'll see what they say!
Good Vid. Add some Stedi lights onto the crash bars will be an added bonus.
Cheers. It needs a good set of lights, those stock ones are pretty pov!
The crash bars I had on my Gen 2 KLR were the bad kind that you described. The Hepcos look great on the Strom.
The mighty KLR has attracted some shocking crash bars 😂
Thanks for the review. I was looking at the OEM crash bars included on the 800DE Adventure and they do not compare to the Hepco ones. Cheers!
Cheers. I agree they are no good. Thin and a strange design
Fantastic
Thanks!
Using the SW-Motech crash bars and skidplate on my 800DE. The brand seems to uphold my expectations. Decent quality and feels reliable.
Had the same issue with the left side of the bike. That rubbery thing is in the middle of where the 2nd screw needs to be fitted in.
Glad it wasn't just me. Good to hear you're happy with the sw motech
Left side was Hard just beacuse of what you just say. Rubber ting and electric contact .
Good info! Nice bars!
Being curious about body part prices, I looked up the cost of the big main side cover behind the crash bars for the 800DE. Pleased to see Revzilla has the part in the U.S. for $97.50 with decals... Not bad. Other parts weren't too bad either.
The Transalp. The similar side cover from the dealer near me is $360 for one side with decals. Ridiculous! Might be able to get the part a little cheaper when places like Revzilla have it, but it will probably still be over $300.
I mistakenly said the price was $50 on another UA-cam video... I have to find that and correct it. 😁
I made my own crash bars for the DE. I enjoy fabricating my own stuff. I am picky and it does look good now but that was not easy to get it all symmetrical!! I went through more than 40' of 1" tubing before I got it right. Probably a piece of cake for someone who does it for a living.
Made my own windshield also. That was pretty easy and it works and looks good. Just some sheet metal a little bigger than you want the windshield to be to use as a curved form, some Lexan, soft felt for between the sheet metal and the Lexan, and an oven. There's probably a UA-cam video?
$30 for a 4'X2' sheet of Lexan .090" thick. Tried a few different shapes and sizes with that sheet of Lexan before I got it right. I attached it to the same bracket the original windshield is screwed to with spacers since I couldn't make the recesses.
Try it!
Thats pretty cheap for decals, good to know. Making a windshield and crash bars, kudos to you bud!
Full disclosure "I owned MAP up to 2019" whatever, I acquired the HB licence in 2006 because IMHO they are the best. Two main reasons, 1. They do really well in design esp cross loading the bars for better rigidity, you mention flex in others brands. HB use high quality steel and design each bike individually to best suit its needs in a get off. 2. Not just a German name. Made in Germany!! Off which their proud (if you want to visit, the factory is in Pirmasens SW Germany). OH 2.5 They listen to their importers and accept tested feedback to improve the product. Nuff said.
Nice mate good to know, small world! Honestly I'm stoked with them and I'm a picky prick
If some manufacturer would design a motorcycle that doesn't want to dirt nap.....that would be a great bike. nice package for the DE.
Agree. There's been a couple, they generally aren't big names though...
I have the adventure model and it came with the oem crash bars.. and for those the don't know the oem are made by sw motech for suzuki
How are you finding the adventure crash bars mate?
@@onthebackwheel I really like them..they seem very strong.. thankfully I have not had to test them out....
@@gabrielkopp2036 hehe hopefully you won't need to
@@onthebackwheel you know as well as I do mate.. it's not a matter of if but is a matter of when haha
@@gabrielkopp2036 haha yep
My OEM bars have squashed a bit. I will replace them in the future.
Damn. Where did they bend?
@@onthebackwheel at the Mount point and the bar. Seems like soft metal base. Still about an inch off the fairing but it will collapse with more drops.
@@Happypillz that sucks. Least there's a good replacement option
Im up in canada and shipping is the same price as the bars. What website did u order from ?
I ordered from the link in the description. I'm sure Canada have a link on the Hepco and Becker site though (if not maybe USA?)
Motovan Carrie’s the sw motech bars in Canada, so easy to get from any shop or dealer. Just fyi. I have installed but not “tested” mine yet!
Buenas! quiero ponerle estas defensas hyb pero no se si las recomiendas.estas me gustan mas que las originales.no entiendo inglés jaja gracias
Hi! That's ok. These are MUCH better than the original ones, I definitely recommend them
Gracias! los voy a comprar@@onthebackwheel
Adventure Bikes need no Crash Bars. Streetbikes used for Off-road Adventure riding need that.
Hehe one way of looking at it