GIVI crash bars

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Anyone have a pic of how the bars mount to the engine block?
 

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TierHawg said:
Anyone have a pic of how the bars mount to the engine block?
Here are some photos from my install. Its three pieces at the engine mount…two brackets that attach to the engine mount (4 new bolts provided) and a cross member bar that braces the brackets. As others have said, you need to put these three pieces together first and then fit them up onto the engine mount. It did not go in there piece by piece even leaving the bolts very loose.









Here's what came in the kit:





 

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Twitch said:
Here are some photos from my install. Its three pieces at the engine mount…two brackets that attach to the engine mount (4 new bolts provided) and a cross member bar that braces the brackets. As others have said, you need to put these three pieces together first and then fit them up onto the engine mount. It did not go in there piece by piece even leaving the bolts very loose.
Yep - pictures look exactly like mine and your comments about the required sequence are spot on.

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Thanks for the pics Twitch.

Those bars look substantially more beefy than the SW-Motech crashbars I attempted to install. Even if both bars were the same price, I'd say the GIVI are a better design. At $100 cheaper its a no-brainer which bars to get.
 

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It looks like I may have to move my Fiam horn from the secret side location based on these pics. Looks like the brace and horn will be fighting for space.
 

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SpeedStar said:
It looks like I may have to move my Fiam horn from the secret side location based on these pics. Looks like the brace and horn will be fighting for space.
You could weld a 1/8 tab and mount in the same place about 1/3 inch higher. Clearing the barrel shaped protrusion should not be a problem. It looks like the flat mounts should never have to come off, unless they are bent or the engine needs to come out. :(
 

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I will play around with the location and see what has to be done. Maybe it will clear, but looks tight from the pics.
 

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UPS showed up at 6 PM and I had them installed by 730 PM including finishing my dinner! BAM! That's the way to finish off my birthday today!

::015:: ::015:: ::015:: ::018:: ::018:: ::018::

Back to work tomorrow. :mad: :mad:
 

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Firefight911 said:
UPS showed up at 6 PM and I had them installed by 730 PM including finishing my dinner! BAM! That's the way to finish off my birthday today!
Great and Happy Birthday! Mine was last Sunday!!!

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dave6 said:
By the way the GIVI crash bars work fine. I tested them on a concrete slime covered water crossing on Saturday doing about 15 mph. I was down so fast I had no time to even take my feet off the pegs. I left 2 gouges in the concrete about 5 feet long, one from the crash bar the other from the home made alum. pannier bottom forward corner. Not a scratch on the bike or me, the handle bars did not touch the ground. The concrete was so slick you could hardly stand up or walk on it. The crash bars are heavy at 15 lbs but worth it. The guy riding behind said it made a very loud crash sound then a loud scraping sound, and he had his bike running with helmet and ear plugs in. The left side of the bike looks more exposed, I think I will cut off the side stand knob just beyond where the spring attaches and get or make a folding shift lever like the dirt bikes have, then I should be good to go. I had full camping gear in the bags and could not pick the bike up myself without help, I am 205 lbs and not a wimp. I think it would be good to find some grass and figure out how to pick this thing up before heading out on your own, Im sure without the bags I could have done it.
http://www.yamahasupertenere.com/index.php?topic=1756
 

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I got my Givi bars on this morning. Easy install. Just remember that you have to connect the small cross brace to both mount plates before you put them on. Trust me.

They look good and are a great value.

Also, about 12 lbs for everything.
 

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I really like the look of these. Good symmetry, access to the side panels without removing the bars and really good price.

 

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I mounted my Givi crash bars today and only had a couple of minor issue getting them to line up. The small upper center bolt was a bit of a hassle to get it lined up with the threaded hole.
The other was the right side guard back lower mount was bent in a half an inch or so, making it impossible to get all 3 bolts installed. So a minor adjustment with the rubber mallet, 3-4 whacks and all was good.
Looks like now I have plenty of mounting possibilities for the Wolo horns (I couldn't find the Fiamms locally). BTW - I think Wolo and Fiamm are now one and the same.
 

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Remind me not to buy anything Italian again. I like them now that they are installed... but I should have refreshed my memory about this thread before I went to putting them on. What a pain in the butt...
 

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Easiest bars to fit bar none! Not sure what problems others are having but the three sets we have installed have all been a breeze!
 

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bloke said:
Easiest bars to fit bar none! Not sure what problems others are having but the three sets we have installed have all been a breeze!
I think the 2nd and 3rd set would be a breeze. Following the instructions, side braces, followed by the stuff in the middle just gets you in trouble. The ones that say put the front/middle pieces in first and install the side crash bars last have it right.

Good to see you in the ST family, Bloke. I seem to remember you from maybe sportbikes.net (where I was known as snaprolls) and the GS world.
 

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Dagny_Taggart said:
I think the 2nd and 3rd set would be a breeze. Following the instructions, side braces, followed by the stuff in the middle just gets you in trouble. The ones that say put the front/middle pieces in first and install the side crash bars last have it right.
yep putting the center bar in first is definitely the way to do it lol

yes i did have GS"s in the past ::008::
 

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Yup, another one confirming that one should install the center stuff first, then the side bars. When done this way no issues.

For the record, I weighed all the Givi parts (bars and hardware) on my postal scale. Sad part is, that was about one week ago and now I cant find the damn wieghts I wrote down to the ounce. However, if you not being anal about weights, figure the install will add 12 pounds to your bike after subtraction of the stock hardware. It was not more than 13 pounds, I just dont have the exact number anymore. Sorry.
 

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YamaPA said:
However, if you not being anal about weights, .
i think if you are you wouldn't buy a super ten bejeezuz this biotch is heavy lol
 
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