Fri, 15 May 1998 15:50:53 +0200
- Message No. 3069
From: Pagendarm@dlr.de (H.G.Pagendarm)
Subject: Re: crash bars
> I´ve been paying attention to all the mails you have sent talking about
> crash bars; my @ doesn´t have it on and I´m thinking to buy them since
> some time ago, but I´m surprised because of the tons of problems you´ve
> found with it. My cuestion is simple...
>
> are they of any REAL use...?
>
> Cucho
>
> Málaga. Spain
>
>
Well, it depends. I, unfortunately, have a strong tendency to throw my bike.
My legs seem to be somewhat short for an AT. But I like it that way once I am
up and riding.
Living in Germany, there's rare chance of riding on dirt rodes. I do it in the
South of France when I get there but it is not too often. I am not so experienced.
I like to discover new tracks. This often means that I get stuck and have to turn.
To be honest, I am not able to simply screw the throttle and turn an AT on the spot.
When manouvering back and forth with big stones in my way I have dropped the bike
several times already. I am sure I would have had to by a lot of expensive plastic
if it wasn't for the crash bars. Also, I once went through a ditch with about
20 centimeters of water flowing through. Nothing special. Unfortunately I didn't
check it out before because the ditch was concrete paved and the water was clear.
I thought, no risk. I even had my girl on the passenger seat. I hit a spot with
the front wheel which was extremely slippery because of some moss.
And off she went! I threw the bike at 30 km/h. My girl and I landed reasonably smooth
in the water. The bike touch down on the left side and made it all the way to the other
side of the river scratching on the crash bar and the passenger footrest and the
handlebar. I can still see sparks when I remember the bike scratching the rocks.
We could just start it and continue the trip. The crash bar deserves a repaint, though.
I just feel better, riding a rough rode, when I know that I don't rist a few hundred
marks each time.
Hans-Georg
atic@gmx.net