Tue, 23 Jun 1998 08:52:00 +0200 - Message No. 3445
>From: Marcel_Sieling@mausd.gun.de (Marcel Sieling)

Subject: crash bars and frame


Hi,

>I want to buy a chrash bar from Africa Queens.

Good decision. I mounted them and I like them very much.

>Stephan told me to prepare the frame / mounting points before mounting
>the crash bar so that they do not broke due to vibration.

Perhaps he refers to the problem with the left front screw of the engine
protector, which is originally fastened with a thin piece of metal to the
frame, which likes to break very early. I had a five stars crash bar
(before the africa queens one I have now), which made the left screw holder
brake due to vibrations (I presume, because there was no crash).

A friend of mine welded a new piece to the bike which is 4mm thick and
welded a nut on this metal behind the hole for the screw. This works very
fine so far and widthstood several light fall downs on the sides of the
crash bars and several thousand kilometers of vibrations without problems.

I would strongly recommend to exchange the holding of the left front screw
of the engine protector with a self made piece of at least 4mm thick steel.

take care - Marcello.




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