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Dropping your bike is very painful.
Few things are as unsettling as a dent in a tank.
Standard solution, import OEM guards from eBay or wherever.
Kenyan solution, build own.
Step 1
Get good gauge steel plate and pipe, make wire template in exact shape and take to Gikomba for bending.
Step 2
Carefully identify mounting points, shape your flat plates and mount on frame.
Step 3
Do a test fit.
Use spot welds to correctly place the bars.
Check for symmetry at each stage.
Be sure to leave clear access to bits that need frequent replacement so that future maintenance can be done without having to remove the crash bars.
Also, sit on the bike to see how your knees relate to the position of the bars.
Spot welds allow you to break, reposition and align and reset.
Once sure of the positions, unbolt entire assembly and seal all spot welds thoroughly.
Step 4
Use a grinder to even out the weld joints, corners and edges, filler to smoothen, then prime the bars and paint.
Powdercoating is a better option for a finer and more durable finish.
Mount bars.
Step 5
Two glasses WD40, neat...and a ham and cheese.
Step 6
Abuse @Mongrel in English.
Few things are as unsettling as a dent in a tank.
Standard solution, import OEM guards from eBay or wherever.
Kenyan solution, build own.
Step 1
Get good gauge steel plate and pipe, make wire template in exact shape and take to Gikomba for bending.
Step 2
Carefully identify mounting points, shape your flat plates and mount on frame.
Step 3
Do a test fit.
Use spot welds to correctly place the bars.
Check for symmetry at each stage.
Be sure to leave clear access to bits that need frequent replacement so that future maintenance can be done without having to remove the crash bars.
Also, sit on the bike to see how your knees relate to the position of the bars.
Spot welds allow you to break, reposition and align and reset.
Once sure of the positions, unbolt entire assembly and seal all spot welds thoroughly.
Step 4
Use a grinder to even out the weld joints, corners and edges, filler to smoothen, then prime the bars and paint.
Powdercoating is a better option for a finer and more durable finish.
Mount bars.
Step 5
Two glasses WD40, neat...and a ham and cheese.
Step 6
Abuse @Mongrel in English.
