The small engine bars on my XT definitely saved the water pump in an off in Mongolia; so I decided it was probably wise to get a set for the CRF. I’ve seen many examples of over the top crash protection; the XT has integrated “crash panels” which work pretty well, but many people seem to think they also need crash bars to protect the crash panels giving the full scaffolding look; superfluous and heavy......madness!
Anyway, I digress.........
Didn’t need the integrated bash plate on the GPKompozit as I already had the stand-alone one from Thailand. The fitting of the bars was another opportunity to showcase my incompetence. Took me a while to work out how they fitted (which included the removal of an engine bolt). I had to zip tie a spanner in place on the engine bolt on one side of the bike before I could tackle the nut on the other side. It would have been much easier with a second pair of hands and a functioning brain, but you can only work with what you have....!
Soundtrack: “Space Monkey” - John Prine
