[net.cycle] crash bars / case savers

an@hou2h.UUCP (01/19/84)

Case savers / crash bars etc may save your engine cases in a minor
tipover from minor scratches, but they are just one more thing to
snag you if you do fly off in a major way. Plus the bigger bars
are great levers to tweak your frame with, major or minor getoff.

Smaller crash bars, i.e. case savers, seem to be better in that
respect. The ones on my KZ550 really hug the engine, and even
after a dumping in the rain good enough to bend the right one
back 45 degrees, the front wheel still runs true to the rear.

However there doesn't seem to be many case savers for smaller
bikes. I could never find one for my Honda 360, and the ones
my brother got for his Honda 400 are pretty flimsy looking
pieces that are only medium in size.

My inclination is to plan for the worst, pick your poison, and
hope for the best!

				Au Nguyen
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