Givi Crashbars for Transalp
 

Hi,

Has someone experience with Givi crashbars on the Transalp. Are they any good?

Thanks,

Rob

i've fitted mine, as it usually happens, AFTER i droped my TA a couple of times, since its on nothing happened so maybe it work as a luck token or something? but seriously, it look like it could prevent foot brake lever diggin' into engine case and even save some of the plastics (little spill obviously), it vibrates a little and really good thing about them is that u can rest your feet on them in a long journey, oh and its either givi bars or centrestand i've been told. now can someone recommend good handguards for TA? maybe made of steel and small enough so i could put muffs over them in winter?

I have never crashtested the Givi bars, but they do seem sturdy and offering protection to the chassis and a bit of the lower parts of the engine, reinforcing a bit what is a fragile bashplate and exposed catalist. I´ve knocked mine on sidewalks (urban agressive riding hehehehehe) and rocks a couple of times. Other thing I noticed the first time I rode with Tourances is that the Givi Bars lower your cornering clearance, on a bumpy tight corner I scratched the right side of the bar before touching with the foot peg, not very dangerous but never did it again.

It´s the lower scratch in this picture http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b3...07-2005002.jpg

Overall, I think it´s a good product and worth fitting

The motad ones I have look tougher, but their fixing system is suspect - the upper connection point is onto a small weak radiator screw. So Givi, yeah...

The Givi ones are fixed to the central stand points and the chassis front downtube in front of the engine.