Safety & Maintenance, Touring Prep Richard @Hero Safety & Maintenance, Touring Prep Richard @Hero

Install Engine Crash Bars & Hardware Fasteners

Protect expensive engine covers from low-speed tip-overs and prepare frame bolt threads with proper solvents and threadlockers to prevent vibration loosening and rust.

Adding crash bars helps improve the riding safety for a motorcycle, like the Indian bike above.

Whether you're maneuvering in tight, hilly driveways around Hillsborough, towards Halfmoon Bay, or stopping on loose gravel turnouts along Highway 1, a low-speed tip-over can happen to anyone.

Solid tubular engine guards (crash bars) shield your engine heads, floorboards, and custom paint from devastating pavement impact. Plus, they give you a solid mounting point for adjustable highway pegs so you can stretch your legs on long highway runs.

Installation Protocol: Thoroughly degrease frame mounting threads with a metal prep solvent before running bolts in. Apply a drop of medium-strength blue threadlocker to prevent engine harmonic vibrations from backing the hardware loose over time, while sealing the threads against trapped moisture and rust.

Part of our comprehensive guide: How to Transform A Cruiser Motorcycle for Long-Distance Touring

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