Just picked up the MC crash bars and the instructions seem pretty straight forward. Just wondering if anybody had any advice or hints that aren't in the instructions.
Thanks for the help
I put mine on three weeks ago. Front and back. The backs are EASY. The fronts are more difficult, but the instructions are very good. The left side is much easier to install than the right side due to the top bolt on the right side being difficult to access when the fairing piece is in place. Also the metal spacer, both sides (sleeve thing) is a PITA to hold in place and then insert the bolt through. It's doable, but a third hand would be helpful. Unfortunately, there isn't room for a helper. When I take the tupperwear off again, I will cut the two pieces of the front edge of the middle fairings (both sides) so that they can be removed without needing to remove the bars again. Currently there is no way to remove the tupperwear without removing the bars. It's a simple fix and I should have done it originally, but I wasn't sure I was going to keep the bars. After a couple of trips with them in place, and after adding the LED lights to the brackets on the bars, I know I am keeping them. I got the black bars so they really do blend in with the bike. I stayed away from the chrome because I didn't want them to stand out, visually.
Take your time and it will come out fine. Consider cutting the fairing so that you don't have to 'thread' the bars through the openings for installation.
