I am kinda glad I asked for drop photos. This showed a slight design flaw that can be fixed prior to customer purchase. I dont claim sole responsibility for finding the contact point issue, just saying it helps to see a picture. And can I purchase the sadle bag crash bars now and do I need the short or the police version? I figure get some protection on there stat. Thanks again for the pictures. I am super stoked to get these on my Connie. I am just going to throw this out ther but have you thought of a quick disconnect for the sadle bag bars? This way if you decide to ride with out bags you can just pop them off and ride with just the Canyon Cage. And can we see pics of just the Canyon Cage drop test? I hope I am not asking to many questions.
Naw, you're not asking too many questions! You could purchase a set of rear guards now if you want to. If I were you though, I'd probably wait until we do the Canyon Cage Group Buy and purchase it then so you can take advantage of the discount. I'll start a new thread for the Group Buy and begin taking orders in a week or so. I'd probably just go with the small rear version, though. The large rear version was designed specifically for law enforcement and offers more room to mount lights, antennae, etc. without offering much extra protection. The small rear guards are already so easy to install that a quick release is a bit unnecessary. It'd be nice to be able to pull the guards off within seconds but cotter pin style designs tend to end up looking chinsy and also weaken the bar. The rear guards only take a few moments to put on and take off as it is anyhow.
It seems like I'm getting a few requests to show photos of the Canyon Cage tip over without the rear bags or guards so come Monday I'll be sure to get some photos of this for you guys.
I think these tipover bars (front and back) would be more visually appealing if they were painted to match the fairing and saddlebags. I recall that Ryan mentioned in an earlier post that it is not feasible for MC to paint-to-match due to the many color options, but that the bars would be available to buy as bare metal. With this in mind, one option would be to order bare bars and apply Colorite base, primer, paint and clearcoat (e.g., 2010 Neptune blue, http://www.colorrite.com/matrix-colors.cfm?CFID=1453285&CFTOKEN=14812620). Are there any special considerations when it comes to painting bare metal? Or is this just a bad idea because powder coating / chrome are better than paint for this application?
Ryan - do you anticipate that the price will be lower for bare-metal bars (no powder coating or chrome)?
Y'know that's a good question. I don't believe painting these bars is a bad idea, by any means. You may just want to make sure you have a decent base layer so the paint holds well. I think we use the black powdercoat and chrome merely because that's just what we've always done. I do know that powdercoating is a tough finish and holds up well to weather and such so that's probably part of the reason we chose it initially. If you want to buy a raw set and have it painted to match I don't think there should be any issue with that though. As far as pricing goes, we generally just charge the same amount for raw, chromed, or powdercoated.
Me, I'm just hoping this exercise is a great experience for the manufacturer and that it really encourages people to buy the product since they've had input. I know I'm waiting patiently. Been riding nervous for 2 years. LOL
It has been a great experience for all of us over here! All of us in the office are really enjoying the collaboration and I think it's going to help us design and manufacture a truly awesome product that I hope you guys truly enjoy!
Will the bars have a rotisserie option for the 08-09 bikes so you can cook your dinner while you ride?
LOL!