AltRider Crash Bars for the Suzuki V-Strom DL 650

Reviews

• Tue 15 May, 2012 by Jeremy

  Alan G we improved access for Skidplate install Alan, we say your feedback and have now dramatically increase the access to the fasteners, making the install much easier. The Fasteners must enter the bottom based on the design.

• Tue 30 Aug, 2011 by Kevin

  These bars are made SOLID, super-strong... I was a little apprehensive spending $290 on Crash Bars for my V-Strom, but when they arrived I knew I made right choice. These bars are made SOLID, super-strong welds and black powder coated... absolutely no flaws! The installation was easily done in less than 45 minutes, and I purchased the $150 Frame Slider Kit also. The illustrated instruction were detailed and easy to follow. Both fit together perfectly and look great on my DL650.

• Wed 01 Jun, 2011 by Alan G

  Super Crash Bars - Follow-Up In my September 2010 review I was somewhat critical of the assembly requirements of these bars. To be specific, I encountered difficulty (and some pain) in attaching the crash bars to the AltRider Skid Plate where they join at the front. Well, at that time I was working only with a set of standard small hex tools. Only after I acquired a set of Bondhus T-handle Hex Drivers did I realize that the job would have been far easier and simpler to accomplish had I used these long-handled tools - the proper tools as it were. So I have changed my rating to 5 stars. The products remain the best in the industry and return good value to those who choose to add them to their bikes.

• Sat 18 Sep, 2010 by Alan G

  These Crash Bars are Super! are super bars. I would have rated these bars as 5 stars except for one reason: The four M8x20 flathead hex bolts used to solidly join the left and right sides through the cross bar at the front. They are inserted from the bottom of the bars. Yes, it is nice to hide them underneath but these bars were designed to mate with the front of the skid plate. Only a sadistic engineer would want us to i) screw these bolts upward inside the front of the mated skid plate where only a small child's hand would fit, and 2) require a 5mm allen tool to accomplish this arduous and knuckle- scraping ordeal. This last step took me 2 hours to accomplish and I still don't know if I was able to get them tight enough. Come on! There is nothing wrong with having the bolts screw down from the top of the crash crossbar. So what if the recessed bolt heads are visible? Only the strength of the cross bar mounts is important. But, strong they are. These are high quality bars which fit my V-Strom perfectly. But, they are also the most expensive bars available. Except for this one design flaw I would would rate them the highest of the bunch. Oh yeah. Nowhere in the instructions for the crash bars (or the skid plate for that matter) mentions that the two bolts already mounted in the right side bars need to be removed before attaching to the skid plate. If you mounted the skid plate first, like I did, you will have to uninstall it in order to get at these bolts to remove them.

• Sat 18 Sep, 2010 by Alan G

  These are super bars. I would have rated these bars as 5 stars except for one reason: The four M8x20 flathead hex bolts used to solidly join the left and right sides through the cross bar at the front. They are inserted from the bottom of the bars. Yes, it is nice to hide them underneath but these bars were designed to mate with the front of the skid plate. Only a sadistic engineer would want us to i) screw these bolts upward inside the front of the mated skid plate where only a small child's hand would fit, and 2) require a 5mm allen tool to accomplish this arduous and knuckle- scraping ordeal. This last step took me 2 hours to accomplish and I still don't know if I was able to get them tight enough. Come on! There is nothing wrong with having the bolts screw down from the top of the crash crossbar. So what if the recessed bolt heads are visible? Only the strength of the cross bar mounts is important. But, strong they are. These are high quality bars which fit my V-Strom perfectly. But, they are also the most expensive bars available. Except for this one design flaw I would would rate them the highest of the bunch. Oh yeah. Nowhere in the instructions for the crash bars (or the skid plate for that matter) mentions that the two bolts already mounted in the right side bars need to be removed before attaching to the skid plate. If you mounted the skid plate first, like I did, you will have to uninstall it in order to get at these bolts to remove them.

• Tue 25 May, 2010 by Steve

  THE PERFECT CRASH BAR! I bought a set of crash bars the other day, and what I recieved was so much more than what I had expected. The craftsmanship was superb, installation was a snap (20min) thanks to great directions (with bolt sizes, and torgue spects). Bottom line these crash bars are built to last.

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