Having recently purchased the hepco becker crash bars and C bow frames for my Eldorado I can't believe the poor quality of fittings supplied with what is otherwise I believe a quality product.
The nuts and bolts supplied with the crash bars for the lower mounting points were the wrong size. The bolts were metric fine thread,God knows what the nuts were,managed to get replacement nuts from my local stainless steel suppliers who even commented about the poor quality of the fittings. The fittings for the C bow frames will be replaced imminently with stainless. I intend to send a message to HB customer services reference the quality of the above said items. It will be interesting to see what their response will be.
My advice to anyone buying HB products, bin the fittings supplied,don't even bother using them and source alternatives prior to fitment. On a positive note the crash bars look really good and the Cbow frames with Chrome 'Cs' look really good (in my opinion). I did order the HB rear rack but had to return it as I want to retain the separate rider /pillion seat option which is not possible with the HB products, therefore the Moto guzzi heavy duty rear rack has been ordered.
Cheers, ron
The nuts and bolts supplied with the crash bars for the lower mounting points were the wrong size. The bolts were metric fine thread,God knows what the nuts were,managed to get replacement nuts from my local stainless steel suppliers who even commented about the poor quality of the fittings. The fittings for the C bow frames will be replaced imminently with stainless. I intend to send a message to HB customer services reference the quality of the above said items. It will be interesting to see what their response will be.
My advice to anyone buying HB products, bin the fittings supplied,don't even bother using them and source alternatives prior to fitment. On a positive note the crash bars look really good and the Cbow frames with Chrome 'Cs' look really good (in my opinion). I did order the HB rear rack but had to return it as I want to retain the separate rider /pillion seat option which is not possible with the HB products, therefore the Moto guzzi heavy duty rear rack has been ordered.
Cheers, ron