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OOps, My first (and hopefully last) OFF the Stelvio..

Bluntly

Bluntly

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I was doing some dirt track rididng yesterday, on tracks I've never been on, took my eyes off the track for a second to look at the GPS as the track wasn't showing and I was wondering where the hell it was leading...I hit some loose shale and the inevitable happened, and I took a pretty dramatic dive! :(

The MG bars seem to have done the job they were meant to do...
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The foglamp got a graze but bent back easily enough...
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But the gearshift snapped off and I had to use a bit of imagination to get myself going again...About 15km on dirt followed by 35km of B roads and a major town followed by 150km of highway changing gear with my heel, not easy but another of life's adventures I've survived :D
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Apart from what you can see the only damage is a scuff on the handguard and the left footpeg is very slightly bent but as I bought it to ride and not put in a display case I really don't care.
Three lessons I've learnt (1) keep focused all the time (2) Be wary of going too far off the map, if I had broken something instead of the slightly bruised ass I got I could have had a major problem in getting assistance (3)the MG bars are worth having.
 
Sorry to hear about the get off.
But glad to see a bike actually being used.

Hopefully that shifter isn't unobtainium.
 
Nice to see the engine guards did their job! I'm glad you weren't too badly injured and the damage to your Stelvio was minor. Riding off pavement truly is different, isn't it? :eek:

Bruce
 
Bluntly said:
The MG bars seem to have done the job they were meant to do...
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This has convinced me that I need the MG engine bars! Does anyone know the torque settings for the bolts? Or are the settings included in any "instructions?" Only asking because I heard that the bars need to be removed in order to do an oil change.

Thanks in advance,

-Mike
 
mohawkeye said:
Bluntly said:
The MG bars seem to have done the job they were meant to do...
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This has convinced me that I need the MG engine bars! Does anyone know the torque settings for the bolts? Or are the settings included in any "instructions?" Only asking because I heard that the bars need to be removed in order to do an oil change.

Thanks in advance,

-Mike
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I believe the instructions list it, or you use common values for those bolt sizes.
You may quickly opt for the metal skid pan which is simpler to remove with the bars.
 
Wayne Orwig said:
Hopefully that shifter isn't unobtainium.
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Surprise surprise, they had one in stock at €100.60 plus €55 plus 15% for fitting = €178.94 :shock:

I can buy it online for about €65 inc postage..anything I should know about fitting? :?:
 
First off I'm glad your OK...........secondly I'm surprised your dealer had one in stock, that dealer is a keeper !!!!

I have always thought that the shifter was a very weak link, I have come close to dumping mine doing the old off road excursion but so far I have been very lucky.

Coming up with a aftermarket shifter for this beast is a thing I would like to accomplish over the next 6 - 8 months. I beleive it could be done quite simply out of steel rather than a cast piece. I would like a folding toe piece as well.

I have a welder buddy working on one project for me, when he finishes that one I will give him this project to chew on in his spare time.
 
I found the bars well built and very precise. I didn't think they would fit, but you have to line up all the holes at once, no wriggle room. They make oil changes a real pain with the standard plastic sump cover, because they must be removed to get the cover off. You can't just loosen the bottom bolts, pretty much all of the mounts must be loosened or removed.

I thinking about the aluminum cover simply to ease oil changes. I reall don't like the looks of it though.
 
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