wittangamo
Cruisin' Guzzisti
beetle said:Do those things actually work? My Griso fell off it's stand when gravel gave way under it. The left valve cover was scratched and gouged, mirror bent and gear lever pin busted. Those things look like they would bend. Would they have saved my valve cover or broken it?
Depends on how hard it goes down, of course, but my Stucchis seem sturdy. I bought them because of the same kind of drop you had. My Griso fell on its right side at walking speed in gravel. I'm pretty sure the valve cover would be protected if it happened again. I also saw photos in someone else's post of a valve cover that had been holed from sliding down the road, and enough grit and gravel got in that the engine required extensive work.
On the other hand, there are some who point out that the crash bars cost more than the valve covers and say the possibility of frame damage makes them a potentially losing proposition.
As with so many other topics on this forum, asking a simple question gets complicated answers and no shortage of conflicting opinions.