I ordered some Original Yamaha Engine bars.
Ordered from 'Beinert Zweirad' in Germany for just over €70 delivered!
SO after a couple of days of wondering if Beinert even really existed, the price seemed too good to be true, they arrived. Very quickly too!
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They were relatively easy to fit. Theres not much space for the bolt on the offside rear fixing, but luckily I started my automotive 'career' with an original Mini (850cc, less power than a Vespa!) so i have developed a palm thumb and a second wrist for getting into tight spaces! (For slightly more gullible among you, I have no thumb in my palm, and just the standard 2 wrists. They'd be handy though right?!). And [size=1em]you get 2 shiny new bolts and Nyloc nuts to replace the engine mounting bolts that the bars fix to.[/size]
It took about 20 minutes a side, but they look good. Pretty inobtrusive
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The bars do now show how crappy the frame looks. A date with the wire brush and some smooth black hammerite is in order once the downpipes are off for welding. Does the list ever stop growing!
The best and worst part is that I actually got to test them this week.
I pushed the bike off the centre stand, but had accidentally left the side stand down. The side stand amazingly found a lump in the tarmac from an underlying tree root and pitched the bike over. It pulled me with it as I tried to save it so I had to hurdle the poor thing as it hit the ground. Probably looked entertaining to all around. But I was a bit miffed. However, the bars took most of the fall. And paid for themselves instantly. The super wide Renthal Bars helped too! Only a small amount of scratching on the corner of the fairing, and a new crack. But the carbon vinyl is still intact so doesn't look like it needs attention.
PHEW!!
Ordered from 'Beinert Zweirad' in Germany for just over €70 delivered!
SO after a couple of days of wondering if Beinert even really existed, the price seemed too good to be true, they arrived. Very quickly too!
[smg id=1414]
They were relatively easy to fit. Theres not much space for the bolt on the offside rear fixing, but luckily I started my automotive 'career' with an original Mini (850cc, less power than a Vespa!) so i have developed a palm thumb and a second wrist for getting into tight spaces! (For slightly more gullible among you, I have no thumb in my palm, and just the standard 2 wrists. They'd be handy though right?!). And [size=1em]you get 2 shiny new bolts and Nyloc nuts to replace the engine mounting bolts that the bars fix to.[/size]
It took about 20 minutes a side, but they look good. Pretty inobtrusive
[smg id=1407]
The bars do now show how crappy the frame looks. A date with the wire brush and some smooth black hammerite is in order once the downpipes are off for welding. Does the list ever stop growing!
The best and worst part is that I actually got to test them this week.
I pushed the bike off the centre stand, but had accidentally left the side stand down. The side stand amazingly found a lump in the tarmac from an underlying tree root and pitched the bike over. It pulled me with it as I tried to save it so I had to hurdle the poor thing as it hit the ground. Probably looked entertaining to all around. But I was a bit miffed. However, the bars took most of the fall. And paid for themselves instantly. The super wide Renthal Bars helped too! Only a small amount of scratching on the corner of the fairing, and a new crack. But the carbon vinyl is still intact so doesn't look like it needs attention.
PHEW!!
WATCH THIS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQdQM825SMs