Crash Bar for the BMW R 1250 GS - AltRider
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TThe R 1200 GS has been updated with the new R 1250 GS, and a new bike requires new protection, so AltRider has updated the crash bars for the new R 1250 GS models. The crash bars utilize 1.25 inch (31.75 mm) O.D. stainless steel tubing making them the largest diameter bars on the market. The decision to increase the diameter came from years of research and production results. The West Coast BMW Off-Road Training School has been outfitting their bikes with AltRider gear for the past three years. This real world testing yielded much insight on how much damage large bikes can do during crashes. 1 inch bars (25.4 mm) allow a significant amount of flex during a crash, creating the need to space them farther from the bike. The stout 1.25 inch (31.75 mm) bars allow a tighter profile while still providing real protection. Available in a bead-blasted stainless silver, or black, triple black (grey), red, white or blue powder coat finish, they're extremely resistant to rust whether you’re riding the liquid cooled GS across the highway or across a river.
The top of the bars are secured in a total of three locations per side. The front mount is the only one on the market designed to utilize two bolts per side to increase the ability to distribute the load of any impact. The rear is held with a custom machined through-bolt that replaces the engine mount hardware -- increasing strength of the bars up to 25%. AltRider offers one of only a few designs that utilize a custom machined through-bolt. There are no plastic spacers to break upon impact. This creates an incredibly strong design that distributes any impact evenly throughout the bars, and also makes a solid foundation for upper crash bars.
The 3/16 inch (4.76 mm) thick AltRider Skid Plate provides one piece tire-to-tire protection of the entire underside of the motorcycle and exhaust. The patent pending design completely isolates the motor from impacts to the skid plate. Available in anodized silver or black.
Installation is simple and straightforward. All necessary hardware, including a difficult to find T55 bit, is provided with the bars.
- 100% designed and manufactured in the USA
- 1.25 inch (31.75 mm) stainless steel tubing
- 5-axis laser cut and hand TIG welded joints
- Custom machined M12 engine through-bolt heat treated and plated to Grade 8
- 40 mm flange mount design increases strength exponentially
- 3/16 inch (4.76 mm) lower flanges integrate with AltRider skid plate
- Weight: 12.2 lbs (5.5 kg)
- Compatible with R 1250 GS (2019-current)
- Compatible with R 1250 GS HP and Exclusive models
