Hello All,

I am planning to install crash bars and skid plate on my '12 VStrom 650. I have read about vibration that many have experienced, including with the Givi, which is my first choice.

I wonder if there is any news about any manufacturer acknowledging the problem and if they have provided any fixes.

On another note, I wonder about using the Happy Trails as crash protection how far do they extend, if at all, when folded, out from the bike?

Thanks for your responses...

--John

The vibration disappears for the stock Suzuki bars if you place a rubber shim at the joint of the two bars. Been covered in this forum, and really works.

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I went with SW Motec-no vibration issues and very well made.
Can't picture folding engine guard- you referring to the Happy Trails folding highway pegs that attach to an engine guard?

Properly installed and tightened the Givi crash bars only adds marginally (if any) more vibrations to the bike.

I don't see this as a problem the manufacturer should acknowledge, but only as an predictable result of attaching a lightweight metal rack to the frame.

A "fix" could be to produce the crash bars out of solid rods instead of hollow tubes - but that would make them unduly heavy.

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Thanks for responses. It appears the vibration issue is quite subjective, and greatly dependent on mounting and tightening correctly. I had crash bars on my 2009 with no vibration, and it seems to me the '12 would be no different - given nearly identical frame.

Yes, I meant Happy Trails folding highway pegs. Are they wide enough to provide any protection in a "sleeper?"


Thanks,


--John