Race or wreck?

[dwire]

Duane always gave me the impression that no matter what those big jugs and valve covers looked like hanging off of these bikes, they'd not likely be rubbing the ground unless one was pretty well wrecking. So, what do you all think, race or wreck? Maybe did a "flip-flop"?

NOTE:
Oddly, we can no longer re-edit our posts; bet there was a time limit set, which can be done, or perhaps when the webmistress sorted things out, all of the older topics were locked. So, since I am moving a great deal of data around at my web server at the domain, I'll just put the growler picture back up down here for anyone who has interests. The same will apply to any images embedded in posts here as it would seem there is nothing I can do about it.

[mattcfish]

I wonder why someone never produced aftermarket beveled, reinforced covers for spirited riding.
Every millimeter helps.

[ME 109]

Replaceable wear strips would be good.

[BMWARCHER]

WHEELS

[jagarra]

The problem with crash bars are that if they are hit on the pavement hard enough they will unweight the tire and lift them slightly causing a loss of their adhesion on the pavement. Then they slip out from under you and down you go. On the mountain roads in the area many of the Harley wrecks can be attributed to this problem of not enough clearance for cornering hard.

[enigmaT120]

That only happens to me when I ride on ice. I'm trying to stop doing that.

[dwire]

The problem with crash bars are that if they are hit on the pavement hard enough they will unweight the tire and lift them slightly causing a lose of their adhesion on the pavement. Then they slip out from under you and down you go. On the mountain roads in the area many of the Harley wrecks can be attributed to this problem of not enough clearance for cornering hard.

Crash bars? Yeah - always got the impression they were named properly - could cause one to crash. I'd say they were the first item up for removal on both bikes I've had time in on. And while I've never ridden one of those H-D's or other bikes of any manufacturer that have the road pegs on them clear up in the sky, all I can think of is Robby the Robot, "Danger Will Robinson!" While I don't think a crash is pleasant under any circumstances, one in the sort of posture I see a lot of those guys riding in looks far more dangerous than say the stock configuration of my bike...

[ME 109]

Crash bars that stick out too far sound dangerous all right. I'd never have them.

On the other hand, valve cover wear limiters pose no danger in my experience.
Oh, a valve cover wear limiter sorta looks like a crash bar but only protrudes 'just' past the contact point of the valve cover.
Until....... they wear away and the cover touches the road at the same time as the 'wear limiter'
Time for new crash bars wear limiters.

Wonder if Duane will buy it?

[dwire]

I don't know, any thing that looks like a bar or tube near the front of the bike - ARE YOU KIDDING? Duane buying it? I'd say, since we've all likely read Duane's opinions, accounts and experiences, with crash bar/wear limiters --> well, best drink another beer ME... I can say though he still is ALWAYS surprising me with something, so you never know...