Dresser Bars?

It seems strange that Triumph don't do black ones for the Storm,but i would have thought you could get some black aftermarket ones? i'm not usually keen on the looks of engine bars especially on a cruiser but they look quite subtle and i'm sure they would give some protection

 

Not that long ago there was a thread about this very subject
What it boils down to is personal choice
If you like them and think they’re a good idea....get some fitted
If you don’t like the look of them....which I don’t then don’t fit them

 

I am in the ‘ugly’ camp (bein’ nae oil paintin’ masel’)
......but I have often thought the major value of the bars was to protect your legs in a side impact quite as much as to protect the bike where I suspect their value is marginal.

 

Every accident is different......they will work in some circumstances and make no difference in others. In isolated circumstances they might even constitute a hazard.
https://www.quora.com/Do-crash-bars...tect-the-rider-If-so-which-types-are-the-best

 

........in your opinion

I don’t pretend to know!

 

I have Triumph bars on the Bonneville as protection for the bike (and leg) in the event of a low speed spill or stationary drop. Not sure how effective they would be in a higher speed crash but probably better than nothing.
I always thought that these Royal Enfield ones would wrap around your leg and trap you to the bike! (especially knowing the sh*te metal they'll be made from)

 

They're great for mounting cameras to and stop me burning me leg.
Mine came with them fitted so why take them off.

 

Whenever I’ve had an off and the bike has been fitted with engine bars the bars have saved the engine from serious damage.

Think they look retro on Classic Triumphs

 

Interesting points, DD - I always thought it was frame sliders that presented the specific risk of "catching" in the tarmac, though, and that bars were deemed a particularly viable alternative because they didn't?

My own view is that in a serious crash your bike's probably fracked anyway. The bars offer great protection in a drop or a less major spill, though, as well as a degree of leg protection in respect of a side impact.

I certainly had bars on my Street Twin, and they were barely noticeable (albeit they were black).

 

I have had the bars and saddlebags keep the bike off me in fast and in slow crashes.

JJ

 

I am getting a Thunderbird today and do plan to install them too. Not today of course but maybe order them next week. I had them on some earlier bikes like the Honda.

 

I best jump in here before Dilli comes along -
GET A TRAILER

 

Yep.....TRAILER

 

I still could not find any to order in North America. Can anyone let me know where I can buy them in North America? I am looking at the chrome ones.
thank you.