Caladin
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I have had the Givi engine guards on my bike for about a year now. Mine is for the 04-06 year (Givi #TN354). I like having them more then the sliders as they definitely offer more protection and less chance of frame damage. While having them on I have taken the bike through some very rough places. I have been lucky enough to never have tested them out myself (although from what I have read they do perform great).
I think they look good!
Last week while on a short ride in town I noticed a HORRIBLE knocking coming from my bike at around 5k rpm (right in that buzzy spot). I actually thought something was seriously wrong with my motor. I could feel the vibration, and it was so loud, I was certain my motor was about to kick the bucket! I parked it and checked the usual things (oil, spark plugs, TB sync to look for irregularities) but everything came up normal. After my initial fretting I found that it was indeed the engine guard that was knocking!
Here are pictures of the guards. You can see they don't have a scratch on them from being down.
Right Side.
Left Side.
On the left side, at the bottom mount near the oil filter you can see a split where the bracket has cracked and split along a weld.
Very disappointing. However I still think they would fair better then frame sliders, even in its current state. With multiple mounting points they still are strong and don't move when I push/pull on them.
From what I have read this may not be that uncommon of a problem for some models of Givi bars. The Canadian distributor Importations Thibault Ltd has denied other peoples claims for warranty replacement, so I don't think I will try going that route. I plan to get these welded.
I would like to get a few tacks welded on it while still on the bike. To hold it in its unstressed position. Then remove the bars from the bike and have it completely welded the rest of the way.
Is there anything I should know about having this tacked in a few places while still on the bike? I don't know anything about welding and am a little concerned about damage to electrical systems.
I think they look good!
Last week while on a short ride in town I noticed a HORRIBLE knocking coming from my bike at around 5k rpm (right in that buzzy spot). I actually thought something was seriously wrong with my motor. I could feel the vibration, and it was so loud, I was certain my motor was about to kick the bucket! I parked it and checked the usual things (oil, spark plugs, TB sync to look for irregularities) but everything came up normal. After my initial fretting I found that it was indeed the engine guard that was knocking!
Here are pictures of the guards. You can see they don't have a scratch on them from being down.
Right Side.
Left Side.
On the left side, at the bottom mount near the oil filter you can see a split where the bracket has cracked and split along a weld.
Very disappointing. However I still think they would fair better then frame sliders, even in its current state. With multiple mounting points they still are strong and don't move when I push/pull on them.
From what I have read this may not be that uncommon of a problem for some models of Givi bars. The Canadian distributor Importations Thibault Ltd has denied other peoples claims for warranty replacement, so I don't think I will try going that route. I plan to get these welded.
I would like to get a few tacks welded on it while still on the bike. To hold it in its unstressed position. Then remove the bars from the bike and have it completely welded the rest of the way.
Is there anything I should know about having this tacked in a few places while still on the bike? I don't know anything about welding and am a little concerned about damage to electrical systems.