Heed rear crash bars

[jeff03064]

Has anyone installed the Heed rear crash bars. I'm wondering how well they would protect the exhaust in a right side tip over.  It's hard to tell from their website photo's.  In the top down picture it looks like they extend out past the exhaust and would help. In the photo from the rear it looks like the exhaust sticks out past the crash bar and wouldn't really be protected at all. Anyone installed them and know for sure?

[al700]

I asked Heed sometime ago and their response was 

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Hello

No, crash bars can't protect the exhaust. They protect plastic parts mainly.

 

[al700]

I think the best way to protect the exhaust is to install a different exhaust or reroute the current one. Another way is to install the side luggage rack from Yamaha or Givi.

[al700]

I think @Camel ADV has a photo with an exhaust with the bike sideways with some clearance!  Check it out.

[Takata]

It can't protect the exhaust even if you have a high exhaust mount like I have. It will protect the rear side fairings however. I use them as grab handles while lifting the bike because I crash a lotw

Edited November 30, 2020 by Takata

[Ben1980]

On 11/30/2020 at 4:55 PM, Takata said:

It can't protect the exhaust even if you have a high exhaust mount like I have. It will protect the rear side fairings however. I use them as grab handles while lifting the bike because I crash a lotw

Hi @Takata please can you tell me where did you get this tube to allow this high mount keepin the Akra exhaust?

that s very interesting

thanks

ben