SW-MOTECH Crash Bars Engine Guards for BMW S1000XR ’15-’19

Very easy install on my S1000XR, since they give you metric hex head bolts and not Torx, be sure you have an 8 and 9 mm hex socket. Cross brace install is easier if you have a 10″ to 12″ extension (universal or wobble drive is handy but not necessary) just go through the gap in between the oil cooler and radiator. Keep track of you bolt lengths and torque the larger fasteners to 32 NM and smaller ones to 20 NM, oh yea, have some blue Loctite as well, 20 to 30 minute install tops.

I had previously installed some bars from Wunderlich for my wife’s F800ST and the quality of these compared to them is UNREAL. I love how sturdy they are and how much easier they were to fit. Everything lined up and they are very rigid. Good work!

Blend in much nicer then the BMW factory ones. They are also more symmetric while the factory ones look like different people designed each side. They stick out enough to give extra protection to all those plastic pieces. No cutting of the fairing needed like the factory set.