SW-MOTECH Crash Bars Engine Guards for Kawasaki KLR650 ’08-’18

I did a lot of reading before this purchase. I read about other brands, installation difficulties, and vibration. I had no problem with installation (though watching a guy do it on YouTube was more helpful than the instructions). The fit and finish is flawless. The product feels very sturdy, and I have experienced zero vibrations after many rides wide open. Oh, and it fits over my aftermarket skid plate -don’t know what brand as I have never seen another like it. All and all it was absolutely worth the investment.

I installed 2 sets of those in the last week on 2 KLR (obviously) and it went great. 2 Things to mention though. 1. One of the sets had a defective Subframe bolt replacement, I got one from my local bike shop and it fitted perfectly. 2. The instructions are okay but nothing will replace the Youtube videos I looked at. This made my life much easier. Last set was installed in less than 1 hour, and I’m not a mechanical (like not at all!!)

Shipping and packaging was better than any company I’ve ever ordered a product from. Everything was very nicely bubble wrapped. The product is great quality and worth every penny. Install couldn’t have been easier. Very Impressed.

Speed of the order was awesome.
I knew the item was used but the photos hid a tear in the housing. Would not have paid that much had I know about that.
Would recommend this site but I suggest parts inquiries be extensive.

I bought these crash bars and I couldn’t be happier. They were easy to install, and were very well designed. The construction joints were reinforced and very strong. They included all hardware and the install was clean and professional. They have saved my plastics several times and decrease the damage I could have got!

Fast shipping and great product! Great investment!

Install was interesting. Best to have help with the front part holding bars up while getting bolts through the bracket. Wasnt that bad but for the front. They are great after installed. Solid and sturdy. They also look great!

Bars came wrapped, packed and taped in blankets of bubble rap.
Could have dropped package from an airplane. NICE JOB!
Installation was easy because fit and finish is superb.
Design and fabrication was VERY well thought out.
I have no doubt, if needed this crash bars will hold up
and protect vital parts from damage.
Also after installed, I was very impressed with how ridged
these bars are.
Worth twice the price!

Installed with some difficulty, due to bad threads on supplied bolt that screws into frame. The fuel tank really needs to be removed for access to the frame bolts. Adapted and overcame.
Still have not throw the bike on the ground, but the bars seem to be the best on the market for the KLR.

Before buying crash bars for my 2011 KLR, I did a lot of searching and comparison.
Of all of the bars I found, the SW Motech bars were the most robust and in my opinion,the best looking and overall the best value. The installation was straight forward and simple, the fit perfect. Thankfully, I have not had occasion to put them to the test, but I feel that they would be solidly up to the task

Great service very nice product. Sturdy, great finish and perfect fit.

I purchased these a month ago but did not research the skidplate fitment well enough. I researched many older photos on the net that indicated these motech bars should fit with most skidplates as the rear lower mounting bracket bolted to the footpeg mount. I received the bars in a timely manner, they were packaged very well, thank you TT! But when I went to install, big problem!

I had installed a new Richochet aluminum skidplate and these bars would not fit. The problem was the lower mount for the motech crash bars had apparently recently been modified to instead now clamp to the lower frame of the bike forward of the footpegs! So most (all but motechs?) skidplates will not work. Upon further reading on their website (something I did not do thoroughly) SW Motech indicates you must now purchase one of their new skidplates in order to fit with the bars. Very proprietary and specific so BEWARE of this change!

Having no desire to purchase another new skidplate I installed several spacers underneath the rear portion of my skidplate lowering it around 3/4 inch in order to provide room for the c-clamp of the bars to fit. I have now rode over 1k miles with no issues, and am confident the skidplate will take any bashing I can throw at it.

Overall these bars are very well made, good fitment everything lined up perfectly, high quality, good finish, good looks, and will take a lot of bashing. These are my first purchase from Twisted Throttle and it went smooth as silk, thank you TT! I will be buying more in the future!

As General Manager of TPI Motorcycles, offering parts and accessories for the KLR 650, we are proud to be an authorized distributor of Twisted Throttle. We demand our suppliers ship in a timely manner, back their warranties and offer a quality product. Twisted Throttle meets all our qualifications and more. Offering excellent service and a dedicated dealer program, Twisted Throttle comes highly recommended.

After figuring out which skidplate to purchase with these bars, the install was not too bad. Took my inexperienced & cautious self about 3 hrs to install these + the skidplate. The fit was good, although I couldn’t get an equal gap between the fairings & bars on each side. The new model bars have clamps that mount just forward of the foot pegs, which render all other skid plates (to my knowledge) un-mountable without serious trimming/grinding. The plate was a bit of a pain to install, the holes didn’t align well with the KLR’s front bracket (possible factory variance?)

I am pretty new to the dirt on a motorcycle, and I have done my share of picking up my bike while making the transition from just street experience. If I had of had these sooner I could have saved my plastic some nice deep scratches from gravel. I haven’t had to test these out yet but they feel incredibly solid on the bike. I also used these with the Eagle Mikes upgraded bolt meant to work with these guards and it worked without issue. I do all my own work and these were easy and straight forward to install.

I appreciated the easy install instructions. Even at my slow and steady pace, it took less than two hours from start to clean-up. The worse part of the whole experience was when I scratched the bars all up exactly 45 minutes after installing them. The good part is it saved hundreds in potential damage to my KLR when I laid it down on a steep/rocky mountain trail. Small dent on tank, would have been a complete puncture without the bars, not to mention the faring would have been toast!

We are outfitting our fleet of KLR650’s with these crashbars. They have been dumped, crashed, dropped and slid across the dirt and saved a fortune in damage. Hit them with a little light sandpaper and new black paint and they look like new. Great value and a good product.

It’s very strong, mounted on 3 points on each side. Comes with high quality hardware, easy to install and looks awesome!

Well worth the money! Install was very straight forward although probably a 2 person job.

Kept hearing how good these bars are so decided to pull the trigger. Had everything off and installed in roughly an hour.