- Mon Feb 21, 2022 3:55 pm
#100222
I've just fitted the RE trapezium stainless steel engine guard/crashbar to my Meteor 350 and although it looks good I'm not convinced that the design and engineering is going to be up to the job. The cast alloy bracket in the join on the top doesn't look like it could take much impact in the event of even a low speed crash and the stainless steel tubing is very thin, no more than 2mm. (I wish I had measured it before fitting). In my opinion it is only good enough in the event of dropping the bike when stationary to protect the tank etc. Perhaps this is what it was designed for. It would have been better to use a continuous steel tube on the top with a welded bracket. I have seen chrome aftermarket ones like this on the internet but as the chrome is often poor I opted for the RE one. I would be interested to hear other views.