What are people's thoughts on side bars?
I'll put this one down as a lesson in having more of a think & research about a purchase before jumping in...

I bought these 75mm side bars from the UK & it wasn't until they arrived that I found out the bracket system for them is massive & weighs more than the bars themselves! Then I found the fitting instructions were completely useless & the included photos were of such poor quality, you couldn't tell what they were a photo of...
I advised the company I bought them from that I wanted to retain the front mud flaps & they told me the bars would be made to suit. They weren't, & I had to have around 70mm cut off & a stainless plate welded back on. The fabricators crushed the stainless tube in the process... Only slightly, but still... Pretty poor workmanship.
Think i'll persist with them for a couple of weeks & see how I feel about them then, but as it stands, probably wouldn't go down the same road again. If I keep them, i'll most likely plasti-dip them.
I'll put this one down as a lesson in having more of a think & research about a purchase before jumping in...

I bought these 75mm side bars from the UK & it wasn't until they arrived that I found out the bracket system for them is massive & weighs more than the bars themselves! Then I found the fitting instructions were completely useless & the included photos were of such poor quality, you couldn't tell what they were a photo of...
I advised the company I bought them from that I wanted to retain the front mud flaps & they told me the bars would be made to suit. They weren't, & I had to have around 70mm cut off & a stainless plate welded back on. The fabricators crushed the stainless tube in the process... Only slightly, but still... Pretty poor workmanship.
Think i'll persist with them for a couple of weeks & see how I feel about them then, but as it stands, probably wouldn't go down the same road again. If I keep them, i'll most likely plasti-dip them.
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