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| | | stripygitface | | Set |  | | Reg. Date | : | 31/08/2010 | | Posts | : | 132 | | Location | : | Rochester, Kent, United Kingdom |
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| | Posted : 31 Aug 2010 - 20:28 Post title : Crash Bars | | | Hello,
I am new to this forum, and only found it having ordered by Thunderbird SE, which arrives tomorrow.
I have noticed some members talking about Crash Bars, but can't find any information about where to buy them, they don't seem to be on the Triumph Website in the UK. Can anyone help?
By the way it is nice to read threads on a forum where people are being positive sensible and constructive, please keep it up.
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| | | SeanS | | Jupiter | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 17/10/2009 | | Posts | : | 1,179 | | Location | : | Matlock, Derbyshire UK, United Kingdom |
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| | Posted : 31 Aug 2010 - 20:45 Post title : Re: Crash Bars (Re: stripygitface) | | |
stripygitface wrote:
Hello,
I am new to this forum, and only found it having ordered by Thunderbird SE, which arrives tomorrow.
I have noticed some members talking about Crash Bars, but can't find any information about where to buy them, they don't seem to be on the Triumph Website in the UK. Can anyone help?
By the way it is nice to read threads on a forum where people are being positive sensible and constructive, please keep it up. |
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Hi Check out Create My Triumph Page.
Engine Dresser Bar Kit Part No A9738118 and Rear Dresser Bar Kit Part No A9738119
Hope this helps
Regards
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| | | mat1600 | | Thunderbird | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 06/03/2010 | | Posts | : | 8,596 | | Location | : | Bridlington, Democratic Independant State of Yorkshire, United Kingdom |
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| | Posted : 31 Aug 2010 - 20:45 Post title : Re: Crash Bars (Re: stripygitface) | | | Hi and welcome. The bars are on the Triumph website somewhere under accessories. Will post a link when I find it.
Good choice of Bike. 
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| | | Andybuzz | | Set | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 06/12/2009 | | Posts | : | 84 | | Location | : | Spalding, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom |
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| | Posted : 31 Aug 2010 - 21:12 Post title : Re: Crash Bars (Re: mat1600) | | | The dresser bars are under Accessories then chrome. scroll to the right. Welcome and enjoy. 
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| | | zolti | | Thor | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 23/03/2010 | | Posts | : | 3,127 | | Location | : | newcastle , United Kingdom |
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| | Posted : 31 Aug 2010 - 21:15 Post title : Re: Crash Bars (Re: stripygitface) | | | welcome stripy,
before you buy check out foot size im sure there was a comment on here that the front bar got in the way of someones feet and they had to take them off.
not their feet of course 
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| | | DizzE | | Thor | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 12/07/2010 | | Posts | : | 3,141 | | Location | : | Sunnyvale, CA, United States |
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| | Posted : 31 Aug 2010 - 21:53 Post title : Re: Crash Bars (Re: stripygitface) | | | stripygitface wrote:
By the way it is nice to read threads on a forum where people are being positive sensible and constructive, please keep it up. |
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Well, thank you. The SE has floorboards, if I remember. And a heel shift? IAC, that's where you might have some conflict.
But, without the boards, front bars fit.
I have front and back bars, but no floorboards...works fine except for very quickly dinging myself on the back bar, throwing the leg over.
Pain has cured bad habits without effort it seems.
Why even have them? Are they only for dress? Funny term, but there is no boot or bonnet, to contend with, so we live with it.
I was a bit -big bike- worried, and ordered them with the bike. It didn't happen. But, I was careful, I didn't fall over. Some have. This bike feels smaller than it is until you let it drop out in a U-turn, say. Are bars for sliding down the highway?...nooooo, but, some have.
I put on my bars, eventually, and I now practice very slow, cone pattern stuff. For fun. Sometimes I fall over. Chrome is very hard.
crash bars and motor rodeo...is coool. But, that's not me, yet. He's probably not thinking about the grocery list. 
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| | | BlueNose | | Thor | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 29/09/2009 | | Posts | : | 2,478 | | Location | : | United Kingdom |
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| | Posted : 31 Aug 2010 - 22:01 Post title : Re: Crash Bars (Re: stripygitface) | | | Only thing I would add (apart from welcome bud ) is highway pegs are great (for me) on long journeys (done over 700 in one shift) as me old knees need a bit of help after rugby league and football knackered them! Way too dangerous motorcycling way safer.
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| | | DizzE | | Thor | | | | Reg. Date | : | 12/07/2010 | | Posts | : | 3,141 | | Location | : | Sunnyvale, CA, United States |
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| | Posted : 31 Aug 2010 - 22:14 Post title : Re: Crash Bars (Re: BlueNose) | | |
BlueNose wrote:
Only thing I would add (apart from welcome bud ) is highway pegs are great (for me) on long journeys (done over 700 in one shift) as me old knees need a bit of help after rugby league and football knackered them! Way too dangerous motorcycling way safer.
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yep, so far, I've only been hurt by horses. Some like the riding position of boards, it's only OK, for me. I''ve not ridden these however.
I have SwingWings on 8840s w/fasteddy adapters. Best for me...and the BlueNose has got that right. I'll hang pegs on the bars, also.
For me, many riding postures work best in the long haul. I'm getting a backrest, also. Still can't decide..Triumph or Corbin?
Solo or dual? Life's tough...
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| | | ezrider3 | | Chaac | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 21/01/2010 | | Posts | : | 505 | | Location | : | Maryland, United States |
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| | Posted : 31 Aug 2010 - 22:31 Post title : Re: Crash Bars (Re: stripygitface) | | | The only thing I can say about the Crash/Highway bars is good lucking getting them. I had a set on order for over
2 months and all Triumph would say is back ordered with no projected delivery date. I finally just canceled the order.
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| | | Pakoc1 | | Set | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 02/09/2010 | | Posts | : | 3 | | Location | : | New York, New York, United States |
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| | Posted : 02 Sep 2010 - 01:53 Post title : Re: Crash Bars (Re: ezrider3) | | | check out ebay byrd 1600 crash bars
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| | | Andybuzz | | Set | | | | Reg. Date | : | 06/12/2009 | | Posts | : | 84 | | Location | : | Spalding, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom |
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| | Posted : 02 Sep 2010 - 21:33 Post title : Re: Crash Bars (Re: Pakoc1) | | |
Pakoc1 wrote:
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I've searched but no returns? Have you any other information?
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| | | Pakoc1 | | Set | | | | Reg. Date | : | 02/09/2010 | | Posts | : | 3 | | Location | : | New York, New York, United States |
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| | Posted : 02 Sep 2010 - 23:01 Post title : Re: Crash Bars (Re: Andybuzz) | | |
TRIUMPH THUNDERBIRD CHROME ENGINE DRESSER BARS RRP £150
Location: United Kingdom
Buy It Now $154.59 Time left:22d 14h 20m
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| | | Pakoc1 | | Set | | | | Reg. Date | : | 02/09/2010 | | Posts | : | 3 | | Location | : | New York, New York, United States |
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| | Posted : 02 Sep 2010 - 23:05 Post title : Re: Crash Bars (Re: Andybuzz) | | | Business Seller Information
Three Cross Motorcycles LTD
Woolsbridge Industrial Estate
6 Old Barn Farm Road
Bournemouth
Dorset
BH21 6SP
United Kingdom
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| | | ezrider3 | | Chaac | | | | Reg. Date | : | 21/01/2010 | | Posts | : | 505 | | Location | : | Maryland, United States |
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| | Posted : 02 Sep 2010 - 23:21 Post title : Re: Crash Bars (Re: Pakoc1) | | | I saw them and was going to buy them but $50 to ship to USA makes the deal suck. It's a great deal if you live over there
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| | | stripygitface | | Set | | | Reg. Date | : | 31/08/2010 | | Posts | : | 132 | | Location | : | Rochester, Kent, United Kingdom |
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| | Posted : 06 Sep 2010 - 21:54 Post title : Re: Crash Bars (Re: ezrider3) | | | Thanks for pointing me in this direction, I have bought these bars, and hope they are okay.
I assume that as my bike is an SE that the rear Crash Bars / Rear Dresser Bars do not fit as the panneiers will be in the way. Does anybody Know?
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| | | DizzE | | Thor | | | | Reg. Date | : | 12/07/2010 | | Posts | : | 3,141 | | Location | : | Sunnyvale, CA, United States |
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| | Posted : 06 Sep 2010 - 23:10 Post title : Re: Crash Bars (Re: stripygitface) | | | The back edge of the rear bar lines up with the front edge of the shock. So, the bar is completely ahead of the shock.
Some bags and panniers I've seen can be installed without covering the shock.
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| | | davetac1 | | Thunderbird | | | Reg. Date | : | 06/09/2010 | | Posts | : | 8,379 | | Location | : | Haverhill, Ma., United States |
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| | Posted : 07 Sep 2010 - 04:41 Post title : Re: Crash Bars (Re: stripygitface) | | | I also ordered front and rear crash bars and the rider's backrest when I bought my SE two months ago.Package deal.The rear bars,along with the riders backrest [nice piece of work by Triumph,btw,],came in three weeks after I bought the machine.The front bars just came in this past Saturday.I put em on as soon as I got home.When you get the front bars,you'll note that there is a horn included with the kit.This threw me a curve until I tried mounting em in place.[There are no directions with either the front or rear bars.It's trial and error but easy enough to figure out.] Anyways,the new horn replaces the old horn because the design of the old horn interferes with the left bar where it's mounts to the top part of the frame.hence it has to be replaced with the new horn provided.Piece of cake.The bars are 1 1/4 inch bars which should protect the machine and your leg should the machine go with you on it, and really dresses the front end. Dave!!!
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| | | stripygitface | | Set | | | Reg. Date | : | 31/08/2010 | | Posts | : | 132 | | Location | : | Rochester, Kent, United Kingdom |
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| | Posted : 07 Sep 2010 - 19:28 Post title : Re: Crash Bars (Re: davetac1) | | | Dave,
Would there be any chance of posting a picture of the rear Crash Bars fitted, with the panniers in place, as I can't get my head around the layou / fitting.
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| | | DizzE | | Thor | | | | Reg. Date | : | 12/07/2010 | | Posts | : | 3,141 | | Location | : | Sunnyvale, CA, United States |
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| | Posted : 07 Sep 2010 - 19:40 Post title : Re: Crash Bars (Re: davetac1) | | |
davetac1 wrote:
I also ordered front and rear crash bars and the rider's backrest when I bought my SE two months ago.Package deal.The rear bars,along with the riders backrest [nice piece of work by Triumph,btw,],came in three weeks after I bought the machine.The front bars just came in this past Saturday.I put em on as soon as I got home.When you get the front bars,you'll note that there is a horn included with the kit.This threw me a curve until I tried mounting em in place.[There are no directions with either the front or rear bars.It's trial and error but easy enough to figure out.] Anyways,the new horn replaces the old horn because the design of the old horn interferes with the left bar where it's mounts to the top part of the frame.hence it has to be replaced with the new horn provided.Piece of cake.The bars are 1 1/4 inch bars which should protect the machine and your leg should the machine go with you on it, and really dresses the front end. Dave!!! |
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Stock horn seems louder, so I just bent the bracket, and it fits.
Also, all accessory instructions are on-line at: Link Glad you didn't need any for this.
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| | | British_Steel | | Set | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 17/01/2010 | | Posts | : | 164 | | Location | : | Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom |
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| | Posted : 07 Sep 2010 - 21:45 Post title : Re: Crash Bars (Re: stripygitface) | | |
stripygitface wrote:
Dave,
Would there be any chance of posting a picture of the rear Crash Bars fitted, with the panniers in place, as I can't get my head around the layou / fitting. |
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| "My fault, my failure, is not in the passions I have, but in my lack of control of them." Jack Kerouac
Black T'bird 1700, LH rider and passenger seats, front and rear dresser bars, light bar, roadster screen, passenger footboards, QR sissy bar and rack, LH backrest, bags, longs TORs, high flow air filter.... for now 
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| | | davetac1 | | Thunderbird | | | Reg. Date | : | 06/09/2010 | | Posts | : | 8,379 | | Location | : | Haverhill, Ma., United States |
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| | Posted : 08 Sep 2010 - 03:32 Post title : Re: Crash Bars (Re: stripygitface) | | | The crash bars are the same whether the machine is an SE model or a conventional T bird or whether they have saddle bags or not. The frames are the same. When I was considering the T bird,I looked at both, the standard T bird and the SE model which comes with the bags or panniers as you guys call em,the detachable windscreen with a lock,the detachable back rest and luggage rack,also with a lock,the touring one piece saddle,the floor boards for both passenger and rider,the heel toe shifter,and ABS.The SE also has a built in passin lamp switch already installed above the high/low beam switch on the handle bars.Now I don;t know if that comes on the standard model or not.I didn't notice when I looked at the standard model.Anyways,I priced the machine out both ways and by buying the SE model, I saved over 3 grand.The crash bars,riders backrest and passin lamps are add on accessories and don't come standard on either model.And unfortunately,the SE model only comes in red.The black machine shown above with all those accessories is a standard model T bird with all those accessories added.And it's way more expensive if ya buy it that way.But if ya like black,which I do,ya have to pay thru the nose when ya buy all those accessories and either install em yourself or pay an unholy amount of money to have em installed if you're not mechanically inclined. But for the difference in price,I'll force myself to like the red color on the SE model. lol Dave!!!
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| | | British_Steel | | Set | | | | Reg. Date | : | 17/01/2010 | | Posts | : | 164 | | Location | : | Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom |
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| | Posted : 08 Sep 2010 - 14:35 Post title : Re: Crash Bars (Re: davetac1) | | | I guess that makes my bike a VSE
It's for sale by the way 
Factory big bore
| "My fault, my failure, is not in the passions I have, but in my lack of control of them." Jack Kerouac
Black T'bird 1700, LH rider and passenger seats, front and rear dresser bars, light bar, roadster screen, passenger footboards, QR sissy bar and rack, LH backrest, bags, longs TORs, high flow air filter.... for now
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| | | paulc | | Set | | | | Reg. Date | : | 08/05/2010 | | Posts | : | 441 | | Location | : | Brackley, ENGLAND, United Kingdom |
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| | Posted : 08 Sep 2010 - 14:47 Post title : Re: Crash Bars (Re: British_Steel) | | | why you selling?
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| | | mat1600 | | Thunderbird | | | | Reg. Date | : | 06/03/2010 | | Posts | : | 8,596 | | Location | : | Bridlington, Democratic Independant State of Yorkshire, United Kingdom |
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| | Posted : 08 Sep 2010 - 14:58 Post title : Re: Crash Bars (Re: British_Steel) | | |
British_Steel wrote:
It's for sale by the way
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you must be gutted .
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| | | British_Steel | | Set | | | | Reg. Date | : | 17/01/2010 | | Posts | : | 164 | | Location | : | Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom |
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| | Posted : 08 Sep 2010 - 15:41 Post title : Re: Crash Bars (Re: DizzE) | | | Reason for sale is i need to buy a cage so need the cash but don't want to take out a loan. Yes i am gutted, it's only 6 months old and it's exactly as i wanted it.
| "My fault, my failure, is not in the passions I have, but in my lack of control of them." Jack Kerouac
Black T'bird 1700, LH rider and passenger seats, front and rear dresser bars, light bar, roadster screen, passenger footboards, QR sissy bar and rack, LH backrest, bags, longs TORs, high flow air filter.... for now
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| | | paulc | | Set | | | | Reg. Date | : | 08/05/2010 | | Posts | : | 441 | | Location | : | Brackley, ENGLAND, United Kingdom |
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| | Posted : 08 Sep 2010 - 17:49 Post title : Re: Crash Bars (Re: British_Steel) | | | that's a bummer . get a family bus pass then you can meet them there on the bike
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| | | stripygitface | | Set | | | Reg. Date | : | 31/08/2010 | | Posts | : | 132 | | Location | : | Rochester, Kent, United Kingdom |
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| | Posted : 09 Sep 2010 - 16:43 Post title : Re: Crash Bars (Re: British_Steel) | | | Thanks for posting the pics, i can see exactly where the rear bars fit now.
Put the fron bars on last night, and they look good, managed to adjust the Horn bracket to keep the original horn rather than the pathetic one which came with the kit. The only thing I would recommend to others, is be very carefull where you bend the original brackets, as it can make the horn cables a little tight. I had to cable tie them to a pipe to take the tension off.
Anyone got any reasonably priced rear dresser bars, or riders back rest for sale?
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| | | davetac1 | | Thunderbird | | | Reg. Date | : | 06/09/2010 | | Posts | : | 8,379 | | Location | : | Haverhill, Ma., United States |
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| | Posted : 09 Sep 2010 - 17:37 Post title : Re: Crash Bars (Re: stripygitface) | | |
stripygitface wrote:
The only thing I would recommend to others, is be very carefull where you bend the original brackets, as it can make the horn cables a little tight. I had to cable tie them to a pipe to take the tension off.
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That's why they give ya a different horn.I used it on mine.It's a piece of cake to change and it doesn't look or sound all that bad.Dave!!!
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| | | teebird | | Set | | | Reg. Date | : | 25/07/2009 | | Posts | : | 293 | | Location | : | United States |
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| | Posted : 10 Sep 2010 - 01:37 Post title : Re: Crash Bars (Re: davetac1) | | | the replace horn is a twinky pinky little dinky.
not a basoooooka horn like a real bike should have.
whynot put a pink basked on the front if you like the replace horn.
this was the FIRST BAD VIBE i got from triumph.. pathetic POS.
I bent and went
with original sent
and tossed the replacement
that was built from a childs bike.
jjjjj
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