AltRider

Our competitors push a narrative that AltRider crash bars are too strong.

We're on a mission to dispel this myth and inform ADV riders that our bars are made to withstand serious hits and protect the bike. They're designed not 👏 to 👏 damage 👏 the 👏 bike 👏

This was in a very serious accident with AltRider crash bars. The rider had some broken ribs and a punctured lung, but fully recovered to ride again.

Looking at the damage done to the 1.25 inch crash bars, we can only speculate the forces from the impact. The 1.25 inch bars (only weigh 10% more) are twice as strong as standard 1 inch bars, so you can imagine how much *more* damage would be done with standard 1 inch bars.

The simple fact is these crash bars took an impact so big we all hope it won't happen to us, yet the frame of the bike has no visible damage. In fact, the bike owner feels the damage would have been *much* worse if he had standard 1 inch bars, and we agree!

The AltRider design philosophy is to secure the crash bars to the frame, the strongest part of the bike.

Another nasty accident with AltRider crash bars sent to us by socalslowconesmctraining

The rider was hit and the bike went skidding down the road. The crash bars suffered some major road rash and even he handle bars and mirror got some good scratches.

Here's what he said "Here are my bars and photos of the car after getting hit by a car. Saved a lot of damage to my leg and my bike. And no frame damage to my bike or anything. Those bars saved my bike and probably me a lot of damage. I immediately replaced them with the same."

We're glad to learn that although he had a shoulder injury he was otherwise just fine.

Strong, well designed crash bars kept the bike ride ready. Weaker crash bars, or crash bars designed to crumple and collapse would have most likely resulted in serious damage to the engine.

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Strong crash bars are critical to protect your bike from accidents.

These are photos from an older that had an accident at a fairly high speed and the bike went skidding down the road. The rider was fine, but look at that road rash on the bars! The bike took a major hit but was protected and was ride-ready after the rider collected himself.

Crash bars designed to collapse like a crumple zone just don't work with motorcycles. Crumple zones on cars are designed to protect the passengers, not the car. Crash bars on a motorcycle are designed to protect the motorcycle, not the rider.

This is especially critical for boxer engines, where exposed magnesium valve covers are vulnerable to damage. Any flex in crash bars transfers impact directly to these components, causing cracks that lead to expensive repairs and potentially leaving you stranded.

A balanced design between strength, weight, and flexibility is our goal.