Took delivery of my heed engine bars today which took 6 days to be delivered from Poland
Ordered them late friday so missed the post until Monday so in reality it was as if I placed the order on Monday so pretty good service really
I went to fit the fronts tonight and the first thing I discovered is they don't actually fit
Loads of shoving and poking led me to swapping the black widow downpipes for the standard ones the then find they fit
So I can confirm that Heed engine bars do not fit with black widow downpipes! which is a shame! I could probably fettle the bottom plate of the heed bars but that would mean getting them powder coated afterwards so for now the OE downpipes are back on until I decide what to do
The bars are pretty well made and fairly easy to fit hopefully I never need to test them
Heed engine bars
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Re: Heed engine bars
Thanks - I have a set I got a few weeks ago but haven’t had a chance to install them yet. Without the pipe problem, how long would you estimate it too to install them?
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Re: Heed engine bars
Everyone meet King Charles
They aren't bad with the luggage on
And they are easily removable by 3 bolts for when I don't have the luggage with me
They aren't bad with the luggage on
And they are easily removable by 3 bolts for when I don't have the luggage with me
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Re: Heed engine bars
Strange they don't fit with BlackWidow headers,I had no problem with them and my Arrow headers,and I have the King Charles to fit,think they'll only be on for touring
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Re: Heed engine bars
The blackwidow pipes seem to come in a little bit more than stock as they come under the bike we are talking by about 10mm if that!burridge01 wrote: ↑Sat Apr 29, 2023 11:32 am Strange they don't fit with BlackWidow headers,I had no problem with them and my Arrow headers,and I have the King Charles to fit,think they'll only be on for touring
Once winter comes I will get the bike on the ramp and have a good look to see if I can make them fit if not I will just take a touch out the bash plate and get it powder coated again