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How many of you would consider getting the center stand in the picture below for your Street 500/750?

Not everyone will need a center stand, it just depends on your needs and wants.Ok ,this is very interesting question thanks for bringing it up
First n foremost do we really need a center stand for this bike ???
Secondly the sales executive @ Bangalore showroom said there are chances that ur side stand might not be properly put when u park ur bike and chances that u might ending up tripping your bike ,I thought who would do that and Thot he's trying to selling me the accessories by playing good cop & bad cop routine lol
Jokes apart ,thirdly these bikes have very low ground clearance and street 500/750 have the best clearance in all the models ,but back in India we have bigger speed breakers
Lol so it kind reduces that clearance it will scrape the Tarmac everywhere ...
Plz everybody give your valuable inputs ...
I Thot the sales guy was genuinely suggesting me later wen I started to think about it ...
Foot pegs placed way out in front of the rider, usually attached to the front down tubes of the frame. Think Easy Rider. It is a way to stretch one's legs out on long highway rides, but places your feet away from the foot controls unless the controls are also located there (lousy for cornering but many riders like that way of riding, I never liked the feeling of wind blowing up my trouser legs)Please escuse my ignorance, but what are highway pegs?
Center stand is a possibility for me but I really want to know how you guys feel about having the engine guards. I feel as if it stands out a little too much and no goign with the flow of the bike.. tell me what you guys think.How many of you would consider getting the center stand in the picture below for your Street 500/750?
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Engine guards and the front crash guards are essential part of any bike. I fail to understand as to why harley has neglected this safety and are selling these guards as assessories? Instead of strapping two saree guards on either sides, they should of fixed a crash guard. Taking the safety norms and sound decibels control they have fitted a stock exhaust then why not take the safety of the rider as well as the bike's into consideration be a crash guard given pre fitted to the bike???And also since the above accessories picture shows ENGINE GUARD ,plz comment on that as well ,am going to get it installed in my bike ...
How many of you guys gonna get it fixed in your bikes ,and plz share pros n cons of theses accessories ....
Regards :
Santosh
Engine guards like those are pretty useless in anything much beyond a parking lot tip over. Many moons ago a buddy with crash bars on a Suzuki clipped my leg from behind while I was stopped and his crash bar bent from the impact. In a crash at any kind of speed they just bend back and often the mounting bolts rip out of the frame or whatever mounting bracket they use. I never waste my time with them. They certainly won't save you from injury because you are going to go one way and the bike somewhere else. Been to that rodeo enough times to know how it works. Lets just say I do my own stunts.Engine guards and the front crash guards are essential part of any bike. I fail to understand as to why harley has neglected this safety and are selling these guards as assessories? Instead of strapping two saree guards on either sides, they should of fixed a crash guard. Taking the safety norms and sound decibels control they have fitted a stock exhaust then why not take the safety of the rider as well as the bike's into consideration be a crash guard given pre fitted to the bike???
Kewl!!! thnxEngine guards like those are pretty useless in anything much beyond a parking lot tip over. Many moons ago a buddy with crash bars on a Suzuki clipped my leg from behind while I was stopped and his crash bar bent from the impact. In a crash at any kind of speed they just bend back and often the mounting bolts rip out of the frame or whatever mounting bracket they use. I never waste my time with them. They certainly won't save you from injury because you are going to go one way and the bike somewhere else. Been to that rodeo enough times to know how it works. Lets just say I do my own stunts.
For saving the bike from damage frame sliders are a better way to go. You will chew up the frame slider but if you position them well they ought to last long enough to keep expensive engine parts or the frame from touching the pavement. Frame sliders are cheap and effective.
Gvt. has a strict rule that dealer has to sell bike with saree guard(removing it after taking delivery is not illegal btw) , no such rule for engine guard . I agree with your point but companies these days try to make profit from anywhere possible ...Engine guards and the front crash guards are essential part of any bike. I fail to understand as to why harley has neglected this safety and are selling these guards as assessories? Instead of strapping two saree guards on either sides, they should of fixed a crash guard. Taking the safety norms and sound decibels control they have fitted a stock exhaust then why not take the safety of the rider as well as the bike's into consideration be a crash guard given pre fitted to the bike???
A crash guard like those shown in the P&A catalog can become a big hazard if you grind it in a corner. They are rigid enough that, if you deck one with the bike leaned over, it can lever the front tire off the road and the resulting crash is no fun at all. I used to remove crash guards from old BMW twins for exactly this reason. They were the first thing to scrape and could cause a crash.Gvt. has a strict rule that dealer has to sell bike with saree guard(removing it after taking delivery is not illegal btw) , no such rule for engine guard . I agree with your point but companies these days try to make profit from anywhere possible ...