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Photo by Alessio Corradini,
on the Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia,
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Crash bars for F650gs?

Hi, could anyone recommend a good brand of crash bars for the F650gs twin?

The BMW ones appear scanty to me.
The Givi bars look like I would be hitting my knees on them all the time.
The SW-Motech bars seem like the best choice.

But that's having only seen any of them on the internet...

Could someone please give me advice from your experiences?

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Have a look at Holan Pro.
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Crash bars for F650gs?-14841_1243660725082_1036264356_737007_8126987_n.jpg
How do these look? I can take a better picture tonight because they are sort of hard to see in this one.
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I have the Givi bars, see post #23 on ► Bashplates, crash bars and other protection - ::. UKGSer.com .::
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I use Givi too. Here's a link to mine:
TwistedThrottle.com : Givi TN690 Crashbars/Engine Guards (BMW F650GS, '08- & F800GS, '08-) - Givi TN690
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I know this thread is rather old, but here is another recommendation

Stahl-Koffer Panniers. BMW GS and GS Adventure Panniers

Built to a very high standard.
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are we talking about the 650 650, 0r the 800 650?
bloody bmw.......

i thought knees would be a problem with the givi bars on my varadero, looking at pictures, but in reality they are nowhere near in the way.
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ah, my linky was for the 650 twin. Stupid names!
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My wife & I are going to try the SW Motech bars. After a fair bit of research (and a good experience with the brand on my R1200R) I'm fairly confident they will work well, and Twisted Throttle has been great with other purchases in the past.
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