{"id":6158,"date":"2016-08-18T18:18:24","date_gmt":"2016-08-18T18:18:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/?p=6158"},"modified":"2016-08-30T23:12:33","modified_gmt":"2016-08-30T23:12:33","slug":"motorrad-touratech-crash-bar-bags-install","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/2016\/08\/18\/motorrad-touratech-crash-bar-bags-install\/","title":{"rendered":"Motorrad: Touratech Crash Bar Bags Install"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[{&quot;id&quot;:4149,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/touratech-usa.com&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20251006021734\\\/https:\\\/\\\/www.touratech-usa.com\\\/&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-11-04 07:40:50&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-12-11 10:34:47&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-12-24 07:38:46&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-01-04 19:34:44&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-01-10 22:19:26&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-01-15 03:22:22&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-01-21 00:47:19&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-02-03 14:35:53&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-02-03 14:35:53&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:4150,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/touratech-usa.com\\\/Store\\\/Crash-Bar-Bags-BMW-R1200GS-Adventure-2006-2013-1-Pair&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20210124162604\\\/https:\\\/\\\/touratech-usa.com\\\/Store\\\/Crash-Bar-Bags-BMW-R1200GS-Adventure-2006-2013-1-Pair&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-11-04 07:40:56&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-12-11 10:34:45&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-12-11 10:34:45&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]'><\/div>\n<p>BMW GS Riders tend to be very similar to Jeep Wrangler drivers. You usually have someone with these huge wheels and tires, shocks, winch, light-bar and neoprene seats that has a perfectly waxed Jeep that never sees any off-road time. The main reason for this is because when you\u2019ve spend 42 grand on a 4&#215;4, you\u2019re less likely to take it off road for a few years but before you pay it off, a new model is out and you enter the cycle again.<\/p>\n<p>The same goes with GS riders who can easily spend 32 grand on a motorcycle and for those riders, <a href=\"https:\/\/touratech-usa.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Touratech<\/a> is basically the #1 place to mod your bike to handle all of those off-road adventures you\u2019ll never take.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014<\/p>\n<p>Today, I am going to review some Crash Bar Bags. My GSA Comes with crash bars and since most BMW GS Riders never need the crash bars because they don\u2019t off-road, they fit these bags over them to store more things in. If I dump the bike, whatever is in the bags will be destroyed and possibly the bags themselves will rip to shreds especially if the dump takes place on pavement. Off-road, things like a water bottle are fine in here but these really are the first things that touch the ground after my engine guards.<\/p>\n<p>Why did I buy it? Well, these are $182 new but I got an insanely good deal on these 3rd hand from a guy on a BMW forum so they were a great deal and I like how they look.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/touratech-usa.com\/Store\/Crash-Bar-Bags-BMW-R1200GS-Adventure-2006-2013-1-Pair\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Link to buy: Item # 055-1131<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Manufacturer Description:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>DETAILS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A brilliant bag for overalls, spare gloves etc. Really looks good on the new R 1200 GS Adventure. These easy-access bags are designed specifically to fit the stock fuel tank protection bars on the R1200GS-Adventure. The bags are just put over the tank bracket and fixed in place with 2 straps.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PRODUCT FEATURES<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Color: Black with reflective<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Dimensions (l x w x h): about 10 x 8 x 5 inches<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Capacity: about 2.5 litres per side &#8211; water resistant but not waterproof.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 All model years<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Note these are not waterproof so don\u2019t store the phone or wallet in there although that\u2019s the last thing I\u2019d keep in there if off-roading since I\u2019d most certainly smash the contents. I do think that these will be great for long highway rides when I honestly don\u2019t have enough space on my bike. The tank bag is too big so generally, I\u2019m stuck with just the luggage and I really need a bag that I can get to easily without having to take my key out of the ignition to unlock my boxes. When these are empty though, they actually flutter a bit in the wind and you can hear them there. I\u2019m certain they contribute some drag \/ wind-resistance and could lead to a lower fuel economy but like luggage boxes, these aren\u2019t on my bike full-time.<\/p>\n<p>Here are a few photos I took and a video:<\/p>\n<p><img  decoding=\"async\"  class=\"aligncenter pk-lazyload\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABAQMAAAAl21bKAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAApJREFUCNdjYAAAAAIAAeIhvDMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/9\/8631\/28846812851_fcacf37b35_b.jpg\" ><\/p>\n<p><img  decoding=\"async\"  class=\"aligncenter pk-lazyload\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABAQMAAAAl21bKAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAApJREFUCNdjYAAAAAIAAeIhvDMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/9\/8705\/28637442300_921aea3ba6_b.jpg\" ><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fFOzFdThN2I?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"BMW GS Riders tend to be very similar to Jeep Wrangler drivers. You usually have someone with these&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"apple_news_api_created_at":"2016-08-30T23:12:36Z","apple_news_api_id":"b8dfb133-8c74-47c3-8ee2-0f0f4ea395ce","apple_news_api_modified_at":"2016-08-30T23:12:36Z","apple_news_api_revision":"AAAAAAAAAAD\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/w==","apple_news_api_share_url":"https:\/\/apple.news\/AuN-xM4x0R8OO4g8PTqOVzg","apple_news_cover_media_provider":"image","apple_news_coverimage":0,"apple_news_coverimage_caption":"","apple_news_cover_video_id":0,"apple_news_cover_video_url":"","apple_news_cover_embedwebvideo_url":"","apple_news_is_hidden":"","apple_news_is_paid":"","apple_news_is_preview":"","apple_news_is_sponsored":"","apple_news_maturity_rating":"","apple_news_metadata":"\"\"","apple_news_pullquote":"","apple_news_pullquote_position":"","apple_news_slug":"","apple_news_sections":[],"apple_news_suppress_video_url":false,"apple_news_use_image_component":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"csco_singular_sidebar":"","csco_page_header_type":"","csco_custom_appearance":"","csco_disable_excerpt_posts_layout":false,"csco_page_load_nextpost":"","csco_post_video_location":[],"csco_post_video_location_hash":"","csco_post_video_url":"","csco_post_video_bg_start_time":0,"csco_post_video_bg_end_time":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[148],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-6158","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-my-bike","7":"cs-entry","8":"cs-video-wrap"},"apple_news_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pb3IC4-1Bk","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":7283,"url":"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/2017\/12\/20\/motorrad-status-on-the-r1200-gs-adventure-modifications-farkles\/","url_meta":{"origin":6158,"position":0},"title":"Motorrad: Status on the R1200 GS Adventure Modifications (Farkles)","author":"Adam Chandler","date":"December 20, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Haven\u2019t done a great job of updating this blog with what\u2019s going on lately in regards to my bike. 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