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Heed engine bars

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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 :shock:

Loads of shoving and poking led me to swapping the black widow downpipes for the standard ones the then find they fit :roll:

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
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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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Beem530i wrote: ↑Fri Apr 28, 2023 4:54 am 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?
Taking your time you can easily do it in an hour to an hour and half max
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Everyone meet King Charles :lol:
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They aren't bad with the luggage on
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And they are easily removable by 3 bolts for when I don't have the luggage with me :-D
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sakm wrote: ↑Fri Apr 28, 2023 8:20 pm Everyone meet King Charles :lol:

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:lol:
The GS 'is' the better bike :-)
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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 :lol:
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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 :lol:
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!

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
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