2024 Suzuki Vstrom 250 SX - How To Fit The Crash Bars

[@stevesane800]

Great job Warro🤙 I definitely wouldn’t put the sliders on. They’re more likely to catch on things & put a lot of stress on the frames when it goes over. If the crash bars get scratched, then they’re doing the job. Removing engine bolts are always tricky. Because every connection of the crash needs play to install. Got it looking really adventurous 🤙

[@ridewithwarro]

thanks and appreciated. yeah i thought those sliders may be a bit of an issue. wouldn't want to hit a stump with them thats for sure so i will leave them off. all the best!

[@joetocchio9666]

Excellent tutorial. Looks good. Thanks for all the work involved in producing these vids.

[@ridewithwarro]

Much appreciated!

[@Savvas-qu9bn]

Your tutorials are spot on and honest Down to earth bloke!

[@ridewithwarro]

thanks - great to hear

[@Psycho_SugarCraze]

I hear your point on the sliders... I think as long as they don't go past the length of the handlebars their ok. In a narrow path they wont catch on stuff if the handlebars can fit perfectly through unless of course there's obstructions lower down.

[@ridewithwarro]

good to read another angle on this one, all the best!

[@dondle2]

Looks the business Warro, did they tell you the torque settings for each fixing. ??

[@ridewithwarro]

there was nothing included in the info side but over the past few years ive undone every engine bolt on an enfield 500 single and ran the motor then tightened it up and never once did to spec or use a torque wrench. not taking just one new bike -at least 8 or 10 of them. they are abosolute vibrators and this bike is more of a low buzz. in fact much lower than the enfield 350 too. so i will know more on my test ride but i do plan to blue loctite the crash bar side of it

[@Thomas-Loetscher]

Hi Warro, it's been a while since you reported on the baby strom. How is the Indian build holding up in terms of corrosion, etc.? Are you still preferring it to the GB350?

[@ridewithwarro]

unfortunately after i did that work i caught a bit of a virus so have not been on any bikes now for 6 weeks. bike still there with only 130 klm on the clock...lol but later i hope to improve on that figure

[@Thomas-Loetscher]

@@ridewithwarro Sorry to hear that. I hope you're feeling better and soon are up for new adventures 🙂

[@Savvas-qu9bn]

Just subscribed! Thinking of buying this little Suzuki 250 Thanks for your practical information🍺

[@ridewithwarro]

Welcome aboard! great bike and good value so well worth buying

[@webbsamples]

These crash bars are more substantial and are a better design than what I was looking at a few years ago. I also would say no on the sliders. Looks like money well spent,

[@ridewithwarro]

bike does look bigger than a 250cc version once a few extras are added. i also plan not to fit the sliders in case i get hooked up on a stump or rocky section...so good call there. dont know much about crash bars but they do look ok and i suppose if i was doing a full re-fit it wouldnt take that long now...well not as long as first try...lol all the best!

[@carmelot324]

thanks warro,what happened to the yellow one ?

[@ridewithwarro]

well i dropped it on first trip to the dirt and couldn't live with that fact so i sold it and bought this one. good bikes so well worth buying i think. this one i plan to set up a bit better

[@juliansteyn2282]

What are the dimensions of the box the crash bars came in. I am trying to sort out international shipping( need to know volumetric weight ) Thanks for the great video👍🏻

[@ridewithwarro]

no idea as box was tossed long ago. my price included the postage

[@JoeC88]

👍👍 Always good to initially thread all the nuts or bolts about 80 to 90 % in, so you can jiggle / maneuver all the loose-ish pieces around so they fit together. Once it all fits up go around & finally tighten everything up.

[@ridewithwarro]

Great point!

[@robinhaywood5428]

Great video on the install, thanks. I have a different mfg. crash bar but it mounts like yours at the top front onto the beak and headlight adjuster 10mm bolts. In my opinion, the mounting position is not structural and will bend the front beak and potentially damage the headlight. I did drop my bike, a no speed tip over on the right side on dirt. That slight impact did move my headlight to the left just a small amount but noticeable. I hate that design. I have only seen three of all the mfg's that (from what I can see) mount it correctly. The beak/headlight bracket mounts to a substantial structure that the instrument cluster mounts to. I'm going to remove the front panels and use 3/8 steel plate to make a support from that head frame, extend to the crash bar and deleat the tabs and mounting from the headlight mount. Mounting to the headlight/beak support is the cheap and easy way but in a crash I believe it will be very expensive due to the amount of body work damage. Just my humble opinion.

[@ridewithwarro]

i too thought just that. its a flimsy place to mount the bars. your idea sounds very good. if all goes well you might like to make two supports and i will buy the spare from you. im no good with steel so that side ends there...lol

[@Savvas-qu9bn]

Great job mate

[@ridewithwarro]

appreciated!

[@sovetea3599]

Looks great I actually saw the same one on a 250sx I happened to walk past. Looked like it would add way to much weight but 9kg is not bad!

[@ridewithwarro]

yeah i think once the packaging is out of the way its probably more like 6kgs. have not ridden it as yet but hope to try it shortly

[@sovetea3599]

@@ridewithwarro Haven't been able to ride my 250sx in a month as the alternator burned out

[@simonchilli2088]

Very well presented video Warro. Definitely for that outlay decent instructions or even a YT video should be available to buyers. I like that little V-Strom but Suzuki UK aren't interested in that part of the market. I've emailed them about bixe around 250 - 500 cc and their response was they have no plans in the that direction.

[@ridewithwarro]

Glad you enjoyed it. pity as its a great little set of wheels.

[@copper6600]

A very informativ video,thanks Warro for the really nice job.🍀🍀🍀

[@ridewithwarro]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@findingneutral]

Great install tutorial. Looks excellent 👌.

[@ridewithwarro]

Glad it was helpful!

[@ruahinesrider]

That diagram is the instructions that's how they come 80% of the time these day's.I got a diagram like that & it was wrong had some bolts round wrong way & wouldn't fit Bolts were wrong way round to picture on Website so I did same as picture in Website & fitted no problem.Pissed me off actually not like old day's where all instructions were informative.

[@ruahinesrider]

Time to invest in a 60cm Breaker Bar Warro🤣.

[@ridewithwarro]

maybe...lol could have helped thats for sure.

[@ruahinesrider]

​@@ridewithwarroGood bit of kit.

[@2WheelBuzz]

G'Day Warren - same with my Zana bars. Instructions are useless and a bit of re-engineering to get them to fit. Since fitting them - I've had an altercation with gravity on a trail a few weeks ago around the Mt Mee area. The bike and I went really well in the slop up to that point just using easy throttle in second. Easily out manoeuvring my mates GS 1200. My fall broke a RHS mirror and bent the rear brake pedal ($26 from Suzuki). The 'flat' sliders worked as they should - though the protection bar bent up and back on the RHS. It was a little bit close to the fairing and I've leveled it back using a heavy duty ratchet tie-down. The mounting under the front headlight fairing is different in your setup to mine but equally 'experimental'😏 Since the fall - I've fitted Barkbusters and Doubletake mirrors. Your ride's looking fancy mate - well done!

[@johnimmins7302]

I don't like crash bars but they are a necessary evil. Good idea how you did the vlog just keeping it simple but informative. I am considering the SW Motech crash bars for the 500x. Looking forward to your ride out on the 250SX perhaps in the next one. 😊👍🏍

[@ridewithwarro]

its getting closer thats for sure

[@hattyfarbuckle]

Maybe the camera angle but it sure looks like it fits really close to the exhaust downpipe

[@ridewithwarro]

thanks for the info. i will check that out today and see if its close and if so can i rotate it more.

[@ScotlandsGold]

Looking good

[@ridewithwarro]

Thanks 👍

[@norsehall309]

G'day Warro, your bike is going to be called the Tank because of all the steel protection, you will need the lifting kit you have if you put the bike down, cheers mate ride safe, cheers Neil 🤠.

[@ridewithwarro]

yeah i learnt something from that first drop experience on the tella...lol near the end of clip and giving the bike a bit of a shake i think it could be pulled up should this one hit the dirt. hopefully i wont find out but this time i am preparing a bit better

[@kennethheldreich6604]

Great protection mate, it's more like a roll cage, 🇬🇧🏍👍🙂

[@ridewithwarro]

@@kennethheldreich6604 protection wise i guess it does sorta does look like that a bit. im just thinking in different direction and i see mount points for various camera angles...lol so bike gets a bit of protection and i feel i get quite a few camera mounting spots on this particular bike so great there. all the best!

[@JoeC88]

A set of Highway Pegs and Warro's good to go 😀

[@ridewithwarro]

LOL. all the best!

[@mjagt2073]

Cost mate?

[@ridewithwarro]

about $550 aud direct from india

[@jp-kc3wg]

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[@ridewithwarro]

that too

[@TallyHoTech]

I hope W A Z Z A. Is Going adventure riding. Need a bash plate now

[@ridewithwarro]

i am of next week. first off on the enfield which is rearing to go and just waiting now for new set of off -road tyres for the suzuki sp party just about to start...lol

[@daintree2455]

Don't worry about not getting instructions Warro the ones I've ever received are mostly upside-down...oh hang on.

[@ridewithwarro]

lol....all the best DT!

[@Crochetbyemma]

Ahh big day for you

[@ridewithwarro]

that it was. plenty to do...lol