Installing The HEED CRASH BARS on my 2019 AFRICA TWIN ADVENTURE SPORTS (CRF1000)

I was installing the Heed Crash bars on my 2019 Africa twin adventure sports and ofcourse it didnt go as expected. I hope with this video i can show you how to do it because the manual is pretty unclear from Heed. Anyway, here is the video how to install the heed crash bars for your Africa twin Adventure sports :)
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[@ninjafrogg5721]

Great job Roland.👍 Working on our bikes can be a royal pain in the butt sometimes but the reward/satisfaction of a job well done makes it all worth while.😎🏍️🐸

[@TheRideWithRoland]

Yes. And it saves a bit of money also, plus it makes you more skilled every time 😃

[@Humpo48]

Been fitting these crash bars to my new to me 2018 Africa Twin. Thanks for the video and humour with it. Took my time. You helped me!!! As you said, crash bars are good. Good value for money, instructions could do with improving. Thank you.

[@TheRideWithRoland]

Thanks :D i am glad i could help :)

[@africanpenguin3282]

Hope to be stopping mine on in a few weeks!

[@fphr67]

Als echte Suzuki-man en niks met Honda heb toch met veel plezier gekeken.. lachen! ;-)

[@TheRideWithRoland]

Ach, beide zijn Japans 😃 en beide staan bekend om hun sterke kwaliteit (op wat schroeven na dan blijkt,…)

[@StoltHD]

Good to see some "real people struggle with this" installations videos, not only those with fully equipped workshops, sponsored by every single tool manufacture that excist... Good job getting those flatheaded hex screws out, those are really a pain in the axx. Use stainless steel replacements if possible... and remember lock-tight. :-) :-)

[@TheRideWithRoland]

The bolts and screws from heed are very strong. So all the weak parts are replaced :) I could do it now a lot faster but yeah. The first time is the hardest lol

[@fitzstermoto]

Great video - thanks for sharing! Suggestion for future, whenever you have awkward screws/hardware that tight try using a manual impact driver (the ones with a 3/8" square drive that you can put any size socket/torx/allen on and hit the other end with a hammer to loosen them up without damaging the heads).

[@TheRideWithRoland]

Yes, I do not have one but I think I need one with this Honda 😬 thanks for the tip! 😃

[@taswr]

@@TheRideWithRoland I use my gas soldering iron sometimes to apply heat to stubborn bolts. Just use the flame, just be aware of wires and other components. Works very well thou.

[@mrh0wler353]

Maybe an impact driver would help on disassembly. Looks like nice crash bars.

[@chrigdichein]

enjoyed that video 👍🏽 learned a lot. ji, can you still change the air filters while the bar is on?

[@TheRideWithRoland]

Not 100% sure but I thought it was no problem. Changing the air filter on a twin is not a easy thing to do anyways 😬

[@davehayward4137]

Hello Roland, not sure if it is a honour for you or not however, this is the first KZbin channel I subscribed to 👍. I think it because we both like bikes and behringer x32. Only found your stuff a week or so ago and already running out of videos. Keep them coming, would love to see some music/audio engineering/bike crossover videos. Keep them coming 🍺

[@TheRideWithRoland]

That is truly a honor!! You picked my channel out of the 10 million billion zillion channels out there 😃 Expect this year many great travel / adventure video’s (a bit different then what I’ve been doing untill now) Courious, what video you liked the most? :)

[@davehayward4137]

@@TheRideWithRoland at the risk of sounding boring, I really like the first video. I loved the way you captured what it means to ride, or certainly why I ride. Dealing with difficult times is easier on my bike, when I drop the visor I am my own little universe 🙂. I also really like your 10 different bike youtubers video, far too many get far too self righteous and self important, just ride the damn things 😆

[@TheRideWithRoland]

@@davehayward4137 i agree. Those 2 video’s are my favorite also. :)

[@nitraat551]

Very nice video. Also looking for heeds for my AT. one little correction; crashbars from honda are installed by the dealer, not honda. So they are to blame for the overtightening of the bolts.

[@mapjes]

Dank voor je video! Ik heb dezelfde en laat ze nu poeder coaten in wit. Ben nu de voorbereiding aan het doen zodat de bars erop kunnen straks. Vreselijke schroeven en bouten inderdaad, rommel. Vraagje: Heb je alle schroeven ook met Loctite vastgemaakt?

[@TheRideWithRoland]

Ehmmmm sommige wel geloof ik maar weet ik niet meer zeker 😬

[@kcfoxe1824]

Thanks for the video. Question, I’m installing on my 2018 and confused on the instructions. Did you have to remove either of the brackets on the left or right that the replacement bolt goes through at the 09:50 portion of your video?

[@TheRideWithRoland]

No, only when it comes with replacement brackets. its been a while ago but as far as i can remember is uses the original brackets.

[@kcfoxe1824]

@@TheRideWithRoland thanks.

[@chrislok7477]

Hi Roland...great video! Thanks! Question...could you tell me how you accessed the rear of the triangle plate? I'm trying to remove my Heed crashbars to do air filters and coolant flush on my new-to-me 2016 AT and am a bit stuck on how to remove the bold behind the triangle plate. Any tips would be appreciated. Thanks again for the great video!

[@TheRideWithRoland]

As far as I can remember it is a difficult place but you can get it loose. But if you really can’t reach it maybe removing the rear wheel give some more space? I think I did it with a rattle. But, I once read about about a guy who was changing the air filters without removing the crashbars. I would prefer to try that first?

[@thevenncollective8295]

@@TheRideWithRoland thanks Roland!! I'll keep trying. Btw I loved your video avout your 4000km trip!

[@TheRideWithRoland]

@@thevenncollective8295 you really should take a look at my Vietnam series 😃 I think they are the best so far :)

[@thevenncollective8295]

@@TheRideWithRoland I will check them out! Meanwhile feel free to check out my KZbin videos of The Venn Collective and also The ACT Americana Trio! Best wishes to you from Vancouver!

[@TheRideWithRoland]

Yeah sounds great :D But, as a professional producer, or you guys sing straighter then straight, or....be careful with straighten the vocals in your DAW. its sounds a bit un natural in my ears. or its just a perfect pitch lol. i dont feel the Wave form in the vocals. But i dont know, do you straighten them or is this all natural?

[@michaelhowden8354]

Hi did you manage to refit the original skid pan.

[@TheRideWithRoland]

yes, that was no problem at all :)

[@F750GSBMWMOTORRAD]

i cant deside which bars should i buy for my f750gs...well i know (i want wunderlich) but wunderlch bars are crazy expensive 300 euros...heed bars are 160 euros..i dont know if it worth extra money..

[@TheRideWithRoland]

Well, i prefer the HEED crashbars. They are very good and in my opinion a decent price. Wunderlich is expensive in Everything. Unless you are gonna ride extreme difficult tracks daily with big rocks then invest in the best there is out there, so a brand what makes bars for Dakar and stuff. But i know you are not gonna do that, because you would have bought a different bike then :) Another reason to go with Heed is that you are riding a BMW, and all the bmw riders out there act like they have stocks in Wunderlich. For me thats allready a reason to buy something else :) i hope this helps you a bit

[@F750GSBMWMOTORRAD]

@@TheRideWithRoland THANKS

[@peer_64]

Despite the amount of work it looks awesome. I hope the crash bars are better quality than the Honda screws when you go flat out😁. Unbelievable that a top brand like Honda used cheap soft-metal screws on there bikes. Why be so picky on that?? Ondanks het vele werk ziet het er gaaf uit. Ik hoop dat de crashbars van betere kwaliteit zijn dan de Honda schroeven mocht je een keer op je plaat gaan. Onbegrijpelijk dat een topmerk als Honda zulke goedkope, zachtmetalen schroeven gebruikt. Waarom bezuinigen op zoiets crusiaals???😎👊

[@TheRideWithRoland]

Yeah, I was also a bit suprised with that! The bike is from 2019 so before the corona troubles (with the corona steel is a bit of a problem) But the bolts from heed are excellent. Very strong 💪🏻

[@taswr]

Looks like the ‘scripter’ is driving the car ….! Bwahaaaaaa 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@TheRideWithRoland]

Yeah, problem is I cannot see the little things good with contact lenses. So working on my bikes means glasses 🤓 But thanks for the compliment 😂

[@sjmedia_official]

did you use them already?

[@TheRideWithRoland]

They are on the bike :) so yeah , but did not crashed (yet)

[@DDM-Fotografie]

aan het begin van je video staat er achter jou dezelfde scooter als de meine van vorm

[@SvenMessinger]

Hey Roland, where did you get the tank pads?

[@TheRideWithRoland]

Ali express :)

[@SvenMessinger]

@@TheRideWithRoland thanks…. Figured that out already. Hope you enjoy Vietnam.

[@corecass]

i have heed on my t7. dont know if thy go in from the front if thy do i would advice not to do this. personal experiance. als je ze installeerd zou ik van voor niet aan de bevestiging van de voorkuip vast maken. maar dit is van uit ervaring met een t7.

[@TheRideWithRoland]

De voorbeugel van heed zit echt stevig vast en door zijn lengte zal die eerder buigen dan afbreken. Maar de crashbars zit nu op zoveel punten vast. Die geeft geen mm denk ik bij een val :) one way to find out 😂 and I will 😬

[@corecass]

@@TheRideWithRoland zo als ik al aangaf heb ik er al ervaring mee. en ben erg blij dat het geen aluminium is gezien deze moeilijk terug buigt. en rvs omdat deze te moeilijk buigt. flexibliteid van de heed heeft bij mij al een flinke klap op gevangen. de t7 voorkant is bijna geheel fezel en daar dus een flinke tik gehad door dat staal wel geeft. maar de klap verminderd. hier door hem daar ook niet meer bevestigd. heeft verder wel de motor beschermd en de fix was goedkoop

[@bmwtraveladventure6919]

Bmw gebruikt wel bouten van staal hahahah

[@TheRideWithRoland]

Nou, bmw had een ander probleem. Die gebruikten geen rvs bouten bij de wielen voornamelijk😬 mijn k1200gt had daar ook last van en sommige gs’en die ik ken. Maar het is en blijft wel raar voor Honda om sommige bouten van zachter staal te hebben.