Crash Bars
- Quality 27mm/1.06″ steel tube with 2mm wall thickness – any low quality steel tubing BELOW THESE SPECS will be crushed when your 450lbs+ bike crashes into the ground. Our guards are designed to take the beat!
- One of the biggest advantages of our crash bars system is the all around 27mm diameter tubing that rests on 4 and 5mm thick steel mounting tabs and offers reliable protection for fairing, radiator.
- Hand MIG welded – It’s all about the strength! We continue to follow our philosophy: toughness and functionality over appearance.
- Less is often more. The design is based on the philosophy that less is often more, hence we created a compact, sturdy set of crash bars that do not reach far away from its mounting points. This system perfectly complements the sporty, aggressive lines of the CRF1100L Africa Twin.
- Powder coated – combined with sandblasting it’s a killer combination to protect your product’s surface. No frills and tough just like your ADV/Dual Sport bike!
Compatibility:
Lower Crash Bars: 2020-2024 standard and 2020-2024 Adventure Sports models. One crash bars for all models (including NCT and ES models).
Engine Guards
- Engine Case Protection – entirely frame mounted, thus the fragile engine is not exposed to forces transferred to it due to crash impact
- Crash Bars Reinforcement – the engine guard is tied into the crash bars through a reinforcement bar.
- 27mm diameter tubing – handles the weight of the bike under impact (crash).
- Sandblasted and powder coated surface – simple and tough coating that lasts.
Compatibility:
Engine Case Guard: 2020-2024 standard and 2020-2024 Adventure Sports. One engine guards for all models. NOT compatible with DCT foot shifter pedal.
Compatible with both Standard and Adventure Sports original skid plates ONLY after performing these minor modifications.
Upper Crash Bars
- Hand MIG welded – It’s all about the strength! We continue to follow our philosophy: toughness and functionality over appearance.
- Quality 25mm/1″ steel tube with 2mm wall thickness
- Tough mounting points – No cutting corners here (either)! Precision laser cut pieces for perfect fitment using 4mm thick metal mounts. These parts absorb a lot of impacts from crashes, rather than your bikes chassis
- Sandblasted to achieve the best possible adhesion of the coatings – it”s an extremely vital part of our manufacturing process. Sandblasted surfaces will withstand most surface scratches and give you a longer-lasting product.
- Powder coated – combined with sandblasting it’s a killer combination to protect your product’s surface. No frills and tough just like your ADV/Dual Sport bike!
Compatibility:
Upper Crash Bars: 2020-2024 standard and 2020-2024 Adventure Sports. One upper crash bars for all models (including NCT and ES models).
Skid Plate
- Protects crucial areas of the engine – oil pan, engine case, oil cooler, oil filter and exhaust header! That’s a long list of very expensive parts to expose to any sort of damage that will reduce your Africa Twins value in no time.
- Uniquely designed vent system – Not only unique but very-well thought out. No unnecessary holes were designed on this bash plate. As a result, your engine will less likely to overheat when mud and all sorts of debris from off-roading fly at the engine and get stuck between the skid plate and the engine/exhaust header.
- True off-road and adventure shape – What does that even mean?? It means we have experience in building top-notch bash plates. We avoid designing skid plates that are shaped like boxes, have sharp edges and corners and will guaranteed to restrict your rides off road. We design and build skid plates that you will only benefit from while riding on rough terrain.
- 4mm thick laser cut aluminum – Nothing is ever an overkill on an adventure bike, hence we choose to build our bash plates from this ridiculously tough and thick, yet lightweight material.
- Powder coated – combined with sandblasting it’s a killer combination to protect your product’s surface. No frills and tough just like your ADV/Dual Sport bike!
Compatibility:
Skid plate: 2020-2024 standard and 2020-2024 Adventure Sports. One skid plate for all models (including NCT and ES models).
Please note: We do not guarantee compatibility with any aftermarket exhaust header/manifold due to the different shapes and designs carried out by dozens of exhaust manufacturer companies. At the moment, we only guarantee fitment with original Honda CRF1100L Standard and Adventure Sports exhaust header/manifold. Thank you for your understanding.
JERALD (verified owner) –
Eddy Ennis (verified owner) –
I purchased the glossy white. Looks awesome on the Adventure Sports. Assembly requires patience. When they say on the video to leave everything loose then tighten, they are giving good advice. The Precision fit is very tight, and the finish is perfect. Two people helps, but it is not too hard alone. I looked at other brands, but this looked to be the very heavy duty and I think I made the right choice.
Edward Ennis (verified owner) –
Very strong, not complicated to assemble, just follow the video instructions.
Mark M. (verified owner) –
Quick ship and fantastic product. Fit and finish second to none.
Mark Z. (verified owner) –
The product is solid! It’s design is functional not so much aesthetic. And I don’t mind. The product service and support is awesome. I dropped my bike twice before I put these bad boys on and for some unknown reason I have not dropped my bike since! Maybe they have been blessed by Archangel Michael himself! I am a satisfied customer.
Kathleen Goldsmith (verified owner) –
They are great and arrived much sooner than expected
Charles Genaro (verified owner) –
I have ,unfortunately, put this armor to test a few times. The bars haven’t budged while absorbing all impacts one of witch would have damaged the DCT unit. Worth every penny.
A. H. (verified owner) –
Strong and secure protection. Bit of a bugger to install.
BRIAN SMITH (verified owner) –
It is expensive but … so is that bike your putting it on. I went through a dried up creek bed for a couple miles and the front end washed out on some baby heads , the ultimate protection combo max has already payed for itself. But you could put a 300$ pop can system on it and and just ride it around your subdivision and be fine…. If your a poser 😂
Mitch Templeton (verified owner) –
Great look, confident protection.
Joel G. (verified owner) –
Every thing went together, and fitment was flawless!
Mikeal Calhoun (verified owner) –
Very happy with the quality of the crash bars and skid plate. Easy to install by following the install video on the website.
scott allen (verified owner) –
Awesome engineering! I watched a video of some guys testing bikes and within 5 minutes one of them busted the crank cover on a rock- I don’t want to be that guy! These are solid bars, fit great, and I installed highway pegs on them to stretch my legs on long hauls. Great product- highly recommend!
Donald D. (verified owner) –
These guards were expensive. Fairly easy to install. Look really good on my Honda AT. The bike has been down twice while trail riding. There isn’t a single mark on any of the plastic fairings or the bike itself. The only damage is to the skid plate and it’s a nice gash but it did what it’s supposed too. I highly recommend motortek. They may have all ready paid for themselves in damage protection.
Mark Gensamer (verified owner) –
Robert Grossnickle (verified owner) –
I want to give a comprehensive review in hopes that it may help anyone who may share a similar situation to mine. After researching bars from various manufacturers for my 2021 Africa Twin Adventure Sports, I settled on the Outback Motortek bars. Although I’m sure many buyers do their own install, I wasn’t comfortable doing that at this point, especially with my bike still being under warranty. I contacted the local dealer who does my service to see if they could get these bars. They contacted Outback, who told them they did not sell to dealers. I wanted to get an estimate for the install, and planned to show the pdf installation instructions to the service manager to get an estimate. I couldn’t find the pdfs for the newer Africa Twins (1100) online, and then confirmed with Outback that they had discontinued pdfs for newer versions, and only had videos. It was pretty inconvenient for the dealer to have to look through videos to give an estimate but they did. Ultimately, I purchased the ultimate protection combo max in matte black. The bars arrived in a reasonable amount of time, and I did receive a $20 credit from the flat rate shipping charge. The dealer recently installed my bars and they look great. The service manager raved about them, and how they were the strongest, most heavy duty crash bars they had ever seen. I am very impressed with the workmanship, and the fit and finish of the bars. I have seen a lot of bars that don’t appear centered (closer to tank on one side of bike than the other). These look perfect. Another important point to me was that the bars in no way interfere with my legs or feet while riding the bike. Overall, while I was frustrated at times with the process, I’m very glad I was patient and followed through with this purchase.