Griso 8V crashbar, anyone? The Stucchi one sucks!!!

[Greyo]

Any suggestion for a RELIABLE crashbar for the Griso 8V?

I bought the set made by Stucchi, see a stock photo here:




Well, I sure wish I didn't: welds on both front supports have failed miserably after just 5,000 miles (and no falls).
Clearly, these things have been so blatantly underengineered that they cannot even take the engine's vibrations...

[GT-Rx]

Looks like more of a quality control issue with the welds (problematic even from Guzzi SpA), then an engineering stand point, but I feel your pain. There isn't much (else) offered I'm afraid.

[Ad B]

Hi,

I have them too on my G12, for 7000 km now.
They are the best looking bars I've seen for a long time.
Absolutely no problems with them.
They fitted properly at your bike? Without to much tension or stress?

Ad

[Greyo]

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They are the best looking bars I've seen for a long time.
Absolutely no problems with them.
They fitted properly at your bike? Without to much tension or stress?

Yep, they fitted just fine.

I agree they look good, but that's not much of a consolation - Gee, for what they charge for them, one would expect the folks at Stucchi to put the Chianti bottle aside for a moment and try, at least try and weld them properly...

[Goodvibes]

I have the Stucchi's (2 years next February; 10,200 miles now) and have not had any issue with them. Curious--do yours have a rubbery/plasticky coating on them over the black paint? Mine do and they also came with an Italian flag sticker on one of them.

[gulveal]

I'm on my third set!

The first ones cracked apart by themselves at a weld, the second set did their job when I fell off and the third set have got the "design italia" (or similar) sticker - I think they may be a modified design. I did have to get someone to add a spacer to mine at the left front as it was a bit too close for comfort to the cylinder head.

David

[Ad B]

Hi Greyo,

I hope that the crashbar from you and the first from Gulveal are exceptions.
I really like the shape and the way they fit on the bike.
And you're right, they are expensive enough to be good (very good).
Although I can weld them myself if this should happen to me,
I also would be angry and disappointed .
The crasbars should be reliable in case of...
And again, the price suggest they are perfect...

Ad B

Ps please write in normal lettertype, this looks like you're shouting at us...
we are not to blame...

[Greyo]

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do yours have a rubbery/plasticky coating on them over the black paint? Mine do and they also came with an Italian flag sticker on one of them.

Yep, mine have the black rubbery coating too, but no Italian flag sticker, just came with the Stucchi logo sticker.

Well, it looks like there are two batches of these crashbars; the good ones, properly welded, and the crappy ones, welded by the village idiot, called to fill in when the experienced welder goes on strike...

Anyhow, I am trying to see if I can get Stucchi to replace for free the "village idiot" set I ended up with, we'll see...

Ad; I certainly did not mean to give the impression that I was shouting at you; I used the larger font simply because, sadly, I am getting to that age when one's eyesight for smaller font isn't what it used to be... darn!!!

[john zibell]

Ad; I certainly did not mean to give you the impression that I was shouting at you; I used the larger font simply because, sadly, I am getting to that age when one's eyesight for smaller font isn't what it used to be... darn!!!

We try to fix things on this board. Have you heard of these old technology things called glasses?

[Greyo]

... Have you heard of these old technology things called glasses?

You mean, like these?