I'm perfectly happy with my Cobras. Look good and good price.

 

bars

Cobra is the way to go and cant go wrong with em.....

 

I think Cobras are most popular on this forum... Lindby bars have integrated foot pegs. Others are MC crashbars and HighwayHawk I belive...

I like my cobras, here is the pic:

 

I use the MCE Bars. Pros and cons for all of them. A lot depends on what accessories you plan on adding later. There was a set of Linby's in swap meet recently too. Picture in my gallery of bars.

 

I use the MCE Bars. Pros and cons for all of them. A lot depends on what accessories you plan on adding later. There was a set of Linby's in swap meet recently too. Picture in my gallery of bars.

Got Cobras too but like Dane said, they are not the only "right" choice. Check around and see what you like. Stay with a brand name.

 

I got Cobra's and like 'em. The only ones I wouldn't recommend are oem. They don't "stick out" far enough to protect anything if the bike falls.
Viper

 

I have the M/C enterprize Bars (about $120.oo @ Onieda) Very strong, and when the bike lays over on them you can pick it right back up (I put my foot down on an "Oil Slick" at a gas station)

 

I have the VA 1.5" Crash Bars and saved my bike a couple of weeks ago.
I forgot to put the kickstand down and I slowed the bike down and the
crash bars prevented the drop! These are 1.5" diameter where the
Cobras are 1.25" diameter.

Pic in my gallery.

 

go with the cobras

 

The regular 1.25" sized Cobra's (not the fatty model) can be fitted with Desert Dawg's chaps. Believe me, they're warmer and drier when riding in the cold and rain. They do cost a couple of miles per gallon however.

As far as I know they don't fit other crash bars.

Ray Nielsen, in Minneapolis and sitting out winter right now.

 

Crash Bars

COBRA'S!!!!
BEEFIER AND BIGGER FOR MORE PROTECTION

 

ANYTHING but OEM. 8)

 

Cobra's all the way. Don't waste your money on the OEM. They do not stick out far enough to protect the bike much less you.

 

I have the Cobra's. They have a very pretty shape. But for the design and clearance considerations I think the MC bars are better.

If I were buying bars now I would get the 1 1/2" bars. They were not available ealier when most of the respondents bought their bars.

 

Ditto what PGRChaplain said.
I also like my MC Enterprise bar because of its extended horizontal protection, but the Cobra bars are more rounded and the MC bar is more rectangular in shape....to each his own!
There is one downside to the MC bar: the top of the MC bar mounts in front of the radiator. You cannot mount lowers because this bar extends so far forward that the lowers would hit the bar when turning the bike...unless one uses some human ingenuity, I guess.

 

If you are talking "engine guards", then the OEM bars will work. They will give some level of protection to the engine... ONLY. They will do nothing to protect YOU. Pay the extra money to buy the superior equipment for the most valuable component - YOU.

 

If you are talking "engine guards", then the OEM bars will work. They will give some level of protection to the engine... ONLY. They will do nothing to protect YOU. Pay the extra money to buy the superior equipment for the most valuable component - YOU.

And if you want the best protection for YOU then you want the STRONGEST bars - plenty of opinions here about looks but STRENGTH is the principle criteria if PROTECTION is the consideration.

 

I have the Cobras on my Honda VTX 1800, but I really like the MC Enterprises on my C50 better. They are the original Harley design, very wide and structurally better for bending. Crash Bars are not for crashing, they are for keeping the bike from pitching so far over you can't pick it up.

 

Crash Bars are not for crashing, they are for keeping the bike from pitching so far over you can't pick it up.

They sure saved my leg a long time ago - bent bar and a long groove in a car body from a severe glancing blow. Sure, they won't help in a lot of crashes but I still say give yourself the best chance - buy the strong bars.

 

Gee...I thought they were just some place to put my highway pegs so I could stretch out a bit. :twisted:

 

lindby bars. saved my leg in my last wreck. like the way they look. got them on my lc now. 8)

 

MC, Lindby, Cobra.

Pick the look and the price that works for you. Each has strong points and weak points. All do what they are designed to do.

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I have the Cobra Bars from Onieda @140 bucks. Bolted right up nicely, look good.....have not TESTED them.....hope I don't have to.
Must agree not to purchase the OEM Engine guards :shock:

 

If you wanna look different than the rest, and not in a bad way - go for the lindby's. BUT YOU"RE RIGHT..they are more money! If you have floorboards, you will have to wait another month or two until Lindby USA comes out with their bars designed for the C50 with floorboards. Otherwise, they will touch and scratch. If you plan on getting forwards for your bike, don't look at Lindby.

I'm 6'0 - and I love my Lindby's - BUT I am going to put pegs on the outskirts of them too, my legs are just too long!