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#199938 99R*Rider (User) Senior Boarder Posts: 359 Yamaha Roadstar Engine guards 2 Years, 8 Months ago   Hello, I am a new R* owner (1999 silverado) and new to this forum. I want to put engine guards on. I was looking through the 2009 Star accessory catalog and kind of like the the smaller set PNTR-4WW31-10-00. I have not been able to find a photo of them installed on a bike. Anyone have these bars and what is your opinion of them. I really like the clean look of the bike without any bars and am not sure I want the Big bars. I also kind of like the looks of the Linby bars but they are a bit expensive.   Logged     1999 Silverado   The administrator has disabled public write access. #199944 chief802 (User) Firefighters do their best work when its HOT! Senior Boarder Posts: 344 Re:Yamaha Roadstar Engine guards 2 Years, 8 Months ago   If you can see them in my sigpic, I have the small Yami bars. I really like the bars, but I'll give you a heads up if your looking for road pegs, it's kinda hard to find some to work on the small bars. They don't come up quite as high as I would like. Had to go with the Kury Iso pegs and 2 inch extensions to gt them out far enough from the brake and shift lever.   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access. #199960 99R*Rider (User) Senior Boarder Posts: 359 Re:Yamaha Roadstar Engine guards 2 Years, 8 Months ago   Thanks for your input. Yes it is hard to see the bars on your bike. I am not concerned with road pegs at this time. I would like some protection while trying to maintain a clean look if that is posable.   Logged     1999 Silverado   The administrator has disabled public write access. #199973 bmatpt (User) Junior Boarder Posts: 179 Re:Yamaha Roadstar Engine guards 2 Years, 8 Months ago   I have a set that i bought and didn't realize they wouldn't fit my bike. i have moved my foot boards forward 3". I would sell them for $20 plus shipping if you are interested. They are used, but in excellent condition. PM me if you are interested.   Logged     Riding and Jeeping is always better than the alternative   The administrator has disabled public write access. #199974 bikerwtb (User) Fresh Boarder Posts: 4 Re:Yamaha Roadstar Engine guards 2 Years, 8 Months ago   Hi All I have a set of engine guards but cannot find the installation instructions. Does anybody have them. They are the STR-4WM31-10. I have a 2003 roadstar. BTW, bmatpt, what kind of handle bars do you have on yours. Thanks Later...   Logged     The administrator has disabled public write access. #200021 Clifford (User) Platinum Boarder Posts: 1781 Re:Yamaha Roadstar Engine guards 2 Years, 8 Months ago   Roadstarnewbie2009 wrote: Hello, I am a new R* owner (1999 silverado) and new to this forum. I want to put engine guards on. I was looking through the 2009 Star accessory catalog and kind of like the the smaller set PNTR-4WW31-10-00. I have not been able to find a photo of them installed on a bike. Anyone have these bars and what is your opinion of them. I really like the clean look of the bike without any bars and am not sure I want the Big bars. I also kind of like the looks of the Linby bars but they are a bit expensive. I have an 03 Silverado with big Yami bars. I have laid the bike down three times because of stupid cagers! First & second times scratched the bar a little but no damage to the bike. Third time destroyed the bar and had minor damage to the bike. I guarantee that the small bars wouldn't take that treatment! I can't do much for you for official Yahama parts; but if you want an engine guard from Cobra, MC Enterprises, or Lindby, I can get them for you for my cost + 10% + shipping. If you are interested send me a PM or call 863-441-2949. Clifford   Logged     The administrator has disabled public write access. #200061 Rayjay (User) Friends make life enjoyable. Platinum Boarder Posts: 1340 Re:Yamaha Roadstar Engine guards 2 Years, 8 Months ago   The Yami small engine bars are too close to the engine and frame to be effective protection IMHO. I have a set that I had to lose because of the floorboard extensions, and I;m going to replace them with Cobra Fattys. Clifford you have a PM   Logged     Ray   The administrator has disabled public write access. #202068 99R*Rider (User) Senior Boarder Posts: 359 Re:Yamaha Roadstar Engine guards 2 Years, 8 Months ago   Thanks for all the input. I decided on the big bars. I read some of the threads on "Crash Bars" and decided on the good stuff especially since I have dropped my bike twice in the past week. Once in the garage on the carpet (no damage) and once in the driveway (Crushed left front T-Signal) Both due to my not getting the kickstand fully extended. I have been so used to my Honda kickstand "Popping" out, Not so with the R* until I lubed it up. Now it snaps out as it should with very little effort. I found a set of big bars on Ebay for $89.   Logged     1999 Silverado   The administrator has disabled public write access. #202072 bikerbob2 (User) Senior Boarder Posts: 308 Re:Yamaha Roadstar Engine guards 2 Years, 8 Months ago   I have used the big yami bars on all my stars since they came out. 1100 and roadie . I have laid my scoots over and didn,t have any damage to the bike I was also very surprised at how I was able to just squat down grab the bike and with little effort the bike sprang back up. Also With the pegs on there it makes for a comfortable ride for my 6.0 foot frame. good luck bro   Logged     The administrator has disabled public write access. #202091 MS1700 (User) Platinum Boarder Posts: 2502 Re:Yamaha Roadstar Engine guards 2 Years, 8 Months ago   Big bar saves me a pile of cash and lots of downtime when I ran over a few gallons of oil in a turn. Still the bill was $2700 had it not been for the $148 Big Bar, Bill would be like $5000 and I would not have got my foot out from under the exhaust nearly as quick if at all. So I am a fan of the Big bar. They will bend though in a crash, mine bent into the rear brake line and crushed it and I lost my rear brakes too.   Logged     The administrator has disabled public write access.

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