[JayHawk]

Ok. Go to motorcycledropguards.com. They have for most Indians. I have them and they are AMAZING at protecting the bike. Been working a lot this year on slow speed maneuvers and zero damage to the bike when “unexpected dismounts” happen. Plus even protected the bike when it tipped over and kept going

Here’s a video

 

[Purdue93]

So that’s how you check your tires lol. My ‘21 Challenger got blown over in a motel parking lot. Scratched up the saddle bag guard, hinge cover, cracked the fairing outer trim and broke the brake lever. Nothing real costly, I do kind of worry about the lowers on my new ‘25 Pursuit. Painted parts are pricey. Hope the tip over guards help.

They do. I have them and had a tip over with no damage to anything.

 

[Berserker]

I was kinda of hoping the factory would design adequate guards. Some say they do and say they don't.

I just ordered rivco mounts for the back to for a rack below license plate.

I was looking at one set of guards. Damn expensive. Obviously worth it if prevents something from getting wrecked.

 

[Gametech]

I was kinda of hoping the factory would design adequate guards. Some say they do and say they don't.

I just ordered rivco mounts for the back to for a rack below license plate.

I was looking at one set of guards. Damn expensive. Obviously worth it if prevents something from getting wrecked.

Those motorcycledropguards that guy linked to are way more expensive than regular aftermarket crash bars. I fail to see the point of paying 4 times as much as my crash bars cost to protect my crash bars, so the expensive bits get scratched instead?

 

[JayHawk]

I was kinda of hoping the factory would design adequate guards. Some say they do and say they don't.

I just ordered rivco mounts for the back to for a rack below license plate.

I was looking at one set of guards. Damn expensive. Obviously worth it if prevents something from getting wrecked.

Those motorcycledropguards that guy linked to are way more expensive than regular aftermarket crash bars. I fail to see the point of paying 4 times as much as my crash bars cost to protect my crash bars, so the expensive bits get scratched instead?

It’s a fair statement. I bought the Indian guards (front and back) and the $300 or so for the drop guards were cheaper than getting new guards.

Your option is pretty smart too!

Nice to have options

 

[Berserker]

I am trying to figure out what the factory ones protect? My guards get scratched up, I don't care about them They got two wheels, if you ride enough, it happens.

 

[Gametech]

I am trying to figure out what the factory ones protect? My guards get scratched up, I don't care about them They got two wheels, if you ride enough, it happens.

If the bike is laying down with the tires and crash guards touching, nothing else will touch flat ground. If the ground is not flat or the bike hits hard enough to pivot the tires off the ground, then all bets are off. That is with front AND bag guards. With just the front guards it has a better chance of pivoting down and messing up the bags.

 

[TacocaT_IMR]

I have been meaning to tip my bike over, to I handle picking up. Do the front and rear guards protect everything? Dealer claimed they did.
2023 pursuit

Just had my 23 Challenger knocked down by a car, while parked.

I have the full crash bars and bag bars.

Fell to the right.
Damage:
*right grip, just a scuff
*right CBar, scratched and broken coating to metal
*right BagBar, scratched and broken coating to metal
*right bag hing cover, just a smallest scratch
*right exhaust tips, grinder with the curb, deshaped and scratched.

Otherwise, bars did thier jobs

Hope this helps

 

[JayHawk]

I have been meaning to tip my bike over, to I handle picking up. Do the front and rear guards protect everything? Dealer claimed they did.
2023 pursuit

Just had my 23 Challenger knocked down by a car, while parked.

I have the full crash bars and bag bars.

Fell to the right.
Damage:
*right grip, just a scuff
*right CBar, scratched and broken coating to metal
*right BagBar, scratched and broken coating to metal
*right bag hing cover, just a smallest scratch
*right exhaust tips, grinder with the curb, deshaped and scratched.

Otherwise, bars did thier jobs

Hope this helps

Glad you’re ok!!!!

 

[Berserker]

Just had my 23 Challenger knocked down by a car, while parked.



Hope this helps

This is more than just tipping a bike over. IMO the guards should cover tipping a bike over. You had an accident. Also hard to prevent damaged from a raised curb.

 

[kashinova50]

Put something on the ground to protect the crash bars … mats, carpet or furniture pad …

Post #15 … videos for different methods to pick up a dropped bike …

Picking up a dropped Pursuit...

Has anyone dropped a Pursuit yet? How easy was it to pick up? Just asking as I've had my Pursuit for a week or so now, and although I've not dropped it yet, you know it'll happen sometime, so I thought I'd lay the bike down and try to pick it up again... Now I'm not a big guy, but I'd seen...

www.indianmotorcycles.net

Vendor rear crash bars …

https://www.indianmotorcycles.net/threads/police-saddlebag-guards-%E2%80%93-protect-your-indian-saddlebags.370756/

I've purchased and placed drop blocks onto engine & saddlebag guards. At a gas station I dropped the bike. Squatting down grabbed handlebar and saddle bag guard and stood up. Scratch on drop block for the saddle bag only. No other damage or scratches. 2023 Indian Pursuit Limited.

 

[Berserker]

So whats a drop block?

 

[Huge Grampa]

I was doing a slow U-turn with my wife on the back and somehow my size 13 boot nudged the shifter into neutral. Well, with no power to rear wheel the bike went down. '23 Pursuit and factory crash bars worked like a charm. Only damage was tiny scuffs on the crash bars. I don't know if it was adrenaline but picking it up using back up method was way easier than I anticipated. I should mention that it was a very slow tip over and the tires did not come off the ground.

 

[Gametech]

I keep forgetting the OP has a Pursuit, which means front lower fairings are involved. I am not convinced the front crash bars stick out past those to prevent damage to them.

 

[Berserker]

I should mention that it was a very slow tip over and the tires did not come off the ground.

With harleys it is a world of difference tires off. I have tipped over times than I can rememeber, easy to pick up. Twice tires off, and not easy.

 

[EvilMonkey]

So whats a drop block?

They may be talking about drop guards like these … Adds maybe 1/2 inch to the bars …

 

[graemeblore]

I have been meaning to tip my bike over, to I handle picking up. Do the front and rear guards protect everything? Dealer claimed they did.
2023 pursuit

They sure do

 

[BikerChazz]

I have been meaning to tip my bike over, to I handle picking up. Do the front and rear guards protect everything? Dealer claimed they did.
2023 pursuit

They front and rear guards do a good job, but they do not protect the front and rear guards.

 

[Berserker]

They front and rear guards do a good job, but they do not protect the front and rear guards.

Kinda confused. The guards protect the bike, but not themselves? Are you saying they get scratched? Which is assumed and their purpose.

 

[SeaDog76]

If you ever take a motorcycle proficiency course like “Ride Like a Pro” you are going to see a bunch of bikes tipping over, many while moving. That’s what engine guards are for. If you are compulsive about scratches on your engine guards, this will disturb you. If not, it won’t. But in an entire day of this, our IMRG chapter saw no other damage to paint, saddlebags, clutch or brake levers, nada. And that was with probly 30+ drops. I (and all the other owners) just shrugged about the scratches on the guards. That’s what they are there for.

What makes/models did your group drop? If any 500+lbs. bikes involved, how many people - technique/s & degree of difficultly righting them? My own personal experience with "dressers" (Road Glides, Pursuits, etc.) is that the single-handed techniques I've seen demonstrated are not always achievable, especially as I get older (78).