Akrapovic has plenty of experience with titanium and carbon fibre, of course: it’s been making sweet, sweet race pipes out of those materials for decades. And now it’s turned that experience to a new product: titanium crash bars, with carbon fibre impact sliders, designed to fit the new BMW R1300 GS/Adventure.
The bars are TIG-welded from sandblasted 25mm titanium tubing for super-lightweight (2.8kg, 40 per cent the weight of steel, with the same strength) and great corrosion resistance. The carbon-fibre protection pads are 2.5mm thick to give extra structural strength and are easily swapped after a crash. Akrapovic says the bars don’t reduce the lean angle, and fits to engine and chassis via stock mounting points and machined 10mm fitting flanges.
RRP: £1399
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