So, a while ago I had posted if anyone had installed the B&W Biker Bar system in a Spartan, specifically. I had asked because of getting around the fuel tanks, cross beams & water tank.
So, to update, I went ahead and got the Biker Bars back in the winter. I finally installed them about a month ago. I didn't take any install pics because it was very difficult situation and I just got lost in the details.
The install was quite involved and took a full 12 hour day to get done. I spent over 4 hours just taking measurements and mocking up the install. I would take measurements underneath, find reference points and transfer them up top in the garage. I also had to squeeze the plates in between cross beams and the water tank which I could barely get my arm up, but I figured it out and it works. Through out this process, several times I wondered if it was really worth it...now that its done and I have used them, I am thrilled and so glad I went through the ordeal. If I could have had longer, skinnier arms that also bent between my wrist and elbow that would have made it much easier
Anyway, we made our first trip with these installed with my Street Glide and her Fatboy (not me, the bike). They worked great, we traveled some very bumpy roads such as I-78 in PA & NJ, I-287 in NJ, Rt 33 in PA & Rt 22 in PA, even had to do an emergency panic stop (didn't hit anyone) and the bikes stayed put, didn't move at all. I was a bit nervous about it even though I read a ton of reviews of people that used them successfully for thousands of miles, so much to my relief we arrived with them both still standing. We did almost 600 miles roundtrip with them in the toyhauler and no incidents.
I just wanted to share my experience, maybe it will be helpful to someone. Below are pics of the bare floor with the brackets installed then with the brackets and then with the bikes locked down.
(I will probably post this on a couple other forums also)
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