Outback Motortek KTM 1090 / 1190 / 1290 Adventure R / S Skid Plate Black & Crash Bars COMBO (Color Options)

One of the upper crash bars biggest advantage is the non-floating design. To achieve this, the've developed a heavy-duty bracket to support the upper section of the crash bars, thus the structure is reinforced to avoid flexing and collapsing during impact of a crash.

Furthermore, they reduced the additional weight by using the same 22mm diameter tubing as the KTM factory crash bars, as opposed to other manufacturers who use 25 or even 27mm diameter tubing without proper support, such as the Outback Motortek-style bracket system.

Please note: your KTM 1090/1190/1290R must be equipped with factory KTM lower crash bars to complete the fitment of the upper crash bars.

• Hand MIG welded Its all about the strength! We continue to follow our philosophy: toughness and functionality over appearance. Although our welders make those welds look like art.
• 22mm steel tube with 2mm wall thickness Matches the specs of the specs of the factory KTM crash bars
• Less is often more. One of our goals was to preserve the low centre of gravity feature of the KTM 1090 Adventure by using the same tubing diameter as the KTM factory crash bars. Many other manufacturers use 25mm and even 27mm tubing to protect the upper part of your KTM but it adds up to 1-1.5kg extra, thus making it top heavier while not guaranteeing better impact absorption.
• Tough mounting points No cutting corners here (either)! Precision laser cut pieces for perfect fitment using 5mm thick metal mounts. These parts absorb a lot of impacts from crashes, rather than your bikes chassis thats worth thousands of dollars.
• Powder coated combined with sandblasting its a killer combination to protect your products surface. No frills and tough just like your ADV/Dual Sport bike!

8 reasons why you should invest in the right crash bars - By Lorry G.

Crash bars or some call it engine guards and adventure motorcycles go hand in hand. The question is not whether will you drop you bike but more like when will you drop your bike? Essentially you need a set of crash bars!

Protective motorcycle armor has been around for decades. Some make real good, functional and attractive looking ones. Some just dont get all the above features right. On top of that, some try it too hard and come out with bogus products just to jump on the adventure bike accessories bandwagon. Read below the eight reasons why you need a decent set of crash bars.

1. Long Term Savings Call your motorcycle dealer and ask for a quote on the following parts: radiator, fuel tank fairings, fuel tank, turn signals. Guaranteed you will have to sit down to digest the price tag your local motorcycle dealer shoves down your throat. To put this into actual numbers, at least $1500-$3000 depending on the brand you own. Dont forget to add the mechanics charges to the billHow does a $300 investment into a set of crash bars sound like?
2. Look A lot of guys treat their bikes like their wives/girlfriends. Some even better but lets not get into that. Im safe to assume that making your bike look awesome and adventure-ready is just as important. After all, youll want to show it off in front of your buddies.
3. Structural Design In my humble opinion, there are more crash bars on the market that dont work than the ones that do. Why? Poor structural design. Just because one adds a ton of metal tubes all across the crash bars and make it look like a cobweb, it wont work better. It will result in excessive weight, vibration(!) and could very well crush your bikes expensive plastic parts, crack the frame or rip mounts off the engine during an impact. Raising your crash bars up too high to try to protect the fuel tank is a disaster waiting to happen. The further the protective armor reaches away from the mounting points, the more flexible it becomes. As long as you dont crash your bike, youll be fine. The headache begins when you lose control over your bike while riding on a trail and you sure better let that beast go and give in to gravity. Its not rocket science that when a 500lbs+ bike hits the ground there will be some serious impact and with that impact there will be some serious damage. If youve got the right crash protection, then you will most likely be able to ride on. If you dont, then better have a buddy with a pickup truck or AAA platinum card. Outback Motortek believes in the less-is-more philosophy, therefore we design and make compact crash bars.
4. Quality Hardware Small thing but could be a real nuisance not to pay attention to. We use 8.8, 10.9 or even 12.9 grade galvanized or stainless steel bolts and place them where they best suit their purpose.
5. Mounting tabs or pieces are as essential as wheels for cars. They are the strongest and most essential links between the protective armor and bikes chassis and/or engine. These parts must absorb the last piece of impact. Whats even more important that in some cases they need to able to bend to prevent the energy from the impact to be transferred onto the frame or engine.
6. Surface Treatment Are we talking about show bikes or adventure bikes for off-roading? If you think your bike is the latter, then you might want to opt for a durable and no frills surface. Outback Motortek chooses to sandblast all their products to create an adhesive surface before powder coating. Sandblasting is certainly key in creating a surface that withstands a lot of abuse from riding off-road. Most manufacturers choose only the powder coating option and some choose the fancier anodizing.
7. Fitment The majority of crash bars are hand-made or hand-finished, therefore there is always the chance to make errors. Regardless, there are manufacturers that make better fitting products than others. Fitting should be part of quality control, before and after welding the crash bar components. We follow up with this and run a series of tests during the manufacturing process to make one of the best fitting crash protection in the market.
8. Warranty, customer service Warranty is an insurance that customers pay when purchasing products. Outback Motortek offers warranty for its customers given that the product in question failed due to material or manufacturing error. If you beat up your crash bars while off-roading and your bike remains intact, we will invite you for a six pack or a bottle of wine of your choice. Just send us some epic shots of your adventure(s).

Outback Motortek offers protection for your KTM Adventures engine and its components such as exhaust header, oil cooler which may be badly exposed during off-roading without our skid plates. Protect your investment by investing into our engine protection.

This skid plate is compatible with factory KTM center stand.

• Protects crucial areas of the engine oil pan, engine case, oil cooler, oil filter and exhaust header! Thats a long list of very expensive parts to expose to any sort of damage that will reduce your Africa Twins value in no time.
• Uniquely designed vent system Not only unique but very-well thought out. No unnecessary holes were designed on this bash plate. As a result, your engine will less likely to overheat when mud and all sorts of debris from off-roading fly at the engine and get stuck between the skid plate and the engine/exhaust header.
• 5mm thick laser cut aluminum Nothing is ever an overkill on an adventure bike, hence we choose to build our bash plates from this ridiculously tough and thick, yet lightweight material.
• Tough mounting hardware No cutting corners here (either)! Precision laser cut pieces for perfect fitment using 5mm thick metal mounts. These parts absorb a lot of impacts from riding through (off-road) hell, rather than your bikes chassis or engine that are worth thousands of dollars.
• Powder coated combined with sandblasting its a killer combination to protect your products surface. No frills and tough just like your ADV/Dual Sport bike!

Benefits of the Outback Motorteck Skid Plate - By Lorry G.

We off-road and adventure riders buy skid plates for one reason: to protect the heart of our motorcycles no matter what the road less traveled throws at it. Damaging your engine or its components could mean to fail to have fun while riding. No one wants that. On the serious note, it means thousands of dollars wasted for repairs.
Mounting skid plate on your adventure or dual-sport bikes should not take much convincing but making the right choice can save you from a lot of headache down the road.

• Made of one single piece These bad boys are NOT welded together like a puzzle from various pieces. We use a high precision laser cutting machine to cut from entirely one single sheet and our sheet metal bending tools are custom made for each skid plate to remain precise throughout the manufacturing process. The only exceptions to this are the F700/800GS and Vstrom skid plates where in order to avoid the boxy design, we had to cut out the bottom front corners and weld in corresponding piece.
• Uniquely designed vent system Why cut any design elements into a bash plate is just beyond me. This will result in a weakened structure. Unless, you only need a decorative skid plate on your bike. As for our bash plates, no unnecessary holes were designed. As a result, your bikes engine will less likely to overheat when mud and all sorts of debris from off-roading fly at it and get stuck between the skid plate and the engine/exhaust header, yet it remains structurally tough.
• True off-road and adventure shape What does that even mean?? It means we have experience in building top-notch bash plates. We avoid designing skid plates that are shaped like boxes, have sharp edges and corners and guaranteed to restrict your rides off road. Ours are more, per se, aerodynamic and will glide over and gently bounce off any object on your favorite trails.