Install: GIVI TN5127 Crash Bars Engine Guards For BMW F750GS / F850GS 

Thanks for the video, I found it useful. I have a 2022 BMW F750 GS and I fitted the TN5129 today - keep everything loose until all fitted. A few points that may help; 1) I find it strange that Givi provide a mix of bolt types - Hex, Allen Key, Phillips - silver and black !! Horrible ! When we know BMW use Torx almost everywhere, 2) I did not have to remove the right side fairing I just eased it out of the way and covered the edge with a thick cloth to get to the T55 bolt, 3) I reused the original T55 bolts with the Torx heads - they have over 15 turns of grab - the one issue I had was the rear T55 bolt has a washer that cannot be removed and will not fit in the new Givi spacer, they apply the washer then tap the bolt so you cannot lose the washer ! An Angle Grinder fixed that ! For the front T55 I left the washer on. 4) I reused the lower bracket Torx bolt as well - man is that one done up tight ! and thread locked !. Reusing the original bolts looks so much better. Thanks to others for notes on the torque settings 84 - no way !!

I realize this is an older video, but I did watch a few times when looking for crash bar ideas on my '21 model. For anyone with a new '21, be aware they won't fit even though everything on the bike is basically the same. The O2 sensor on the exhaust was moved forward a little bit and won't allow for the bracket to be attached (my guess is emissions changes for Euro 5 ??) . I did find the SW Motech to fit OK.

Update on my previous comment - oh man there are always one or two bolts that do not mate up ! Today I fitted the left side and could not reuse the BMW Torx bolts up top due to the spacers. Fair enough. I re-used the lower one. The bars left hand top 2 bolts were quite tough to mate up and I had to jack the bars from below keeping everything in play. Also I could not use the two locking nuts on the left as they just would not slide into place. Then there was no way, even with two rachet straps, I could get the pieces together in front of the radiator - it would fit easy either side but not both, grease no help. I had to remove both bars completely, join them together and then slide in place from below. It worked but threw a few other bolts off - which required a rachet strap - which exploded - supposed to take 270kgs of pressure !! So another 3 hours today and it's done. I had previously fitted Givi bars on my Royal Enfield Himalayan and that was an easy job, hence why I went for Givi again. I'm going to need a GoFundMe if a Mechanic ever has to take them off ;-)

Thanks for making this, it was super helpful and saved me a lot of time. Didn't need to remove the plastic like you mentioned, also managed to get the center connected before attaching the left side. My instructions called for the lower brackets to have torque of 23Nm for the smaller screws and 48Nm for the larger ones instead of 84. The engine bolts in the upper brackets were still 84.

Adam, I just installed the GIVI crash bars on my 750 GS and they look awesome. Thanks for your video that inspired and helped me a lot. Greeting from France!

Hello Adam,, Installed the same Givi Engine Guards for my BMW 750GS same color but with ESA. And funny I got the same Sargent Low Seat in exact same black. Trick to getting the bolts up front is to bolt those on after lightly fitting both sides. I lightly unbolted gear side bars, lightly tightened both front bolts to connect the two sides. Finally I tightend down the front bolts and then the engine side bars. Like you, I used medium thread lock for insurance. Rock solid bars and they don't hinder the look of the F750GS. Happy riding.

Thanks for the video. A good reference before attempting the fit on my F850GS. Very happy with the end result... I even managed (after much effort) to get the final screw in on the connecting bar. P.S. The European documentation recommends 84nm for upper brackets and 48nm/23nm lower brackets.

Man ! good work on showing us thisand thank you so much! The only thing you missed ,was putting the bike down on the ground , just to show how the givi works.

I bought the same one one for my 2023 year model and there are a few differences but overall it worked was missing a few washers

Great vid. I had very similar issues when installing this same set of GIVI crashbars on my F850GS. I figured that the high torque spec on the right side lower crashbar mounts was a typo - it seemed way too high for those bolts threading directly into the engine. I, too, could only get one of the screws linking the left bars to the right to fit.

My 2022 F850GS came with a center stand.

So I just spent hours trying to install a set of updated model GIVI crash bars for later bikes, P/N TN5129, on a 2022 F750GS and it does not fit. Even with everything still loose, the right side bars are a long way off from fitting the lower mounts by at least 6-9mm. More critically the rear right main engine bolt replacement bolt from GIVI (120mm stated and re-measured) is too long and bottoms out in the engine thread before being even close to be able to tighten. With the new GIVI supplied 120mm right rear engine bolt bottomed out (i.e. threaded all the way in) there is still 4-5mm of visible thread between the new GIVI supplied spacers, washers, and the mount itself when fitted. It's all be more than quadruple checked and is correctly fitted. It just does not work. As Adam mentioned, the tube joiner in the front lower of the radiator is way off from joining. Mine is way worse than his (Heather's) was from a distance apart perspective. The instructions are terrible. There are no bolt torque figures listed, nor do they list all the tools required. I'll be getting onto GIVI distributer tomorrow, but I'm expecting a "goat rope" of a time sorting this out.

Hi there, great video you made! i've a question, is this crashbar large enough to prevent the tank from being damaged?

Does it protect the upper plastic (around the bmw sign) ? Could you lay the motorcycle on the one side on the ground and check?

Great tutorial, loving your vids . 👍

I like your tools, Wera.

Hey Adam thanks for the great video, may i ask where you got the torque specs for F750GS as my Givi crash bar did not supply the torque specs

Hi Adam, what is the brand of model of the windscreen? Everything I find has been made for long clip, but my f750gs has a short clip for the windscreen. Thanks

Adam, I have not been able to remove that motor mount bolt @ 5:27 more than about a dozen threads. Tried warming the engine up, putting lift under the engine as I unscrewed, heat, breaker bar nothing has worked, it feels like it might be catching on the frame as the threads of the bolt hit the steel of the frame. Did you run into any issues? None of the others put up a fight. Any suggestions. The dealer is about an hour away and want $$$ so I was avoiding that for the inconvenience and I'm a diy guy anyway.

Please notice that even TN5129 won’t fit on 2022 model. After 7 hours struggle, I still can’t fit 3 screws in. 1 in the middle the other two are lower front on each side. Sadly I messed up with painting and one screw hole, so return won’t be an option for me. I do have them installed but in a very unstable way.

Hey Adam..Just curious if your still happy with the Givi crash bars? There my cheapest option but I would like your opinion. Happy Memorial Day.

How have these worked out for the bike? Still have them on it or did you end up getting something else? Thanks

I would like to know, How much are you spent in after market accesories? So far...

Adam, what is the name of the other brand that oyu mention outriders, artwriters?

Hello, is it suitable for a 21 year old model or not?

Hey Adam I just ordered my GIVI crash bars. I want to be ahead of the game. How did you pull off the plastic under the BMW logo. Does it just pull off? or are there screws that need to be removed?

Do the top bars fit with the original bmw lower crash bars?

Did you use a floor jack while undoing the engine bolts ?

Hello, what is the loctite product you are using?

Your voice is like Tom hanks 🤪 Nice bike dude 🤗👌🏻

Adam, will you upgrade to alt rider or are you happy with these? Asking asking for the wife :) Thanks!

Bought a set for f800r and instructions are appalling not even any torque specs

You should really check out this company. The product is solid and fit finish fantastic. outbackmotortek.com. I would highly recommend them. They cover the entire bike and you are able to strap things to them.