Front/rear or both?
I once fell in thick river sand with the DR to the right. The bottom side cover bracket bent, resulting in the side cover melting slightly against the mid-pipe. Awaiting 2nd hand soft luggage racks from DJ, that were apparently made by Groenie.
On my other DR I have an imported soft pannier rack set, bought 2nd hand on WD.
With hand guards fitted, I don't feel its necessary for any crashbars at the front.
The DR crashes well, and have not had any tank damage.
I do cover the tank with some clear vinyl (VPS) though.
A proper engine bash plate helps a lot when falling over.
Hyde have indicated that they will be looking at making engine bash plates for the DR soon, mostly for the export matket. I will provide them with a DR to work from.
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