Maintenance with Touratech engine crash bars

[gt40guy]

I’m interested in fitting the Touratech crash bars to my 2018 R1200RT and would like to know if they have to be removed for an oil change, valve maintenance I understand, but do they interfere with oil filter and drain plug access? If I can get at the oil filter but need to machine a hole in the skid plate to get the drain plug out that would not be a problem.

Thanks
Brian

 

[177369]

I have the TT front engine guards on my '17 RTW. There is a hole in the skid plate for access to the oil drain plug.

 

[gt40guy]

Thanks, what I was hoping to hear.

Brian

 

[irish]

FWIW, with AltRider crash bars you can check valves without removing them. Hopefully the TT ones are the same.