Crashbars

By far, the most useful accessory for the TA. Unfortunately, everyone understand it's usefulness only after a (serious or not) crash (it happened to me too!). Honda asks a treasure of money for the fairing, or a front or side cover, not mention the cost of repairing or buying a new fuel tank. To prevent such a serious attack to your wallet, by crashbars immediately ! There are many 3rd party models suitable for the TA, made either:

• from black painted steel like Givi, Ricky & Cross, Kappa (the cheapest of all), Jama, Hepco & Becker, Five Stars et al,
• or, stainless steel (it is more rigid) provided by Motad et al. Their advantage (over painted or surface inoxidized bars) is that they don't need painting after a crash, to prevent rusting .

In any case, please check the compatibility to your TA model. Many crashbars are designed for the 1994+ models and they require unacceptable modifications if you want to fit them on the older TAs. In that case, better look for something else.

An installation tip from "Transalp" Eddie Hall:
"Just finished installing GIVI crashbars made for later models (1994+) on my 1989 model (US spec).
They 'll fit. But, not without some modifications to the black radiator protections and some slight bending of the mounting tabs that go on the front motor mount. The modifications to the radiator protectors are almost unnoticable. The bolt supplied to attach it there was 1/2 inch short. A quick trip to a builders supply store netted me one perfect for the job ... for 33 cents! The only other detail I can recommend in fitting 1994+ crash bars to an older TA is to mount everything loosely at first. That is, do not tighten any bolts until the bars are in place. I had to "pursuade" (bend ever so slightly) my crash bars to get them to fit. They look ready-made for the bike once I got them mounted, though. In comparison, my GiVi rear luggage mounts required more installation time (still not very long)
See http://albums.photopoint.com/j/AlbumIndex?u=147089&a=1449069 for photos of my Transalp at tune-up time, Scottoiler installation and various luggage choices. There is also a view of the GiVi crash bars installed.".

According to Brian Lamberts, the above mentioned GIVI crashbar is the TN363 model.