R&G has added more Aluminium Adventure Bars to a range that now covers 14 manufacturers: Aprilia, Benelli, BMW, CFMoto, Ducati, Honda, Husqvarna, Kawasaki, KTM, Moto Morini, QJMotor, Suzuki, Triumph and Yamaha. R&G counts the latest batch as 20 machines from eight of those makes. The range now runs from the BMW R 1250 GS down to the KTM 390 Adventure R.
The expansion continues R&G’s push into the adventure segment, where the brand already distributes Denali lighting, Barkbusters hand guards and Kaoko throttle locks. General Manager Jack Taylor says adventure riders want protection that holds up and disappears into the bike’s lines instead of advertising itself, and he calls the range “some of the strongest drop & crash protection on the market.”
R&G also works the racing side as the official protection partner of MotoAmerica, so it sees plenty of bikes after they hit the ground.
What the Aluminium Adventure Bars Are Built to Do
The Aluminium Adventure Bars protect the fuel tank, fairing and key structural parts when a bike goes down, on pavement or off it. Each bar follows the lines of the machine it fits, which gives proper clearance in corners without a universal shape that spoils handling or looks. The aim is protection that sits with the bike instead of on top of it, and stays out of the way until the day it matters.
How the Aluminium Adventure Bars Are Constructed
Each bar is made from 3mm corrosion-resistant aluminium alloy. The tube diameter runs from 22mm to 25mm depending on the bike, which corrects the single 25mm figure we gave when this range first ran. The alloy is heat-treated for hardness and powder-coated for weather resistance, so the bars keep their finish through long use.
Heat treatment is the part that matters in a hard fall. Standard aluminium extrusion is relatively soft and can deform badly, while the treated alloy is harder and better able to absorb and redirect impact instead of folding around the parts it protects. A tube in the 22 to 25mm range keeps the weight down, so the setup doesn’t change how the bike feels on the road.
New Aluminium Adventure Bars Fitments by Manufacturer
BMW gets two new kits, one for the G 310 GS and one for the F 850 GS Adventure, and Benelli adds the TRK 502. KTM brings the biggest bike in the batch, with Aluminium Adventure Bars for the 1390 Super Adventure R, S and S EVO, plus the 790 and 890 Adventure variants.
Honda has the longest list: the CRF1100L Africa Twin in both generations, the CB500X, the NX500, the X-ADV 750 from 2017 on, and the PCX 125 and 150 scooters. Kawasaki adds the Versys 650, and Suzuki adds the DL1050 and DL650 V-Strom.
Triumph adds the Tiger 900 GT, and Yamaha adds the Ténéré 700 World Raid from 2026 on along with the Tracer 9 GT+. Some of these, the PCX models especially, are UK and European-market machines, so US riders should check availability before planning around them.
Aluminium Adventure Bars Fitment Coverage
Across the whole range, the Aluminium Adventure Bars anchor at the top with the BMW R 1250 GS and reach down to the KTM 390 Adventure R, with the rest of the 14 makes in between. The earlier CFMoto and QJMotor applications showed R&G tracking where the segment is going, not only where it has been.
R&G’s Fender Extenders are a recent addition to the same catalog, and they sit alongside the bars for riders building out a full setup.
The list is the real story. A 1390 Super Adventure and a 125cc scooter now share a crash-bar catalog, and that says where R&G thinks adventure riding is headed: more bikes, for riders who expect protection to come with the machine. I expect them to pay for protection that doesn’t look like protection. The first drop will show whether R&G built these well enough, and for most riders that is the only review that counts.
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