Looking at a first big bike (Divi/Fazer type) ...

Comparing bikes I have seen quite a few with varying 'protection'. My question is, is there a noticable difference between engine bars and crash bungs. I'm not intending to prang the bike (little bike [YBR] did blow over in the gales!) but curious as to opinions on whether one is noticably better as an option to the other.

Thanks

Opinions vary.

Crash bungs are more for fully faired sports bike where even an undone button on your underwear can affect wind drag.

Engine bars are big with the Cruiser crowd, of course, but many others use them. Some use both.

Depending on where you mount them, some people find the crash bungs focus the impact on those small points, which is more likely to cause damage than the impact-spreading engine bars.

But really it's more likely down to personal choice.

My previous Fazer had engine guards on it and they didn't look too bad.