After benefiting from many helpful topics on this forum I figured I'd try and make an attempt at sharing some hopefully helpful info myself. After getting a Terra (well 2 actually, but not both mine) back in November I started looking into bash plate and crash bar options. I wanted a bash plate with a reasonable width and height, so the OEM Husqvarna, Touratech, SW Motech and Motosportz didn't quite do it for me. The Altrider option looked pretty close to what I was looking for, but the bash plate from Scheffelmeier Metall looked nice as well and was the cheaper option, especially taking into account shipment to Belgium. But I wasn't sure whether it would fit with the SW Motech crash bars that I wanted. So I got in contact with Stephan from Scheffelmeier Metall. He couldn't give me a definitive answer, but suggested he would get some SWM crash bars and deliver them together with his bash plate and any necessary modifications. 2 weeks later a very big box was delivered to my doorstep. So I got to work. The bash plate comes completely pre-assembled, but I figured it would be easier to get to the mounting bolts of the bash plate and the crash bars if I mounted the brackets separately. The brackets are not symmetric so if you do this make sure you mount them the right way round (ask me how I know, I dare you. After that the crash bars can be fitted. They have 3 separate mounting points so to make alignment easier I cooked up this super high-tech tool. At the top the top engine mounting point is used, at the lower engine mounting point the bash plate bracket bolt is shared with the crash bars. I did the same on the rhs and then connected both halves of the crash bars. After that the bash plate can go on. That's just a matter of 2 rubber dampened bolts on the front and 2 clamps at the back. Note the extra notch in the bash plate to allow for the crash bar. Everything fit nicely, but the clearance between the bash plate and the crash bars was a bit too close for my comfort. After some deliberation with Stephan I tried to put some extra washers between the brackets and the plate. I had to use slightly longer bolts. That made for a perfect fit. Stephan said he would slightly modify his design and kindly offered to send me a replacement bash plate. But I was happy enough with the current setup.
Not yet. The fender seemed to be as sturdy as the after market one I had on my Tenere and that never gave me any problems. I only carry a regular thickness 21inch spare tube in it so the fender bag is not really heavy. On the few rides I've done on the Terra so far I didn't notice any undue stress on the fender. But with the Sahara tyres I haven't been able to take the bike on the trails around here which are mainly thick mud. So I can't tell for sure yet whether it will hold. Time will tell.
