This is a close-up Of Jim L. Sportsman crash bars where they attach at the frame. Take a look at the goober welding of the little spacer tube. That is believed to be original stuff as all Sportsmans with crash bars will more than likely look like this. So, in other words, it is not an add on by a previous owner. The tube makes the crash bars fit right. Pay attention to bars on the automatics compared to the Sportman.