And "crash guards " are nice, especially on a big heavy touring bike.
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Yeah, but then what happens when one of your crash guard guard guards gets scuffed?
This reminds me of shift patch protectors on boots.
I don't get worrying about scuffing your crash guards. If you have a parking lot drop and scuff the guard a bit, so what? It's there to protect your fairing/tank/bars/levers, and it did its job. Besides, you'll never see the scuff unless you crawl down and look for it.
This reminds me of shift patch protectors on boots.
I don't get worrying about scuffing your crash guards. If you have a parking lot drop and scuff the guard a bit, so what? It's there to protect your fairing/tank/bars/levers, and it did its job. Besides, you'll never see the scuff unless you crawl down and look for it.
For those who are training, why spend a bunch of money to protect your guards? If you're that worried about it, use a piece of hose for a month and be done with it. Or - just replace the damn things if they good too scuffed!
Mine has been dropped twice, I'm afraid to say. Both went down gentle-ish, and they may or may not be scratched - I never bothered to look.
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Maybe they will have airbags for motorcycles, or that foam that was in that stallone movie, where you crash and a "shell" of quickset styrofoam explodes all around you ,making a foam "eggshell" protecting you as you come to a stop...i better quit,Im giving away my Patent idea that I saw in the movies 23 years ago..
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I'm of the same opinion.
For those who are training, why spend a bunch of money to protect your guards? If you're that worried about it, use a piece of hose for a month and be done with it. Or - just replace the damn things if they good too scuffed!
Mine has been dropped twice, I'm afraid to say. Both went down gentle-ish, and they may or may not be scratched - I never bothered to look.
For those who are training, why spend a bunch of money to protect your guards? If you're that worried about it, use a piece of hose for a month and be done with it. Or - just replace the damn things if they good too scuffed!
Mine has been dropped twice, I'm afraid to say. Both went down gentle-ish, and they may or may not be scratched - I never bothered to look.
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Your money, friend, but I think the hoses would bother you more than anyone else.
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Not for everyone....worked for us...plus I don't wanna be the guy laughed at for being a poser on a bike he can't ride well...I have noticed how many riders can't operate their bikes well in parking lots....they can only ride.straight at 60mph...Now that's a waste of money in my opinion....let me spend $25,000 on a bike I can't ride and look like an amateur doing it...yup $200 for protection, plus they show how they can be repaired easily in less time than going to get new engine guards....I'm good....sorry I tried to help others!
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Not for everyone....worked for us...plus I don't wanna be the guy laughed at for being a poser on a bike he can't ride well...I have noticed how many riders can't operate their bikes well in parking lots....they can only ride.straight at 60mph...Now that's a waste of money in my opinion....let me spend $25,000 on a bike I can't ride and look like an amateur doing it...yup $200 for protection, plus they show how they can be repaired easily in less time than going to get new engine guards....I'm good....sorry I tried to help others!
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Lol...not butthurt....I think it's hilarious how some think it's stupid but yet worry enough about their chrome to cut radiator hoses or advise others to cut it for their bikes to practice in a limited manner.. .Ya can't ride around with that stupid contraption or at least I wouldnt....the site shows guys riding and doing things most of the guys who say it's dumb " can't" ...so I gotta consider the source...you know those who can "do" and those who can't "criticize" lmao....$200 for skills practice anytime anywhere with a repairable part like their site says, can't beat it!! ...show me a Harley part u can do that with.....sounds and looks like those guys have it going on the way they ride!! Glad I read what they had to say on that site...and thanks to the guys in Dallas for the info!!..I can swallow pride for my safety and my girls safety when we ride!! See ya on the rode, either with your radiator hoses or doing the very noticeable and laughable duckwalk!!! Lmao