To engine guard or no engine guard
Elite HDF Member
Joined: Aug 2008
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From: Kentucky
I got one for my wife a while back, but have been holding off on mine. This thread has convinced me that's my next item, too.
Tourer
Joined: Jul 2005
Posts: 366
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From: Galveston, Tx
Would if I could afford it. Why are they so expensive for just a couple of pieces of chrome tubing?
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Road Master
Joined: Feb 2011
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From: Battle Creek, MI
Just picked up an engine guard. My scoot is still in winter storage at the dealer, and I can just see me getting it out of storage, into the parking lot and installing the guard before I even attempt to get some "parking lot" experience on the new to me scoot.
BTW this is my first addition to my 04 heritage i just picked up. Next, windshield.
BTW this is my first addition to my 04 heritage i just picked up. Next, windshield.
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Joined: Sep 2006
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From: Punta Gorda,FL
I read through these pages really fast, so I may have missed some of the responses.
A study was done that showed that you are safer without an engine guard (crash bar) in the majority of bad accidents.
The engine guard will protect some of the chrome cases and your leg in a fairly slow speed crash or when the bike just tips over.
I realize that saying the addition of an engine guard will do you more harm then good in a lot of accidents doesn't sound logical.
But if you think about it, if there was statistical proof that they protected the rider in the majority of crashes, don't you think that all the states that make you wear helmets would also force the motorcycle industry to have engine guards on all the bikes they sell.
You will also notice that all engine guards come with a disclaimer stating that they are not there to protect the rider.
I don't have an engine guard on my bike, but I do intend to add one some day, basically to protect the bike if I let it tip over.
I know that there are riders that have been in accidents and the engine guard have protected their legs, but according to the study a lot of riders have had severe ankle and lower leg injures from the engine guard being bent back onto them.
A study was done that showed that you are safer without an engine guard (crash bar) in the majority of bad accidents.
The engine guard will protect some of the chrome cases and your leg in a fairly slow speed crash or when the bike just tips over.
I realize that saying the addition of an engine guard will do you more harm then good in a lot of accidents doesn't sound logical.
But if you think about it, if there was statistical proof that they protected the rider in the majority of crashes, don't you think that all the states that make you wear helmets would also force the motorcycle industry to have engine guards on all the bikes they sell.
You will also notice that all engine guards come with a disclaimer stating that they are not there to protect the rider.
I don't have an engine guard on my bike, but I do intend to add one some day, basically to protect the bike if I let it tip over.
I know that there are riders that have been in accidents and the engine guard have protected their legs, but according to the study a lot of riders have had severe ankle and lower leg injures from the engine guard being bent back onto them.
Road Warrior
Joined: May 2009
Posts: 1,493
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From: Belgium
... A study was done that showed that you are safer without an engine guard (crash bar) in the majority of bad accidents.
The engine guard will protect some of the chrome cases and your leg in a fairly slow speed crash or when the bike just tips over.
I realize that saying the addition of an engine guard will do you more harm then good in a lot of accidents doesn't sound logical.
But if you think about it, if there was statistical proof that they protected the rider in the majority of crashes, don't you think that all the states that make you wear helmets would also force the motorcycle industry to have engine guards on all the bikes they sell.
You will also notice that all engine guards come with a disclaimer stating that they are not there to protect the rider.
The engine guard will protect some of the chrome cases and your leg in a fairly slow speed crash or when the bike just tips over.
I realize that saying the addition of an engine guard will do you more harm then good in a lot of accidents doesn't sound logical.
But if you think about it, if there was statistical proof that they protected the rider in the majority of crashes, don't you think that all the states that make you wear helmets would also force the motorcycle industry to have engine guards on all the bikes they sell.
You will also notice that all engine guards come with a disclaimer stating that they are not there to protect the rider.
http://www.msgroup.org/Tip.aspx?Num=023&Set=001-034
As you can read, one study by Honda (used in a lawsuit) says they are dangerous and one study by the TRL in the UK says they reduce the severity of the leg injuries.
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I just picked mine up today (20% off on your birthday, yes please!) so I should be putting it on tonight. I got the regular black one, not the mustache one. I'll see if I can throw a pic up soon.
Cruiser
Joined: Jan 2011
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Wouldn't leave home with out one.
I just Bought my wife a Triumph Bonneville, to teach her how to ride. She was all bent out of shape because I would not let her start with out the engine guard.
First day out of the parking lot and she drives 30 miles perfect... That is until she goes to pull into the drive way at home.
Sure enough - in the curve -she slowed down , looked down, then fell down.. If she didn't have an engine guard she really could have screwed up her leg, but the guard kept the bike off her. In addition not a scratch on the bike.
It's funny, people will spend $500 on a seat to look cool, but why people wont spend a couple hundred bucks on safety is beyond me...
I just Bought my wife a Triumph Bonneville, to teach her how to ride. She was all bent out of shape because I would not let her start with out the engine guard.
First day out of the parking lot and she drives 30 miles perfect... That is until she goes to pull into the drive way at home.
Sure enough - in the curve -she slowed down , looked down, then fell down.. If she didn't have an engine guard she really could have screwed up her leg, but the guard kept the bike off her. In addition not a scratch on the bike.
It's funny, people will spend $500 on a seat to look cool, but why people wont spend a couple hundred bucks on safety is beyond me...