Engine guards
Road Master
Joined: Jun 2007
Posts: 1,189
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From: la grange, il (near chicago)
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have em
they are from HD
couple other points:
- they will not do much if anything in an accident at speed
- they can also be a place to put xtra lights like driving lights
- could also use them for other accesories (i have a helmet lock on them)
- good place to hang work light
some bikes look good with em and some don't - i like them on the tourers. good place to put lowers.
but some bikes they just don't make it. i think if you have saddlebags, then they look better cause you already have something sticking out.
have em
they are from HD
couple other points:
- they will not do much if anything in an accident at speed
- they can also be a place to put xtra lights like driving lights
- could also use them for other accesories (i have a helmet lock on them)
- good place to hang work light
some bikes look good with em and some don't - i like them on the tourers. good place to put lowers.
but some bikes they just don't make it. i think if you have saddlebags, then they look better cause you already have something sticking out.
Outstanding HDF Member
Joined: Apr 2008
Posts: 2,826
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From: Lynchburg, Va
The benefits have been proven. However, I don't like 'em on any bike, especially Sportsters, so I won't be putting one on my wife's bike. I hope I never drop my fatty, but I can't live with the way those things look, so I will take my chances and not put one on it either.......
Shakey
Shakey
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Joined: Jun 2008
Posts: 885
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From: Ledyard, CT
I'm around 6' 1" 150 lbs.
Grand HDF Member
Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 4,109
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From: Boise Idaho
I put one on my wifes bike when she first got it because I was tired of changing out broken parts. Now that she doesn't drop it anymore I took the ugly piece of crap off.
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Tourer
Joined: Mar 2007
Posts: 338
Likes: 0
From: southern Va
I never thought much about them till one day a lady pulled out in front of a buddy of mine and made him wreck at a speed of 20 25 mph.....the bars kept the bike off his leg and also kept the tank from getting bent up....like other said....@55mph I dont think it wouold help much if any...but at slower speeds it can help
Cruiser
Joined: Apr 2008
Posts: 142
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From: Gainesville, FL
I do and don't like them at the same time on my Night Train. They do seem out of place, but for some reason you don't really notice them that much. And some of my friends think they actually look cool. I have black Lindby engine guards. I'd prefer not to have them, but I've seen their benefits in action and that makes them easy to put up with.
Once on my old Sporty, I slipped on a wet road going about 30mph and the only damage whatsoever (including to myself) was a scuff on the engine guard itself.
Then a little over a month ago some people jumped out in the road making the SUV in front of me slam on their brakes and in turn I locked mine out. After hitting the ground at about 40mph, the guards got pretty jacked up but the only scrapes elsewhere were on the ends of my exhaust pipes. I only got minor bruises from hitting the pavement. (what happened when the bike skid into the curb though is another story out of the engine guards range of protection) I can thank that ugly hunk of metal for saving my a$$. I'd say the benefits win here.
Plus, like I said, you don't really notice them unless you want to put your feet up.
People say that they won't help too much if you're going over 50. I think they will, but at that point, that's why you pay insurance premiums. If anything happens above 50mph anyway, your bike should be the last thing on your mind.
Once on my old Sporty, I slipped on a wet road going about 30mph and the only damage whatsoever (including to myself) was a scuff on the engine guard itself.
Then a little over a month ago some people jumped out in the road making the SUV in front of me slam on their brakes and in turn I locked mine out. After hitting the ground at about 40mph, the guards got pretty jacked up but the only scrapes elsewhere were on the ends of my exhaust pipes. I only got minor bruises from hitting the pavement. (what happened when the bike skid into the curb though is another story out of the engine guards range of protection) I can thank that ugly hunk of metal for saving my a$$. I'd say the benefits win here.
Plus, like I said, you don't really notice them unless you want to put your feet up.
People say that they won't help too much if you're going over 50. I think they will, but at that point, that's why you pay insurance premiums. If anything happens above 50mph anyway, your bike should be the last thing on your mind.