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After you master slow speed maneuvers...put them up for sale to the next new rider that wants to practice. No need for someone to buy new ones just to get them all scratched and ground down when they can buy them "pre-ground down"....LOL
After you master slow speed maneuvers...put them up for sale to the next new rider that wants to practice. No need for someone to buy new ones just to get them all scratched and ground down when they can buy them "pre-ground down"....LOL
I know!
I looked for used ones - nothing out there.
Motorcycledropguards.com even tells you to take them off when you're just riding around on the street - don't know why.
But they tell you a lot on their site - over and over again, word salad.
Seems to have been written by a committee of lawyers, Dunning-Kruger afflicted Engineers and click bait writers dragging it out.
"Torque is only an indirect indication of tension" - jeez.
I should have went with the pool noodles and duct tape.
Class is Sunday.
Last edited by Robertbc3141; Jul 10, 2025 at 09:55 AM.
They add like 15 extra lbs to the bike since they are ridiculously heavy. Holding one feels like it's 5lbs. I dont know if they are made out of Tungsten or something but they are unnecessarily heavy for what the purpose they serve.
That extra weight really affects the handling since they feel like there ballasts on each corner of the bike.
Last edited by vizcarmb; Jul 10, 2025 at 10:01 AM.
They add like 15 extra lbs to the bike since they are ridiculously heavy. Holding one feels like it's 5lbs. I dont know if they are made out of Tungsten or something but they are unnecessarily heavy for what the purpose they serve.
That extra weight really affects the handling since they feel like there ballasts on each corner of the bike.
They add like 15 extra lbs to the bike since they are ridiculously heavy. Holding one feels like it's 5lbs. I dont know if they are made out of Tungsten or something but they are unnecessarily heavy for what the purpose they serve.
That extra weight really affects the handling since they feel like there ballasts on each corner of the bike.
Well you're not supposed to ride around with them on.
According to their website they're just for practicing.
I wondered why they tell you to take them off for regular riding - like you said must be the weight - or more specific where that weight is.
The bike itself varies 50 lbs depending on whether the gas tank is full or not.
I vary by almost 15 pounds depending on what I'm wearing and when I last ate or crapped and in the scheme of a 900 pound bike I don't think that could matter.
Last edited by Robertbc3141; Jul 10, 2025 at 12:52 PM.
Scuffed them up a little after a couple of classes
Dropped it twice during a 8 hour class, once on each side. When I got home I saw where the scuff marks were and adjusted their positioning to hit more in the middle.
Dropped it one more time in a 2 hour one-on-one class.
Both times low speed maneuvering with the handlebars all the way over trying to turn as tight as I could.
If I were to do it again I would get those donut type pipe clamps and position them where they're going to hit. Those are just 15 bucks each.
Instead of these at $50 each
They probably do disburse the impact more though.
We also still look good on the bike you only see the stuff marks if you use flash photography.
Last edited by Robertbc3141; Jul 21, 2025 at 08:21 PM.
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