These showed up from Hong Kong this morning. I got them from an Ebay seller for €140 posted to Ireland (€80 cheaper than the genuine items) They seem like a quality bit of kit, I will report more after they are fitted.
Cylinder head protectors
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Bendy toy
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Ive got the Touratech type on mine but may go to carbon fibre with a small rubbing plate screwed on. Less leverage to bend/crack cylinder head lugs and they look cool.
Is yours a GSA ??? if so, how did you cope with the std BMW engine bars ?
Bendy toy
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It's a GSA 08. They fit but LHS is tight. I trap a piece of 3mm rubber sheet between crash bar and head protector.
The crash bars are frankly worse than useless. A low speed drop easily bends the bar backward. Fine - it absorbs shock. Not fine - they hit the cylinder fins and concentrate damage. LH has no space to move so especially bad. They don't protect the valve covers shown by scars on the TT head protectors.
My plan is to cut off the engine crash bars and fit a shorter connecting tube to the engine so they support the fuel tank bars with no stocked out sideways.
The TT head protectors are tough and bend on impact but the cylinder head lugs look weak. I'm replacing with carbon skin protectors. They won't do much in a fast fall & slide but they can't increase stress loads and a crash like that will be an insurance job anyway.
The crash bars are frankly worse than useless. A low speed drop easily bends the bar backward. Fine - it absorbs shock. Not fine - they hit the cylinder fins and concentrate damage. LH has no space to move so especially bad. They don't protect the valve covers shown by scars on the TT head protectors.
My plan is to cut off the engine crash bars and fit a shorter connecting tube to the engine so they support the fuel tank bars with no stocked out sideways.
The TT head protectors are tough and bend on impact but the cylinder head lugs look weak. I'm replacing with carbon skin protectors. They won't do much in a fast fall & slide but they can't increase stress loads and a crash like that will be an insurance job anyway.
If you do the Carbon job........ please post pics.
Tapatalked from my MotoX Dev Edition.
Tapatalked from my MotoX Dev Edition.
Bendy toy
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I prefer those that use the cover retaining bolts. But here's one
You can find them on eBay.
You can find them on eBay.
Very tasty!!
Tapatalked from my MotoX Dev Edition.
Tapatalked from my MotoX Dev Edition.
Bendy toy
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Most don't have a pad to take a metal running plate. It's not going to help much in a proper off. But in a car park tumble might avoid £60 of carbon getting gouged
Got the time to fit them today............................the finish is not great (a bit too much metallic flake) and I would think the chrome plated bolts will corrode fairly quickly but good value I would say.
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