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- Thread starter Twotons
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I talked to Tony at BSR about them because I had the same thoughts as you. Not having to pull covers off, gasket changes, etc would be nice.
The GB covers don't offer nearly as much protection as Woodcraft (or any other metallic cover really). I went with Woodcraft.
The GB covers don't offer nearly as much protection as Woodcraft (or any other metallic cover really). I went with Woodcraft.
I have been using the G.B Racing covers now for all my bikes, I had a fall at Grand bend on my Triumph on the Clutch side, the weekend would have been done without them, the clutch cover and the smaller pulse wheel cover covers were really beatup in the spill but no engine cover damage or leaks of any kind. I sold a road bike 675 to a buddy of mine he also went down again damage to the case protector only no engine case damage or leaks, these covers are race approved in the U.K, the covers are made of a composite that actually is stronger than the Ally covers!!
Yes.
Yup, as well as axle sliders.
Axle sliders IMO are a little pointless, and add too much time to a wheel change
Mr.Azim
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definitely yes.
frame sliders have a different use than case covers do. it's a mistake to think one will do the job of the other.
Get generic delrin extended spool/sliders off ebay for cheap they work great with the rear stand and in case of a crash
My only concern with the frame sliders is having them dig into the dirt and flipping the bike.
I have those. Im talking about axle sliders, they are different
I had the same thought process.
The benefits of frame sliders are if the bike stays on the pavement the frame slider will help and there is no guarantee that the slider will catch and flip the bike in the dirt. Also, there are already hook points that may also catch and flip the bike. Rearsets, handlebards, exhaust, etc. Adding frame sliders does add an extra hook point but IMO the increased risk of a catch-flip-yardsale is incremental.
With long mounting posts those scare me. Makes me think the extra leverage would have them cracking the crankcase they're mounted to. Certain frame sliders that mount on weak frame tabs have the same effect. If you crash and the thing catches it bends or breaks the mount.
I've run NRC covers in the past, but on my SV the engine is so narrow there's very low risk to the cases. (knock on wood...)
I lowsided my GSX-R that had LSL case/frame sliders on it, the only damage was to the puck itself.
Nothing happened to the motor or the casing.
Ya I'm going to run them next year, I'll just make sure not to crash (knock on wood) and keep them for decoration.
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