Do crash bungs make the newer monsters look ugly?

[d8mok]

Im considering some crash protection for the 1100. It'll either be evotech (£60) or R&G aero (£80).

I completely understand the reasons to have them . But i kinda feel that they ruin the lines of the bike and stick out too much. Are they really that noticable in real life ? As they look quite bad on the pics

[bex]

Not as ugly as grinding it along the tarmac will make it :chuckle:

I was looking for some recently too. Having seen pics of Albie's/Rally's etc, the answer is no not at all in my opinion.

[uksurfer]

Im considering some crash protection for the 1100. It'll either be evotech (£60) or R&G aero (£80).

I completely understand the reasons to have them . But i kinda feel that they ruin the lines of the bike and stick out too much. Are they really that noticable in real life ? As they look quite bad on the pics

I would go for some if you want to save your bike in the event of a crash, and i dont think they look noticeable, or dont fall off.......

[Rally]

Also a simple dropping off the stand can cost a fortune without them, let alone a crash.

[Nickj]

The question is .... Do crash bungs make the newer monsters look ugly?

;) Nope they do that all by themselves and some bungs might even improve them

[He11cat]

Nick lol naughty Nick !!!!
I wouldn't care about crash bungs looking fugly my 400 has been crashed with no bungs .. Fit em !! I've got to fork out to sort the mess that someones made it's not cheap!!

[Mand]

The question is .... Do crash bungs make the newer monsters look ugly?

;) Nope they do that all by themselves and some bungs might even improve them

Ahh you beat me to it...!

Its more like the owners that make them look ugly..:.

Joke.... maybe :chuckle:

[buzzbomb]

Rizoma make some very nice engine guards for the new style of monster, they look like small winglets but do the same job as crash bungs, they even use the same long threaded bar that holds the engine into the frame.

You pays your money and takes your choice...

[d8mok]

Yeh i think deep down i should get some. But my god they look ugly on the pics. Think evotec are better as they cheaper lol

My 848 under fairing ones are awesome as you cant see them. (however they dont protec the fairings)

[uksurfer]

The question is .... Do crash bungs make the newer monsters look ugly?

;) Nope they do that all by themselves and some bungs might even improve them

Ahh you beat me to it...!

Its more like the owners that make them look ugly..:.

Joke.... maybe :chuckle:

There's nothing more uglier than jealousy :running:

[gary tompkins]

Err... let me get this right

You are trying to save £20 on a set of crash bungs, when even a low speed off can cause thousands of pounds of damage to tank, engine cases, clutch.. etc. I think you are missing the point by a mile :fou:

Have a chat with Shuffy or other UKMOCers that have dropped a monster with bungs fitted

Then decide if you still think they make a bike look ugly

[Paul_]

I have a full set, frame/fork/swingarm and no longer even notice them. Bike has been on the deck once since fitting them when I put her down and not even a scratch to the bike. They are worth their weight in gold as a friend of mine found out when he lost the rear end on his ZX6R on some diesel at a roundabout, crash bung was destroyed but bike was ok.

[d8mok]

Err... let me get this right

You are trying to save £20 on a set of crash bungs, when even a low speed off can cause thousands of pounds of damage to tank, engine cases, clutch.. etc. I think you are missing the point by a mile :fou:

Have a chat with Shuffy or other UKMOCers that have dropped a monster with bungs fitted

Then decide if you still think they make a bike look ugly

I dont dispute they can save a bike in a fall.

So how exactly are the R & G going to out perform the evotech ones for my extra £20?

I cant see that they are. Hence cant see any reason to spend the extra. Both should do the same job in my eyes.

Might use a skateboard wheel and a bit of metal bar as thats even cheaper. lol

Im gonna get some for sure. Just still think they are ugly

[gary tompkins]

How about you fit one of each, drop the bike on both sides and report back

Think of it as providing a service to UKMOC ;)

[He11cat]

Bubblewrap could be the answer here . Removable .. Light and disguises your bike !
Comes In various colours even :)

[Nickj]

There's nothing more uglier than jealousy :running:

^i^ M796 fnar fnar fnar

Me I'm quite happy with my 750, does what I need and want it to do and has over the last 3 yrs/36K.

[Mand]

There's nothing more uglier than jealousy :running:


Give over man..

You still selling your r1?

[Scott1]

I've got the Evotech ones and I don't think you really notice them, nice to know they are there and asthetically no major difference, got to be worth it.

[Rally]

The R & G aero ones are more streamlined for speed! :D :D

[d8mok]

Ordered the evotech ones guys. At £61 they are a bargain. Hope they look ok in real life

[uksurfer]

Me I'm quite happy with my 750, does what I need and want it to do and has over the last 3 yrs/36K.

shame its not got a radiator though :mand:



You still selling your r1?


i know, its a lovely runner, in the faster blue colour, you want one of those as well as a new shape monster? :thumbsup:

[Mand]

Nope I'm old school, if I wanted a new shaped monster i'd have bought a suzuki :mand:

As the r1, there is always enough room in our garage for it.

(Apologies for the thread hijack)

[benson]

Oh I love a Sunday morning banter.

Well said Nic and Mand :ukm:

GT - as ever wise words.

Get the bungs. :) they work......

[neilo]

I've never fitted crash bungs to any of my bikes because I've heard horror stories about the bungs doing more structural damage to the bike in an event of a fall/drop. Looking at where the bungs need to be fitted to the monster, I was wondering if anybody had any thoughts on this?

Also, given the routing of the pipes on the EVO, I'm not sure any bungs would save them anyway...they have been know to touch down at extreme lean angles...

[neilo]

Thanks for the heads-up BB! :thumbsup:

These look like an excellent compromise between looks and functionality (and safety), although they are a bit expensive for what they are/are supposed to do.

http://www.rizoma.com/en/products-bikes-lines/l:193/i:104/engine-guard-shape.html

I have a mate who used to make any type of 'engine guard/frame slider' out of aluminium and delrin if you gave him a sample. Perhaps I might give him a call...

[uksurfer]

I'm not sure why Rizoma make crash protection, it would surely be cheaper to repair the bike than have to replace scuffed bling?

[Paivi]

It's not the crash bungs that make the new style ugly. It's the design that does it.

Old style is where it's at. :heart:

[bex]

Paivi its all a matter of personal opinion.

And I'm sorry to tell you that yours is wrong :chuckle:

[buzzbomb]

Paivi its all a matter of personal opinion.

And I'm sorry to tell you that yours is wrong :chuckle:

Each to thier own Bex...:hissy:

Each to thier own...;);)

[bex]

I know I know... I jest! :)

[Small Clanger]

Looked @ Rizoma frame protection, £191 @ Twinshack just up the road in Darlington.
Went down to Evotech in Lincolnshire, bought the full set, front/swingarm/frame for under £120 and blagged an Evotech T-shirt, LED torch and some bourbon creams. Result. :mand:

[uksurfer]

Looked @ Rizoma frame protection, £191 @ Twinshack just up the road in Darlington.
Went down to Evotech in Lincolnshire, bought the full set, front/swingarm/frame for under £120 and blagged an Evotech T-shirt, LED torch and some bourbon creams. Result. :mand:

that sounds good, about £8 off the online price and you got some goodies!

I might drop Garry a line up there and see if he might do the same agaain :)

[buzzbomb]

I know I know... I jest! :)

And what a wonderful Jester you are you are...:banana::banana:

[louis696]

Im happy with mine:

[d8mok]

Just fitted them and they actually look ok. And as usual with all evotech stuff it fits perfectly. Gonna get some fork protection I reckon too. Just not until Friday as I'm skint now having just bout my mrs some red route jeans from local bikeshop

[J.P]

Were they hard to fit d8mok ?
Did you have to jack up the engine to stop it dropping out ?

[d8mok]

Were they hard to fit d8mok ?
Did you have to jack up the engine to stop it dropping out ?

No they were very very easy. Just used a small hammer to knock the new threaded bar through the mount which pushes the old one out. Then just bolt the bobbins on either end and tighten it up. Took about 5 mins.

[J.P]

So easy, even an Italian could do it.

[gary tompkins]

No they were very very easy. Just used a small hammer to knock the new threaded bar through the mount which pushes the old one out. Then just bolt the bobbins on either end and tighten it up. Took about 5 mins.

I assume the bolts were done up to correct torque setting - seeing as they support engine in frame?

[J.P]

Isn't the corret torque setting Gary just as the head starts to round off, then stop?

[gary tompkins]

Isn't the corret torque setting Gary just as the head starts to round off, then stop?

Why don't you ask Jeeves - Or are you telling me you now actually spanner on your own bikes? [insert pigs might fly smiley]

Oh... and the emergency clutch rebuild in Belgium doesn't count as you were being coached (abused) from sidelines :D

Come to think of it... if laid out an egg whisk, torque wrench and set of curling tongs in front of you would you be able to tell the difference?

[J.P]

no............and try as hard as I might, I can't lay my hands on that particular 'mechnaic at work' photo just now. :)

[gary tompkins]

Hmmm.. mechanic eh? More like maniac at work :p

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2535/3944907825_b0c96dc9c8.jpg

[uksurfer]

Hmmm.. mechanic eh? More like maniac at work :p

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2535/3944907825_b0c96dc9c8.jpg

i thought you had special overalls for jobs like that JP

[buzzbomb]

Like the gloves JP...:biggrin:

Suit you Sir...

[d8mok]

I assume the bolts were done up to correct torque setting - seeing as they support engine in frame?

torque setting? what is this torque setting thing you speak of?

[neilo]

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2535/3944907825_b0c96dc9c8.jpg

So who's been drinking before spannering? :-D

[gary tompkins]

i thought Jeeves had special overalls for jobs like that JP

Fixed

torque setting? what is this torque setting thing you speak of?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torque_wrench

So who's been drinking before spannering? :-D

Standard practice in Belgium.. especially when you have access to a magic fridge

[pooh]

Why take it out of the garage and risk dropping it? There again why buy it in the first place if you are'nt willing to protect it from all of the other ideots on the road and my favourite DIESAL which all other road users liberally spread around just for our benefit.

Crash bungs may look out of place and spoil the asthetics of the bike but from personal experience they look better than two and a half thousand quids worth of damage which I incurred in a 15 mile an hour spill on the wifes 620. And yes I'm still in the dog house two years later.

Pooh

[d8mok]

Fixed



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torque_wrench



Standard practice in Belgium.. especially when you have access to a magic fridge

I was joking .........

[Small Clanger]

What is the T/S for the bolt through the trellis/motor?

[Char]

So who's been drinking before spannering? :-D

Its always good to see a man wearing protection

http://www.flickr.com/photos/35074942@N06/6189799903/

[J.P]

Its always good to see a man wearing protection

http://www.flickr.com/photos/35074942@N06/6189799903/

How good do I look !!

[samieb]

How good do I look !!

Well JP if I were you I wouldn't give up the day job just yet. Surprisingly quite professional considering its a Ducati shirt (poss Belgium or UKMOC special, judging by the badge on your left sleeve?) with trousers that have pockets at the knee. However your wearing latex gloves, think that says it all. :thumbsup: :chuckle::twak:

Only joking btw..

[J.P]

Can I just point out that it was Belgium, the other giveaway is the bottle of Palm lager in the background, and that even though I'm wearing latex gloves to do a spot of knackered clutch plate cleaning, those gloves weren't mine... :)

[Small Clanger]

Here they are fitted.

[solomoto]

How about you fit one of each, drop the bike on both sides and report back

Think of it as providing a service to UKMOC ;)

+1 :yoparty:

[solomoto]

Just fitted some to my m1100, one of the plusses is I now have somewhere to clamp the Gopro with out marking the bike.

[BeePee]

Just fitted some to my m1100, one of the plusses is I now have somewhere to clamp the Gopro with out marking the bike.

Wow can you get a bigger clamp or is that the biggest one they had lol

[BeePee]

I bought a set of brand new R&G engine protection thingys on the bay delivered for £35 ! And he had2 sets available :)