Recommend me some crash bungs

[5hort5]

Hi,

Looking for some crash bungs for my curvy, I'll liking the looks of the ones on Alpinestarhero's bike, so what are these are are there any others that could be recommended that don't brake the bank?

[peterco]

Try this site
http://www.motosliders.com/MS-1.html

I think quite a few on this site reconmend them.
pete

[5hort5]

are they in the Uk as well?

[Lozzo]

I recommend not crashing

[5hort5]

Yep - good point well made although I'm after them for the looks only, I never plan to use them ;-)

[davepreston]

moto sliders get the thumbs up from most i've got r&g and they have done the job quite well so far, but your looking at 70 odd quid either wauy

[peterco]

Have to order from USA,the have ebay site,
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/SV650-SV-650-Frame-Sliders-Race-99-08-SV1000-03-08_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem5ad26d2e90QQitemZ390 077427344QQptZMotorcyclesQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories

pete

[5hort5]

Yer they look good but a lot of cash, are there any cheaper makes that anyone would rate?

[madnlooney]

I think thats the going rate for them really

[davepreston]

Yer they look good but a lot of cash, are there any cheaper makes that anyone would rate?
simply put NO you get what ya pay for ,cheap materials that dont do the required job makes them a waste of cash ,many parts you can go for cheaper manifactors this is not one

[yorkie_chris]

No you don't get what you pay for, you can pay more for R+G that aren't as good :-P

I recommend motosliders.

[Baldyman]

FWIW
I haven't used Motosliders, but my bike has had two sets of R&G which significantly reduced the damage, firstly for my son and then for me!

[RGV250ads]

had a few off's and R&G all the way for me. Performed superbly

[dizzyblonde]

motosliders just scrape and don't bend. Maybe I'd show you what they do if I could get near my bike that has tried and tested them :-(

I recommend them full stop. They are only made for the SV.

[sunshine]

my mate recommends r&g's there one of the few things thats lasted in a crash, the frame bent and the r&g's didnt bend

[dizzyblonde]

Exactly..the frame bent, as they are not mounted the way motosliders are.
Motosliders come on a replacement bar for the one that runs right through the engine. They grind down instead of ripping your frame into funny shapes, and you can replace the nylon bung things instead of the whole lot.

IMO they are far superior to R&G and shipped from the US cheaper than you buy R&G here. In fact you'll probably receive them quicker too!

[sunshine]

theres also a leg shaped dent in his frame where the van crushed it, so the frame was going to bend anyway i think

[dizzyblonde]

hmmm well that could have a large factor..lol!

[allantheboss]

I would say keep an eye on eBay if you're looking for cheap. Someone told me R&G are the real business, so I kept an eye on eBay and got some new ones for about £40.

Different sliders attach to the bike in different ways. My R&G ones came with a bar that went straight through the bike, and is bolted onto the bike several times each side for uber-secureness. But, I've also seen cheaper ones which just have a single bolt to hold them in place. I expect that the more you pay, the more you can rest confident in their effectiveness.

As far as I know, the actual sliders are ALL just really really really really compressed nylon, so maybe if you bought cheap sliders, and made your own R&G attachment-set-up or something?

[allantheboss]

Exactly..the frame bent, as they are not mounted the way motosliders are.
Motosliders come on a replacement bar for the one that runs right through the engine. They grind down instead of ripping your frame into funny shapes, and you can replace the nylon bung things instead of the whole lot.

IMO they are far superior to R&G and shipped from the US cheaper than you buy R&G here. In fact you'll probably receive them quicker too!


My R&G ones came with the same

http://www.rg-racing.com/images/products/large/img198_2.jpg

[dizzyblonde]

My R&G ones came with the same

http://www.rg-racing.com/images/products/large/img198_2.jpg

Its a completely different mounting. The Motosliders is literally a long bung directly mounted on the engine bar.. Take bar out, put new one in It sits naturally in that little recess on the the frame..not mounted on top of a mount...that your R&G ones are.

#goes off to find a pic to explain#

http://www.extensivesnare.info/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/img_0978-small.jpg

There you go...even a broken one too ;-)

not my bike BTW

and a pointy too

http://www.motosliders.com/images/MS-1Big5.jpg

[allantheboss]

I can't vouch for which is stronger (Come on, R&G!) but the R&G ones allow for lower fairings to be on the bike.

[dyzio]

So do the motosliders (although a little trimming is needed).

[yorkie_chris]

R+G are too small footprint on bike, so they fold up easily and allow more damage. Motoslider dont.

[disco]

So do the motosliders (although a little trimming is needed).

I am looking into my options of crash bungs can someone please expand on the amount of trimming (I guess of the fairing) is actually needed. The thought of drilling holes in my bike does not excite me.

[yorkie_chris]

Just take fairing off they don't do owt. Or if you are tart and like looks then it's just a few mm with a flap wheel on a drill, you don't have to drill through the fairing.