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Craig380 · 02-11-18, 07:48 AM

My K6 S had R&G bungs fitted when I bought it. A couple of years back, I'd stopped to help a biker who was doing roadside repairs, and while I was doing so the bike rolled off its side-stand because of the road camber, and went down hard on the road surface.

The damage was a scuffed bung (I trimmed off the scuffed bits with a craft knife), a cracked indicator lens (glued) and the toe peg broke off the gear lever (welded back on for a fiver).

Without the bungs, I reckon it would have done a lot more damage (cracked fairing, bent clutch lever, etc). I can't say how effective bungs are in a crash at speed, though.

02-11-18, 07:48 AM	#4
Craig380 Member Mega Poster Join Date: May 2015 Posts: 1,238	Re: Bung or No Bung? My K6 S had R&G bungs fitted when I bought it. A couple of years back, I'd stopped to help a biker who was doing roadside repairs, and while I was doing so the bike rolled off its side-stand because of the road camber, and went down hard on the road surface. The damage was a scuffed bung (I trimmed off the scuffed bits with a craft knife), a cracked indicator lens (glued) and the toe peg broke off the gear lever (welded back on for a fiver). Without the bungs, I reckon it would have done a lot more damage (cracked fairing, bent clutch lever, etc). I can't say how effective bungs are in a crash at speed, though.