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Old 10-01-11, 10:20 AM   #21
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Default Re: Crash bungs bargain Motrax.

R&G sliders in action "link in post #9"
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Old 11-01-11, 09:16 PM   #22
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Default Re: Crash bungs bargain Motrax.

I had those Motrax ones, they're rubbish. Though they did improve the design after I had mine- they had to really, the longer bung was held on with only about 7mm of thread in the alloy. I never got as far as crashing, I fitted them once, removed them for some other work, and when refitting the thread stripped before it reached the recommended torque.

They did eventually refund me and change the design (it only needed a proper length bolt) though they didn't recall existing stock, but it's still fundamentally a crap design. The location's wrong, the construction's wrong... Pure mince. To get it to stick out far enough (and it doesn't really) they have to be very long, which makes them hopelessly weak.

Had varying results with R&Gs too, they were up to about version 3 by the time I had my last set, design was madly complex and all based around fitting lowers without drilling, at the expense of being any good, folded up like a wet paper umbrella. Oh and then replacement parts were dementedly expensive even before they added a laughable P&P charge.

So in conclusion:

http://www.motosliders.com/suzuki.html

These are fantastic- well conceived, well executed, spare parts available (and faster and cheaper from the US than R&Gs in the UK), there's no better product for the SV, they are Northwindproof. The ones for lowers are basically the R&G design, done right.
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Old 23-09-12, 08:50 PM   #23
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i lost mine in a carpark today and have the motrax ones fitted, not a scratch on the bodywork ANYWHERE, does anybody know where i can get the motrax ones for a k2 sv650s? mangled the gear shifter though... would r&g have prevented this?
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Old 23-09-12, 08:57 PM   #24
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Buy R&G's, out by motrax designed for safety ain't that good
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Get motosliders if you can find them from anyone who isn't SVRP...
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Old 23-09-12, 09:17 PM   #26
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ok thanks for the replies, will get a R&G set ordered and try and get a gear shifter ordered tomorrow!
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