Crash bungs - worth putting them on?

[andrewsmith]

Originally Posted by daddyjob

the left hand side of the bike is practically untouched except the foot peg, bear in mind it was going about 50ish when it low sided and went up the road on its side for about 20 metres+

How the hell did you not snap the frame!

[DJ123]

Andy, great pointy build quality It hit the kerb and drove along it on its side, throttle was jammed on. Impact was so hard it smashed the spokes from the rim and hub on the front wheel-i have a spoke in the garage Would you even believe that the headlight bulb still worked!!!

[DJ123]

Originally Posted by Mark_h

@Daddyjob... I may be mistaken but I think you may have a slight front end alignment issue there. Perhaps that's what's causing you to drop your bike? You may want to get it looked at before you go out again.

nah it's missing a spoke, i thought removing one would mean they'd be as light as carbon fibre wheels

[andrewsmith]

Originally Posted by daddyjob

Andy, great pointy build quality It hit the kerb and drove along it on its side, throttle was jammed on. Impact was so hard it smashed the spokes from the rim and hub on the front wheel-i have a spoke in the garage Would you even believe that the headlight bulb still worked!!!

Curvies are far superior!
Got a frame that can only be killed by Mr Spiers or Scoobs

[DJ123]

I'll upload a few more pics of the bike, shame as the tyres were brand new on it at 400 miles old

[DJ123]

[Viney]

Originally Posted by SBG

Hey new to biking so my SV will be my first baby. Couple of guys in the office have other bikes and were suggesting that I might want to put crash bungs on the bike just in case I drop it etc. also they pointed out they help protect the I've in the parking bays in Westminster.

Any thoughts and recommendations for which ones to go for ?

Hmmm, dpends on what you want to save. I have had 3 sets and 3 crashes. They dindint save the fairings, but did save the frame and engine, So mixed opionions.

I have R&G in both their old design and their current design.

[Gremlin]

I got R&G crash bungs when I first got my curvey s, I over balanced a couple of times and they kept the fairing off the tarmac and saved the mirror. They were well worth putting on for me.

tbh i have stuck r & g ones on cost me a fortune but hey hopefully they will be worth it in the end. + got the r & g tail tidy on aswell.

thanks all - bought some R&G bungs, hopefully never need them !