R&G Crash bungs - worthwhile?

Hey all,

Is it really worth spending the extra cash on R&G crash bugs when I can get other ones on the internet for less than half the price. Thanks

KArtik

ive just bought some r&g bungs and they do just look a bit more sturdy, ive seen some dodgy lookin ones online for about 30 quid,

i suppose it might be one of those things where you get what you pay for

[andrewsmith]

With a pointy R&G are the best

with the curvy's there is arguments for Motosliders (US based factory) being better than R&G. At the current exchange rates i think R&G's are about the same price

Originally Posted by Kartik

Hey all,

Is it really worth spending the extra cash on R&G crash bugs when I can get other ones on the internet for less than half the price. Thanks

KArtik

I have R&G bungs. A few weeks back I had a spill. The damage was as follows.

Broken brake pedal.
Tiny scuff on exhaust, mirror and indicator.
Broken lower fairing
Cracked screen

Now if I didnt have the R&G bungs (which held up incredibly well) I would have needed to repair, replace or repaint the following bits:

Tank,
Upper fairing
Tail panels
Probably levers
etc etc etc

Obviously I havent used the cheap ones on eBay but I can wholey recomend the R&G ones.

Plus if your bike is fully faired you don't have to cut the fiarings with the R&Gs as they mount onto a plate between two of the engine bolts

[Drew Carey]

If you do a search on here there are some posts showing the results of cheaper alternative bungs. Having had a major spill on the motorway the R&G's saved my bike.

Motosliders are very good, in fact if you had a pointy without lower fairings I would suggest them over R&G.

But please, don't buy the cheap versions. Someone from here crashed with the Suzuki ones on and they may as well have had a whole edam either side of the bike. They snapped instantly and didn't protect anything.

sweet - thanks for the info... everyone seems to recommend R ang Gs

[Drew Carey]

They are good, plus, if you damage say one side, you dont need to buy the whole kit; they supply all individual components seperately.

I dropped my SV when it had the basic bungs on it and they bent and cracked the fairing. I put R&G's on it after that because I was not confident the other ones would do anything if in an off. R&G's all the way.

[Tom_the_great]

Thread hijack sort of.... i bought some R&G's from someone on here for 03 onwards... i have a fully faired sport can i just unbolt the current crappy ones and attach the bungs on the current brackets or do i need to remove the fairing and put all the engine bar with mounts on as i have had conflicting storys...

[Drew Carey]

If it was me, I would change the lot. They are designed to work with the R&G system. Would make no sense to keep half of it inferior and only add the bungs.