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Re: CRASH PROTECTION
- Subject: Re: CRASH PROTECTION
- From: Eric Sheley <eric@xxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 27 Jun 1999 21:00:13 -0400
At 04:42 PM 06/27/1999 -0600, Lance LaCerte, Psy.D. wrote:
>With all of the recent casualities coming in with dropped and crashed ST's,
>I've found a company INTUITIVE RACE PRODUCTS , which makes a fantastic
>product------ FRAME SLIDERS. These 'frame sliders' are little "doughnuts"
>(if you will), usually mounted through the engine mount bolts that stick out
>the sides of motorcycle fairings --- they first started on race bikes, and
>I'm convinced that they are an essential product to help protect the ever so
>expensive replacement body panels on our beloved STs.
Lance,
This has been discussed on many lists that I'm on, some good - some bad -
see below
>Just so you know, there's a lot of legal action going on in the UK about
>Magic Mushrooms. It appears that if they mount on ally frames the high
>tensile bolts used can punch through the frame and if they are engine
>mounted they twist the mounts. The worst problems as highlighted on Fast
>Bikes magazines test CBR600 is the fairing mounted ones that rip the
>plastics apart. The general consensus is they are a very bad idea. But you
>pays your money you takes your choice....
I sent Jonanthan some info a couple of months back on some UK companies
that offer them as he was looking to add some. Maybe he can shed some light
on the subject.
- - Eric
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