Re: CRASH PROTECTION

[Eric Sheley <eric@xxxxxxxxxx>]

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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