I am making up a list of mods I want to make to my bike once I find a job.
High on the list, after getting suspension redone for my weight, and getting aux. fuels tanks, is some armor.
I have ridden my bike over rocks, etc., hit a few, dropped the bike a few times and so on (even looped it), with no real damage except for scratches and wear. No holes in the stock skid plate - holding up well so far.
That said, those parts are expensive and some are vulnerable (rads). I would like to protect them better to make the bike more resistant to expensive damage and to leaving me stranded somewhere in the boonies (I often ride by myself).
I am hoping the Aqualine tank will be sufficient to protect the rads, but if not I am okay with adding other protection too.
I am not concerned about appearance - although it is nice to have a nice looking bike, the bike does get scratched up - I am more concerned with preventing disabling and/or costly damage - like squashed rads, broken/cracked cases, etc. - so I want to select armor with an eye towards that end. In short, armor that protects against scratches/rubbing but not against impacts that break things is useless to me.
Therefore I am soliciting opinions on armor. As I said, I care less about looks than protection.
I am inclined to ignore the carbon fiber armor, but maybe the plastic armor is okay. Hyde?
Or will it flex enough to transfer the impact to what it protects?
High on the list, after getting suspension redone for my weight, and getting aux. fuels tanks, is some armor.
I have ridden my bike over rocks, etc., hit a few, dropped the bike a few times and so on (even looped it), with no real damage except for scratches and wear. No holes in the stock skid plate - holding up well so far.
That said, those parts are expensive and some are vulnerable (rads). I would like to protect them better to make the bike more resistant to expensive damage and to leaving me stranded somewhere in the boonies (I often ride by myself).
I am hoping the Aqualine tank will be sufficient to protect the rads, but if not I am okay with adding other protection too.
I am not concerned about appearance - although it is nice to have a nice looking bike, the bike does get scratched up - I am more concerned with preventing disabling and/or costly damage - like squashed rads, broken/cracked cases, etc. - so I want to select armor with an eye towards that end. In short, armor that protects against scratches/rubbing but not against impacts that break things is useless to me.
Therefore I am soliciting opinions on armor. As I said, I care less about looks than protection.
I am inclined to ignore the carbon fiber armor, but maybe the plastic armor is okay. Hyde?
Or will it flex enough to transfer the impact to what it protects?
