Oggy knobs

[pearlygirl]

Thank God for Oggy knobs- stalled my biked today an yes I dropped it :(
Hubby can't work out how I manage to drop my bike he dosn't understand I'm 5 1 an once it starts to go over thats it I can't stop it :(

[SMOKEU]

I should get some for my Honda.

[grusomhat]

I should get some for my Honda.

You should get some for my Kawasaki

[slofox]

You should get some for my Kawasaki

And some for my Suzuki as well, eh?

[PrincessBandit]

And some for my Suzuki as well, eh?

And some for my Suzuki as well, eh? Oh, sorry you already said that. I'll just "me too" then!

[Katman]

I'll stick with throwing my sorry arse underneath my bike to protect it.

[Toaster]

I'll stick with throwing my sorry arse underneath my bike to protect it.

Now that is commitment.

[slofox]

Now that is commitment.

No. That deserves committAL! :whistle:

[AllanB]

Hubby can't work out how I manage to drop my bike he dosn't understand I'm 5 1 an once it starts to go over thats it I can't stop it :(

Don't feel too bad - there is a very fine line between being able to save it, once they go past the point of no return you're stuffed.

[DMNTD]

I'll stick with throwing my sorry arse underneath my bike to protect it.

Awesome Mr S....can you throw yourself under my bikes too please mister? :eek:

[Gremlin]

Awesome Mr S....can you throw yourself under my bikes too please mister? :eek:
unless you've found magical oggy knobs, they wouldn't stop all the damage you willingly inflict on every bike in your possession :bleh:

MotovationUSA also makes some very nice gear, for some brands, its a much better alternative... $$$ wise

[gijoe1313]

I have Oggy knobs for Cindi, my Preddy. She loves them she does, of course, like all girls - any bling is re rigeur!

But these things do happen, it's not as if we intentionally wish to drop our bikes! :pinch:

[crazyhorse]

I dropped my bike stationery once, I was trying to tell my son to park his bike next to us all, and over she went - all I could do was laugh :laugh: but I don't have oggy knobs - and I was lucky. not so lucky when the Gixxer dropped in my back yard though :(

Hence, they're still on my wish list.........

[davebullet]

If you have a speed triple - check out a guy called Milq on thespeedtriple.com. His sliders were NZ$104 landed. Aluminium shaft (better than viagra) plus replaceable delrin bobbin that isn't open at the end (keeping dirt and stuff out). I'll post some pictures up later today...

[davebullet]

Thank God for Oggy knobs- stalled my biked today an yes I dropped it :(
Hubby can't work out how I manage to drop my bike he dosn't understand I'm 5 1 an once it starts to go over thats it I can't stop it :(

Happens to all of us. Better if in private (I happened to drop the SV for the first and only time at the Cold Kiwi :innocent: ). My motosliders (specific to the SV) saved it (but then again it was only on snow).

[NZsarge]

I should get some for my Honda.


You should get some for my Kawasaki


And some for my Suzuki as well, eh?


And some for my Suzuki as well, eh? Oh, sorry you already said that. I'll just "me too" then!


I dropped my bike stationery once, I was trying to tell my son to park his bike next to us all, and over she went - all I could do was laugh :laugh: but I don't have oggy knobs - and I was lucky. not so lucky when the Gixxer dropped in my back yard though :(

Hence, they're still on my wish list.........

Oggy knobs are nice'n'all, well made etc... Here's another possible option, google "F1 engineering" or "Rapid art" and check out if they make frame sliders for your bike. I looked at Oggy knobs for my ZX14 and it was going to cost over $500, the ones I got from F1 engineering are well made and cost me $267 from memory, just over half the cost anyway, best of all they're Kiwi made! :niceone:

[slofox]

Oggy knobs are nice'n'all, well made etc... Here's another possible option, google "F1 engineering" or "Rapid art" and check out if they make frame sliders for your bike. I looked at Oggy knobs for my ZX14 and it was going to cost over $500, the one I got from F1 engineering are well made and cost me $267 from memory, just over half the cost anyway, best of all they're Kiwi made! :niceone:

Thanks for the tip-off NZsarge.

[HenryDorsetCase]

Oggy knobs are nice'n'all, well made etc... Here's another possible option, google "F1 engineering" or "Rapid art" and check out if they make frame sliders for your bike. I looked at Oggy knobs for my ZX14 and it was going to cost over $500, the one I got from F1 engineering are well made and cost me $267 from memory, just over half the cost anyway, best of all they're Kiwi made! :niceone:

Hell yes.

The F1 Eng framesavers on my Hornet saved the tank and rad from a 70 or so kph lowside on a trackday at levels. theres a photo somewhere. they are the bomb.

[NZsarge]

Thanks for the tip-off NZsarge.

No problem.

[HenryDorsetCase]

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=54588&d=1172216999

here we go.

[BoristheBiter]

Just dropped my Gixxer the other day at about 60ish and watched it slide on down the road (about 10m).

Went over to inspect the damage and all it had was a bent brake lever, worn down muffler and a worn oggie knob.

mine cost only $400 fitted, the only thing is that i think we should get a discount on the insurance if we have them fitted, not even star gives one.
If i didn't have them on the bike would have been in a much worse state.

[gale_wolf]

My gixxer had Oggy knobs attached when I bought it, otherwise I would've had them fitted. They've saved some of my friends' bikes from more serious damage and expensive claims.

[FROSTY]

For higher speed work Im not totally convinced that Oggies and the likes are the answer. I prefer case savers which protect the engine and slide rather than digging in.
I think overly protruding oggies are likely to cause a single point of impact that the bike can spin around rather than sliding.

[Gremlin]

Frosty does have a point, I've seen bikes written off primarily because knobs were fitted. They get pulled out of the frame, or cause frame damage, sometimes at quite slow speeds. Frame damage, usually sports bikes almost certainly means write off time, due to cost of frame and labour.

[gale_wolf]

I prefer case savers which protect the engine and slide rather than digging in.
Indeed, this is something I've thought about too. I've already got the knobs though so am looking for case savers to fit my model gixxer.