Back protectors?

[Jayman]

Assuming you were in Group 1, the other lesson learned might be to pay attention to the brief? I can't imagine they'd have skipped the cold tyres warning...

I was in group 2, and there was a brief on warming the tyres, which I did on the first session (also didn't know the track so was going slowly anyway). Seems I let my enthusiasm get the better of me and forgot about the cold tyres thing (which I've known about for years, just never had to put in practice)

[Jayman]

Where did you lowside?

On turn 6. It's an easy corner (for my level anyway). I went in okay and just gradually accelerated as I went though, no sudden movements or anything, then it just let go. I was really surprised at how easy that was to do. And shocked as I must have come very close to doing this on the open road at times - a bit scary

[Jayman]

Was that your repsol 250 lapping on the trailer of shame? Seemed like you took it with good humour

Yeah that was me... well no point getting too upset about it, damage is done!

Shame about the bin....
Talk to Billy at www.racefairings.co.nz if you need anything for the CBR. He might have something laying around (He races one).
OR, just ask him for Fibreglass fairings and turn it into a Track Bike/ Minilite Race bike....

Or get some fairings that aren't Honda branded from here:

http://www.two-wheels.co.nz/Shop/SpareParts

Thanks, will def need to start looking for new fairings, none of them survived!

Oh bugger, that was you. I did see the bike parked up but the trailer didnt come past us. Were you group 2?

Yeah, group two. I think most people saw the bike parked up

Bugger dude. At least you know back protectors aren't all piss and wind like some think. Kinda ironic really looking into them so much and using them first hand

I think this is one of the things I'd be annoyed about the most, binning at a training day at the start of the day. I suppose you can still go to the classes but it ain't the same as putting it into practice.

The last training day I went to (different school), the class was small and I was very much the slowest. The general consensus amongst all of them was that they rode quite sedately at the start of the day and pushed more at the end so they would get the most out of it. Not saying you were pushing but it was interesting coming from people that either raced or had dedicated track bikes they weren't afraid to drop.

Yeah coming off early was gutting. I still attended the classes, but was really looking forward to some personal tuition. I think I was pushing it a bit, maybe too much (well, clearly too much) but I rode within my limits and maintained control the whole time. WIll def be more careful in the future!

Incidentally, anyone know if there is a minimum amount of fairing that you can have on a road-legal bike? thinking the tail is essential, everything else optional?

[quickbuck]

Ah... The ol slide in T6/10... Believe it or not you would have been doing over 100k through there... Give or take. No wonder the fairings took a Hammering.... Yup, testimony for the Back Production.

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[ckai]

Incidentally, anyone know if there is a minimum amount of fairing that you can have on a road-legal bike? thinking the tail is essential, everything else optional?

I don't think you need any fairings. Look at naked bikes. The only reason they have a little is purely cosmetics. I could be wrong of course. As long as you have head and tail light your sweet. Plastics don't come into a warrant.

[Quasievil]

I haven't seen any back protectors that would offer serious abrasion resistance. Most seem to be made from plastic that looks like it would wear very quickly. So failing that, the simple plastic back protectors with inter-locking plates to prevent you being bent backwards seem a reasonable option.


I own a back protector myself - but in reality I think there value is almost worthless for the protection they offer.

Just curious, when did you turn stupid ?

[haydes55]

I don't think you need any fairings. Look at naked bikes. The only reason they have a little is purely cosmetics. I could be wrong of course. As long as you have head and tail light your sweet. Plastics don't come into a warrant.

As I understand, the only necessary fairings/guards are the front fender and the rear tire must be covered, but I think the tail section classes as covering the rear tire. So huggers aren't a necessity. The rest are cosmetic.

Not 100% about the rear tire though. I think it should just be covered enough that spray from water can't project off the tire and hit the rider.

[SPP]

Yeah that was me... well no point getting too upset about it, damage is done!

That's the one, no point packing a sad. It happened and lessons learned. Nice one.

[jellywrestler]

Hi all, just about to book myself an ART day and need to get a back protector. Looking on trademe and they mostly around $30, which seems too cheap. Looking at shop websites and they seem to start at $200+, which is a mighty jump in price.

I was wondering if anyone knew if the trademe ones were as crap as their price suggests, or if they are actually pretty solid? Beyond that, any other suggestions for what to get?

Thanks in advance!

what's a broken back worth to ya in comparison?

[quickbuck]

what's a broken back worth to ya in comparison?

Have a read of the whole thread Spyda, sounds like he made a great choice....





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[p.dath]

Sorry to hear about your accident. I'm a big fan of frame sliders. When you have some spare cash you should check them out. I quite like the "Rapid Art" ones, as they are made in NZ (they call them skid knobs):
http://rapidartnz.com/

Only good for low speed spills. Saves a lot of fairing damage, usually.