Frame Sliders

[All]

I'm taking the piss :P What i'm getting at is that those who are going to invest time and money into a bike are also more likely (if only a tiny bit more) to ride hard and see the ground.

*oh and I know! what a big generalization I have made - grain of the salty stuff please people.

Maybe.

How do you find the Hyosung?

[BUNGY]

Don't think that they helped Mr Biaggi in race two though!

Or race one either.

[Bikestore]

I'm not convinced about frame sliders/crash bungs. I'm thinking that if you had a bad enough accident and they caught on something (thereby doing more damage than if the bike didn't have them), I'm sure the insurance company would love that as an excuse not to pay out.

I guess they'd be useful if the bike tipped over and you didn't want to claim insurance (or for a wee slide down the road). What do you think, ie, what are the pros and cons as you see them? Does anyone know what insurance companies think of them?

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[EnzoYug]

Maybe.
How do you find the Hyosung?

It's a good bike for a vtwin250

Power - decent with a few mods. (barely passable without)
Comfort - yes.
Looks - oh yeah.
Price - hell yes.
Handling - ok.
Build quality - ok.
Stock tyres, brakes etc.. - for shit.
Overall design - 6.5/10

Overall value - 8/10

[slopster]

Friend of mine wheelied off the back of an r6 doing a 3rd gear wheelie. Thanks to crash bungs he got away with a hole ground in his clutch cover. No scratches on the fairings or anything else (and no injuries).

Ok thats pretty lucky turn of events for him but I reckon most of the time they do more good then harm.

[All]

The other thing to consider is all that impact being absorbed at one spot on the frame.

[discotex]

The specific design would make a huge difference to how they're perform.

My gut feeling is they're a good idea for low-speed drops or a lowside on the track to save the fairings but in a decent bin I'd have thought your frame could be bent/cracked.

I'd rather replace munted fairings than the frame.

Still, they make your bike look faster so are surely worth it

[AllanB]

What the fucks a fairing????????