Well then the rider of that bike needs to ensure that they can't get their toes in there then.... Why does it always have to be "do as little as possible to get away with it" as opposed to "do what we need to do to be as safe as we can".
As an example, I don't have to run a belly pan on my club level race bike, but I am seriously looking at incorporating one in my fairings for next season.
I don't have to run a lanyard as I won't be street racing, but it is a good idea to kill the engine before it explodes by running at 14000rpm on its side.
I don't have to run lever guards, but it can wreck your day or somebody else's if your brake lever touches another bike...
SO, your guard on your swingarm is there to stop YOUR toes being severed.... Or deflect YOUR arm from the danger zone.... (yes granted it is more likely to be another riders arm, but I personalised it to make people aware of the function of the guard).
You got that right, the shark fin has been around for a while and there are several beauties available in alloy or carbon-fibre. Why not whack your racebike up on the bench, knock off a couple of beers and turn it into a natty engineering exercise you can show off, rather than suffering through the excruciating agony of having to conform to a rule the rest of the western world pissed through years ago.
My bike went to Aussie a couple of years ago & failed scrutineering for lack of a shark fin.
The boys went into Cowes & bought a 20 mm thick nylon/ plastic bread board & fabricated a beautiful shark fin & attached it with hose clamps. It's far to awesome to even consider replacing with a factory made one.
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