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Re: My next bike
The best crash protection is to not fall off.
Just ride the bloody bike, don't cover it in bolt on that, though a headlight protector isn't a bad idea.
Just ride the bloody bike, don't cover it in bolt on that, though a headlight protector isn't a bad idea.
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Re: My next bike
No. And if I stacked it properly I doubt they'd have done much. But slow top off or car park drop they have saved a load of stuff.
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Re: My next bike
Cos he's turned into a gixxer rider and they are all nobs...Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: ↑Tue Feb 08, 2022 11:28 am So if you didn't fall off the 690 why do you think you'll fall off the GSX?
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Re: My next bike
Nah, get some training wheelsLe_Fromage_Grande wrote: ↑Tue Feb 08, 2022 10:00 am The best crash protection is to not fall off.
Just ride the bloody bike, don't cover it in bolt on that, though a headlight protector isn't a bad idea.
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Re: My next bike
Scuse me Shandyman. That's a GSXS not a GixxerTaipan wrote: ↑Tue Feb 08, 2022 11:38 amCos he's turned into a gixxer rider and they are all nobs...Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: ↑Tue Feb 08, 2022 11:28 am So if you didn't fall off the 690 why do you think you'll fall off the GSX?
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Why wear protective riding kit?Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: ↑Tue Feb 08, 2022 11:28 am So if you didn't fall off the 690 why do you think you'll fall off the GSX?
Mind you, I don't have crash protection on any of my bikes.
I did fall off the 250RS at walking pace when the front tyre blew out and rolled off the rim just as I was turning right at a junction. Aerostich did its job as did the knee armour. Broke the front brake lever.
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Re: My next bike
Ahh I see. So GSXS riders are nob lites?Yorick wrote: ↑Tue Feb 08, 2022 11:43 amScuse me Shandyman. That's a GSXS not a GixxerTaipan wrote: ↑Tue Feb 08, 2022 11:38 amCos he's turned into a gixxer rider and they are all nobs...Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: ↑Tue Feb 08, 2022 11:28 am So if you didn't fall off the 690 why do you think you'll fall off the GSX?
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Not sure I get that, crash protection is like wearing a helmet or having insurance isn't it? It's in case of rather than in expectation of?Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: ↑Tue Feb 08, 2022 11:28 am So if you didn't fall off the 690 why do you think you'll fall off the GSX?
If I topple off it might save some cash. The bars on the 690 covered the rad and engine which are pretty expensive to replace.
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I'm bemused where all the angst seems to have come from, i thought it was a perfectly valid question.Supermofo wrote: ↑Tue Feb 08, 2022 1:02 pmNot sure I get that, crash protection is like wearing a helmet or having insurance isn't it? It's in case of rather than in expectation of?Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: ↑Tue Feb 08, 2022 11:28 am So if you didn't fall off the 690 why do you think you'll fall off the GSX?
If I topple off it might save some cash. The bars on the 690 covered the rad and engine which are pretty expensive to replace.
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Especially when you're now booking Pembrey
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Was thinking my Gixxus should fit in on the Burnham/Maldon run it's in Essex high heel white
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Expenses allowing I can see an evening at Snetterton now being on the cards. I'll look into Pembrey though it's a bloody long way from Herford.
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Crikey they're industrial for sure.Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: ↑Tue Feb 08, 2022 1:39 pm https://crazyiron.lv/product/crazy-iron ... gsx-s1000/
It's a pity though, I think the ones on the 690 blend into the frame well but this time will probably get bungs.
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Re: My next bike
Try to avoid the ones that look like a black mamba sticking out of each side of the bike