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Old 17-11-13, 12:38
Pleiades Pleiades is offline
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Lucky escape! They do crash well (to coin a well used phrase round these parts).

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Originally Posted by Tom1 View Post
Need to get some strong guards on. I am surprised that there was so little damage without bars etc.
Handguards - definitely. You'll get your money back in saved levers, plus they keep your hands warmer and drier.

Bash plate/sump guard - maybe. Depends on what you do, but the OE plastic one does its job to a reasonable degree... and you've got one anyway.

Crash bars - possibly not. As you've found, very little of the actual bike touches the ground when you lay it down, and when it does its only the sacrificial grey/black plastic bits. Save the extra weight.