Frame sliders/engine guards

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Thanks for posting your explanation 2017EX, i have also followed the link provided and read the whole thread.
Most of it makes sense to me and is easy to understand with your posts and i can appreciate why you made the decision to choose these bars and how to mount them; again, they are the nicest ones to my taste.
The washers between the bars and the aluminium frame mount are a good way to spread the load when it comes to the point of stripping the threads of the provided softer bolts, bending them and thereby absorbing the force of the impact and maintaining support even if the bars come in contact with the engine cover, i understand that and agree with it.
Ironically it seems to me that the tighter the bolts are torqued the less force is left to absorb energy before stripping the threads.

Here is where i loose track of your statement;

" I have also seen pictures of these bars after a crash, whereby the flat pieces of steel that mount the front frame bolts and engine mount bolt, bent, but still protected the engine. Here again, energy absorbed and the flat steel bent before transferring enough energy to damage the frame and/or engine mount."

Whilst i agree with the statement i have trouble understanding which flat pieces got bent and how the cast engine mounts remained intact.
Could you enlighten the members and possibly provide the pictures you mentioned or point in a direction so we can find them?
Not trying to be picky but trying to understand what keeps the engine intact.

Very much appreciate the helpful and detailed information you provided, thanks.