Honda Chrome Engine Guards now availabe in U.S.

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Your local Honda dealer can now order the OEM Chrome Engine Guards, 08P70-MGC-N20, $199.95


I like these over the aftermarket because they do not use the engine case mounting bolt. If you were to have a heavy tip-over with an engine guard mounted to the engine case bolt you could crack the engine case, resulting in BIG $$$$ to fix. Engine guards are there to PROTECT the engine, not INCLUDE the engine in the crash.

TINK

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I tested the Honda engine guards on my 1983 Interceptor. They were chrome and mounted in a similar way to the above guards. They looked a little odd on a superbike but when I low-sided at about 45 mph, the bike slid along on its side for a good ways before coming to a stop. My knee was damaged, but the bike came out of it with zero injuries. Even the engine guard exhibited only the lightest scuffing, and this from 549-lb. bike. The engine guards were hell-for-strong and kept the expensive parts off the ground and out of harm's way.

If I'd been smart enough to protect my own skin, I'd have avoided the necessity of picking dirt and gravel out of a hole ground in my knee. OK, I had a pretty girl along who did that for me. And she wasn't even pissed off that I crashed the bike.

These Honda guards look to be the same quality and type of mounting. Might need to get me some.