Active Engine Guards

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From Samurider, here are a pair "Active" engine guards. These are lower profile that the larger "Over" engine guards and slightly less expensive at 25K yen plus shipping. (Over engine guards are back ordered until the end of the month)

I've never had engine guards on any of my bikes and didn't know what to expect in terms of weight and strength. These are fairly light weight, maybe 1.5 to 2 lbs each and are (surprizing to me) thin walled tubing. So I don't know how they would do in a crash and hope to never find out.

The right side guard went on in 10 minutes. I was ham fisted putting on the left and managed to bugger the bolt, then break the bolt off in the fixed nut while the clamp was held in a vice.

I drilled out the broken bolt but in the process hardened the nut, so I temporarily put an undersized 3/16th nut and bolt in place.

I told Takashi about it. He said to use grease the next time......with the free replacement clamp and bolt he just sent me.