08-23-2014, 12:22 PM
In all seriousness, the engine gaurds (15k yen on Samurider) would have cost me about a little less than bits and pieces I'm going to have to replace (crank case cover is like 75 bucks on OEM part list online, and the plastic cover for the tacho is about the same) except for the muffler that also got a couple of little scrapes.. that's going to be the expensive one 
I kind of doubt the engine guards would have done much to stop getting scrapes there, but you never know.
Thankfully none of this stuff is showstoppers so I will replace the crankcase cover whenever I feel like it, then the other little bits and pieces similarly, and when I'm done I'll think about adding that engine guard as well!
Maybe an OEM muffler or a nice slip on will appear some time in the classifieds at a time when I am feeling frisky, too. Who knows?
I kind of doubt the engine guards would have done much to stop getting scrapes there, but you never know.
Thankfully none of this stuff is showstoppers so I will replace the crankcase cover whenever I feel like it, then the other little bits and pieces similarly, and when I'm done I'll think about adding that engine guard as well!
Maybe an OEM muffler or a nice slip on will appear some time in the classifieds at a time when I am feeling frisky, too. Who knows?