More Protection

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It's time to give that thing a bath!! :smilebig:

Dayum! A "wrap-around" skid plate! That should help. :thumb:

Do you fall down a lot?

soon2b954 said:

:goodmod:

It's time to give that thing a bath!! :smilebig:

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I spray the big chunks off with the pressure washer before I put it up, but I haven't officially "washed" it since I got it. It's just a dirt bike. It's dirty/scuffed/etc.

Bacchus said:

Dayum! A "wrap-around" skid plate! That should help. :thumb:

Do you fall down a lot?

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Nope. Just once since I got it. But this is for going over rocks, fallen trees, and stuff.

Only once? Good for you. :thumb: And I was just giving you chit about the falling off part...

Yep, highly recommended. :thumb:

Here's mine.


http://www.pioneerforums.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=982

I've also heard that this is a good idea because if the chain breaks, it'll break the engine casing.

https://secure.srcinc.net/prodpage....Selected=13&Product_Selected=0202&StartRow=11

Here's the main things I wanted to protect (oil lines). They are just hanging out in the open with the stock "engine guard" (if you want to call it that).

Probably a nice try.. I doubt the chain will ever break if you take care of it the way you're supposed to.. And I have never seen a single post that tells me you skip safety related maintenance on any of your bikes :clap:

2 of my bud's have had broken chains in the past year. One would have lost the lower half of his foot if it wasn't for his boots and the other still has a leaky engine case that has been repaired many times over. It broke that little guard thing in front of the counter shaft sproket.

smkeatr said:

2 of my bud's have had broken chains in the past year. One would have lost the lower half of his foot if it wasn't for his boots and the other still has a leaky engine case that has been repaired many times over. It broke that little guard thing in front of the counter shaft sproket.

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Yeah, the stock guard is flimsy.

At any rate, a good, quality skidplate is mandatory on any dirtbike! :thumb: Can save much grief and $$ in the long run. Cheapest piece of insurance you can buy.

Nice Conq. is that a Utah MC?

SomeStrangeGuy said:

Nice Conq. is that a Utah MC?

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MOOSE!

i dont understand - why would these types of bikes be built like that? they are meant to be taken off road. they have no protection :huh: seems to me if something like that was to happen to your bike you could go back to the manufacturuer and claim faulty equipment design. you wouldn't design a car without a windshield would you?

ConqSoft said:

MOOSE!

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Moose is the LP of the dirt world
(then again, so is Utah MC, so who cares )

Either way, nice plate! :thumb:

bubba said:

you wouldn't design a car without a windshield would you?

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..and much like the windshield, skidplates are also a consumable item. :thumb:

bubba said:

they have no protection :huh:

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Gotta support the aftermarket companies, eh? :thumb:

ConqSoft said:

I've also heard that this is a good idea because if the chain breaks, it'll break the engine casing.

https://secure.srcinc.net/prodpage....Selected=13&Product_Selected=0202&StartRow=11

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After removing the front sprocket cover to clean out that area, I found that the 400 now comes with an item very similar to this one, STOCK. It's just hidden behind the cover. I guess they figured out that people kept cracking cases...