Crash bobbins - what do you reckon to these

[mrbluesbox]

has anyone bought any crash bobbins from these guys b4 or does anyone reckon these will be any good - they seem a pretty good price.

https://cgi.ebay.co.uk/96-06-YAMAHA-YZF-600R-No-Cut-BLACK-Crash-Bobbins_W0QQitemZ110211576633QQihZ001QQcategoryZ25626QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

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[sickpup]

It's a US shop pretending to be a UK one.

Expect import duty.

[Wafer_Thin_Ham]

I would personally only trust R&G's, and you get what you pay for.

I'd just spend the extra wedge and buy some R&G's. Get a garage to do the cuts if you aren't confident.
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[Wafer_Thin_Ham]

True yes, but when you want them to save your bike as much as possible I'd personally go for the brand with the best reputation, I'm not saying there aren't equal or better products out there.

It's the same with Ohlins for suspension.
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[The Tot]

I'm relunctand in buying R&G's after seeing the damage it did on Paul's (shleppy aka Goose's brother) ER5. Similarly, my mate wrote off the frame of his SV650 when went down, but due to the protrusion of the R&G, it touched down causing the bike to rotate around the bung, causing sufficient load to be put on the bar for it to actually buckle thus bending the frame. Certain bikes they work for, but in this instance, it was a case of poor design.

Whitenoise got some money back from R&G when he binned his ZX7R methinks - this was waaay back in the day - like 2005 if i remember correctly.

I'd be giving them a miss since i have to drill through my fairings and fit a replacement coolant bottle.
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[Wafer_Thin_Ham]

[Reppyboyo]

Personally, I`d say why not.

I need a new set of bobbins as well, only the left one really but there no way Im paying £62 for a whole new set again.

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[Hetzer]

I don't bother with them anymore. The only real good they do is for very low-speed drops, anything more and the difference in damage sustained is pointless. If you have fully-comp ins they'll pay out to fix it and your premium will go up the same. If you have TPFT you'll be paying for your own repairs, and the chances the bung will have reduced the damage in any appreciable way will be negligable, and very possibly worse.

Bottom line, you come off at any kind of speed and your bike will be fvcked, no matter what bits you have sticking out.
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[veeeffarr]

HPS Bungs > R&G

[acwman]

Had a set of R&Gs. and saved me buying a new set of side fairings.. though the rear cowel still managed to get scratched..brake lever bent, and the peg broke. (Suzuki gsxr 600). This was just really from a low speed drop. Do feel that any other make would have done the same job in my sort of minor accident.

Happy I had some bungs on there in the first place, and could buy the single one which got damaged separately after the crash, which was a bonus.


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[fazza59]

Bought some for my YZF 600 from this lot, good service and product.

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[TUG]

At work theres an SV thats been stacked, the bung snapped on impact. Buy a crash frame! On a serious note its hard to choose because you dont know if it will work at all.
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[mattgirv]

I'd consider them for scenarios where the bike will land on its side below town speeds, anything else and they seem to be a moot point. Some seem to disintegrate as they slide but some are way too sturdy and thus end up bending/breaking whatever they are attached to/near.

Avoid any metal crash bungs you see for sure, and check around for other people who have used R&G/HPS/etc bungs and had any problems.

A better alternative would be engine bars, I got some on my CB-1 and they double as footrests for long journeys The stand on the bike is crud and it blows over now and then if the wind is strong. The engine bars are still structurally sound, the paint isn't but who cares.

I don't quite know how they would react though in a high speed slide/crash but I'd imagine from what others have said to me, that they are more likely to wrap themselves around the engine itself. It probably would be a good idea not to have your feet on them if it does go down
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[the grim reaper]

I've said it before and I'll say it again, Rhencullen crash bungs are far better than R&Gs. I had a set on the Blade whenI threw it across a roundabout and they stopped the bars or the fairing lower touching down.

The big, and important, difference is that they are on brackets from the frame mounts with a rod running between the bungs, behind the down pipes (on the blade) this means that there is give and flex in the bungs, instead of the force being transferred to the frame.

Unfortunately, in trying to find the URL, I've just found that Rhencullen have stopped trading due to a fire. Bloody shame!

Cheers

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[Syx]

A friend of mine had a set of DHMs from Motrax - the bike went down and the bung just disintegrated!
Same bike, different incident - this time on R&Gs, the bungs saved all but the lower fairing and a small amount of damage to the stator cover. The bung on the opposite side did bend, but the soft bolt used to mount it gave way before the frame did.

[Mog]

Got mine from the nice people below. Hand turned out of the best material. Much, much cheaper than R&G at a.,l and they do spares.

https://www.loscrashprotection.com/