Hornet owners opinions

[alun111]

Hi everyone.

After an off the other day I looked into getting some crash bungs for my 2000 hornet 6. There's a guy on ebay who is willing to make me some up of my own specified length (after emailing him and asking how long they are he mentioned he'd be willing to do this).

My question is.... In an ideal world I'd want them to be long enough so that my handlebars don't touch the floor in the event off an off. I have bar-end mirrors you see which have snapped off twice now due to coming off.. they look in a shit state now and I don't really want to replace them as they act as crash protection so could potentially be fucked up again.

Would the engine mounts on the hornet be strong enough to take the weight of the bike or am I risking damage to my frame/engine here just to save the mirrors?

What length would you recommend otherwise?

Thanks!
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[alun111]

[MarkJ]

I don't think you'll get any long enough to stop the handlebars touching down. The bars aren't that expensive to replace anyway. Most people say that a crash cage is your best bet, as I'd be more worried about putting a hole in a casing than my bars/mirrors.

The big R&G ones are meant to be good, I think Big Ham has some.

[Charlie]

I had crash bungs on my 250 when I came off. they broke the engine mount (on the engine), was a 30mph off on the M42. Got it fixed for £30 although it isn't a tidy job because of the restricted access to the engine. Although I still road 120 miles home that day so it did some good and some bad.
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[MarJay]

R and G racing ones are the best for the Hornet, but you aren't going to prevent any and all damage to the bike with crash bungs.

If you wanted to make a bike crashproof you'd have to design it like that from the outset, which manufacturers won't do.
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[alun111]

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[m0l0t0v]

Big_Ham has some BSD ones which he's willing to sel cheaply... I think. He offered them to me but only reason I've said no is well... you know

also, getting too long ones will be stupid. The only way I can see it causing damage to the frame or engine is if the bike flips and lands on the bung. Like it did with mine . Frame wasn't damaged though. They were the big chunky ones I think.

Bars are cheap to replace (15 quid for renthals). It's just the mirrors. Why not get some nicer looking ones that fit in the OEM spot?
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[TheDonUK]

As has been said R&G's are the way to go on the Hornet...

Generally speaking if any bungs are sticking out wider than the handlebars you went wrong somewhere
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[LimehouseCBF]

R&Gs definately the best a man can get! seen them work, definately worth the extra 20 quid! will be getting some R&G's for my hornet in a few week myself after ive serviced it
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[NiteMare]

engine bars or crash bungs are primarily designed to protect your engine, very little else ...

to hopefully protect your mirrors (no guarantees) you'd need a crashbar that sits quite high on the frame towards the headstock and nearly as wide as your handlebars ....

the only other ways i can think of would be to either wrap your whole bike in a giant crash cage or more simple .....

stop crashing
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[JakeyR]

A mate of mine crashed a 90+ mph wheelie on his Hornet, he had RnGs on, all he did was scuff his bar end and seat unit, ok he was lucky the bike didnt roll but still just the odd scuff here and there, nothing was bent or properly damaged.

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[alun111]

[m0l0t0v]

[Wafer_Thin_Ham]

Sorry, haven't been on here recently, I felt like I was about to die yesterday(inflamed lung lining ) so I wasn't on.

The big R&G bungs are very good, however they can break the lower engine mount where the bolt goes throug in heavier crashes, very good for low speed of course.

I have the big BSD bungs on my track bike now. The reason I chose BSD over the R&G bungs was that when I crashed the track bike with them last year(About 40mph IIRC) the bolt holding them on bent (like it should) as oppose to it cracking or snapping the engine mount. So I'm a convert for the hornet.

I do have a set of smaller BSD's that I bought by mistake. You're welcome to them if you want them. They aren't as huge as the big R&G's or the big BSD's, but they are much cheaper and would still be good enough for road use.

IMO if you really want the extra protection of the big bungs go BSD anyway. The are £15 less than the R&G's, and in my experience you stand less chance of busting the engine mount.

HTH
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[alun111]

Inflamed lung lining? You be smoking something funky?

Have the bolts that come with the R&G bungs been hardened too much or something?
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