Coupla questions ,tank protector and engine crash bars

[Germ]

MY new Bandit has a Hyabusa tank protector on (don't ask me why,I don't know why the last owner did it). It looks ok but it just feels wrong,like having a Ford Cosworth sticker on a Fiesta.

Am I just being picky? Is it better to leave it than risk damaging the paintwork on the tank? I've used the search function and found a few tips about WD40 and a hairdryer etc but not sure how it might affect a mint condition tank paintwork.

Secondly,I was intending fitting crash bobbins to anything I bought if it didn't already have them but the bike I bought has engine crash bars and no fairing.
Wondering if I need the bobbins? Will it be like wearing belt and braces or will it be an extra protection for the tank during a low speed off/drop?

[pinkyfloyd]

Tank protectors can be removed with minimum damage if your careful. The hair drier approach works and I've heard a boiling hot wet towel also works well. There is a thread on here somewhere about removing one Right here

Crash bobbins, protectors what ever you want to call them have proven to be benificial at times. Theres a few guys that have dropped their bike at town speeds to find the only damage has been to the handlebar end weights, the pegs and the crash bobbins. They save a fortune in damaged fairings.

For a Bandit I'm sure you could go the whole hog and get an engine protector frame. They may be ugly and cumbersome looking but in the event of an off they will help.

https://www.motorbikesandparts.co.uk/images/imagecache/280x194_tn539.jpg

Engine protector fitted to a bandit engine.
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[Germ]

It already has the engine protector frame.I was asking if adding crash bobbins would be overkill/useless in conjunction with the engine protector.

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[philoldsmobil...]

[Moo.]

I reckon it should be fine with the engine crash bars, provided they are the furthest sticking out object on the bike, bar the handle bar ends. They were made to protect in a crash, and i bet theyre sturdier then crash bobbins
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