Hey riders, I have a Q re GB frame protection. I'm going about protecting my 2009 Daytona 675. I've gone through the forums here and see generally riders prefer GB protection over R & G. I curious to know if you guys think the GB bungs protrude enough to protect the fairing in the even of a spill? For example, as R & G racing bungs which require no drilling don't come out from the frame all that much, I've knocked those on the head. So I was leaning towards the bungs which require drilling as they provide ample protection. However, since I now see the general feeling is to go with GB, I'm back to bungs that come out from within the fairing. Thoughts? I've tried googling some images but can't find a birds eye view of the GB's fitted. I use my bike for road riding only. Cheers all
I have slammed mine while using gb engine sliders and r&g drilled bungs. The engine slider and bungs kept the fairing off the floor along with a foot peg from the rear sets. I asked too much of the front a godards at Donington but was able to bend the gear leaver back and ride the rest of the day no worries. So I replaced them with the same again.
Fwiw I've field-tested frame sliders from; Puig, GB, and R&G. All three are the types that attach at two points on the frame & exit through the gap in the fairing. As well as not requiring the fairing to be drilled & spreading the impact load over a larger area of the frame, I believe that these also make it far easier when you want to remove the fairings. The Puigs were the longest, and offered the greatest protection at low speed drops, but the impact from a higher speed lowside on a wet track resulted in the support bracket twisting substantially as well as the bobbin grinding to a stump. The R&G ones are much shorter, and coped far better with a high speed lowside, but again ground away as you would expect. The GB ones are what I have fitted now. I have the shorter (race) version because my expectation is to save the bike's structure, rather than retain the looks. They survived a medium lowside without more than cosmetic re-modeling. A higher speed off ground it down substantially & caused the soft metal support behind the nylon bobbin to collapse & the retaining bolt to bend. It seems to me that this collapse is an intentional part of the design concept, because the supporting bracket was left unharmed (unlike the Puig, where there is no collapsible portion, causing bracket damage) I have fitted a new slider & support bush (& bolt) to the GB ones, and they remain my current preferred option. Hth.
Thanks for the info lads. StMarks, how would you think the GB's hold up to protecting the fairing at a slow speed / stationary drop? I'm now considering Puig products based on your post.
The standard GB ones are slightly longer than the GB ones that I use. As you can see from the picture above that Steffy kindly posted, even the shorter type offer a good degree of protection (incidentally they were entirely unharmed in the above little excursion). IMHO the standard ones will protect you perfectly from the sort of minor glitch that you outlined. Furthermore GB now have replaced the "cotton reel" style bobbins with attractive looking ends, a browse through our members photos is bound to show you some fitted. Engine protection is a wise move too, as are axle bobbins.
Bit like this? Sorry about the poor angle, it's the only one I've got showing the range of bungs/casings I've put on my bike (GB fork and frame protectors, engine casings, rear spindle bungs and paddock bobbins) and am too racked up of flu to pop to the garage to take another pic...
Nice one people, I'll get on to ordering GB's products to protect my Triumph. I also came across T-Rex sliders for the Daytona which look absolutely stunning. Sadly reviews had them coming back as utter shite for protection in the event of a spill, which was a shame. Cheers for taking the time to reply and add photos, great to know there's a wealth of Daytona knowledge here I can get help from.
