3rd Gen crash protectors?

Greetings!

Just bought my first VFR - a very tidy 3rd gen, dark green with 24k miles on the clock. I've wanted a VFR since I started riding so I'm pretty chuffed (stoked) and want to fit crash protectors. I'm struggling to find anything in Europe. I've seen some in the states but they're about $200 (before postage!).

Any ideas? Especially from European riders...

 

MORE PICTURES PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I been ridng these bikes for for 21 plus years, I got two, my first one is no stranger to the tarmac. On all occassions, I was able to ride the bike home. The genius is the body work, it protects the bike from itself in an accident. I would under no circumstances drill, molest or do any un-godly thing to your bike regarding case guards, this means YOU ound: :wink: seriously though, you will be ok, and btw you got the best one :thumbsup:

 

Hi,

nice to hear from ya. I found some crash bungs on eBay from Germany. No drilling required! Made in Switzerland.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/121621036902

More pictures..... ok

 

Nice job taking pictures! I got a 93 with 15,000 miles which I had to trailor home and spent countless hours wrenching and ordering parts for. I had a 91 since 95, it sadly gets a yearly oil change now as its a high mileage unit, it does ride better than the 93 which has 20,000 now. I put on 5000 miles on that bike in a year, split between my commuter EX500 and my Jeep.

You got a real nice example of those bikes, I never knew there were "no-drill" frame slider for these bikes, just goes to show you that you learn something new every day. I am not a fan just because I have seen bikes with these "pucks" on them slide down the road and end up hooking something, then cart-wheeling nose over wheel into the weeds. My logic is this; these so called frame sliders or pucks are gona protect your bike and cases from a "low-side" (meaning if you lose the front end) in a turn, the bike is gona slide on these so called "pucks."

Problem is if these pucks hook some irregularity on the tarmac or something, the bike is gona stop sliding (which is preferable) and do the head over heels thing. Which = Money.

I have low sided my 91 a handful of times in its 80,000 mile career and would choose to sacrifice its body work over using some puck/slider system. I dont know about doing a zero speed zip over though. It looks like you will still have to make a hole in your HOLY bodywork though.

Either way Cheers and happy and safe riding, you got a real gem there. Love that rear fender btw. My 91 has one like yours the 93 is trimmed :sad:

 

Thanks for the advice mate. You're right, when I had another look at those sliders it seems they do require "plastic surgery" so I'll give it a miss.

 

Yeh, Far Out! Sometimes I feel like such a shallow individual, being so obsessed with these bikes. I don't know how its gona be when I am a father in 8 months or so. :loco: Today is my Saturday as I have an F'd up schedule at work. :thumbsup: on the veto of the slider/pucks. Gota jet as I have to take my father for his cancer shots. Feel free to reach out to me on this here web site, love the UK btw, love the Sex Pistols too and alot of other bands from across the pond...Cheers.