BBB Posted May 6, 2017 Share Posted May 6, 2017 I fitted the SW Motech skid plate as I have a habit of bumping the bike up kerbs and the oil drain point is quite low. Our car park at work has too many people and not enough spaces so yesterday I play Mr Nice Guy and park the bike on a raised area to leave spaces for others. I've done it many times and have perhaps got too blase about it. Going home, it's sunny so I'm heating up in bike gear already and I dropped off the kerb faster than I usually do and at a slight angle. Almighty crash noise, followed by sounds of scraping. Thankfully the plate has done its job, no leakages so I could ride home and look at the damage. The plate was pushed into the headers and there is a tiny scrape mark. The plate itself was buckled along one side and gouged where I first hit. No idea what poor bug got squashed in the process ! You can see the bend in the left side in this photo. I took it all off and sulked for a while. Then realised the plate had done exactly what it was meant to do and took the damage instead of the bike. Twenty minutes with a lump hammer straightened the plate back out again as it is aluminium and therefore malleable. The hangers took a bit more finessing but it was only really the right hand side that was very distorted. I ended up redrilling the mounting holes as I couldn't get it any closer. So, in summary: the plate does it's job to protect the underside from eejits like me and can be remounted with minimal skills if required. I'm glad I have it on the bike. Red 2015 Tracer, UK spec (well, it was until I started messing with it...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hlmiskelly Posted May 6, 2017 Share Posted May 6, 2017 I was on the fence about this skidplate, but based on your report I ordered one today. Thanks for sharing. 2015 Yamaha FJ-09 and 2018 Yamaha XSR700 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thruster8999 Posted May 6, 2017 Share Posted May 6, 2017 Looks like alittle blood on the bottom of that skid plate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBB Posted May 6, 2017 Author Share Posted May 6, 2017 Looks like alittle blood on the bottom of that skid plate.It's the only way to deal with pedestrians ? Red 2015 Tracer, UK spec (well, it was until I started messing with it...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
letsride Posted May 6, 2017 Share Posted May 6, 2017 I considered the SW Motech skid plate after I punched the drain plug up thru my oil pan last year. I was concerned about where the mounting brackets attached to the engine. It looks like your mounting brackets bent with no damage to the engine. I ended up installing a Higdonion cage instead. I've drug the left rear corner of it in turns and banged it on rough roads and cattle guards but the only damage was to the powder coat. Glad you and your bike survived. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angrygirafe Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 Went ahead and ordered one. I've looked at these before as a low cost option, but wasn't sure how well it would do. Well, you've convinced me it will do enough, so thanks for the report! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member alejandro Posted June 9, 2017 Premium Member Share Posted June 9, 2017 Thanks @bbb for the report. I'll probably go this route! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member fanowater Posted June 11, 2017 Premium Member Share Posted June 11, 2017 I did the Mazda plug change and installed this SW Motech skid plate. Glad to see it worked out for you! Luckily, I haven't tested mine yet. Cheers 2015 FJ-09 2006 Triumph Daytona 675 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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