flyfifer Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 (edited) The Givi sump guard RP2139 has tortuous looking brackets to mount it. Has anybody fitted the Givi one ? Any alternatives ? Edited February 23, 2020 by flyfifer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willie17FJ-09 Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 Sw-motech has a few options. I don't know how hard of a hit they will take. Higdonion has a pretty rugged looking skid plate, probably your best choice for offroad. I have not run any, but will probably buy the higdonion, they also come with the side crash bars Trail Cage and Skid Plate MT-09 Tracer900 FJ-09 FZ-09 XSR900 ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manxkiwi Posted June 6, 2020 Share Posted June 6, 2020 Bit of a thread dredge, hadn't seen this before. I have the Givi sump guard. It's not a problem to fit. I think it looks good (everyone will have their own opinion), offers excellent dirt and crud protection and is pretty sturdy. Not 'go over logs dirt bike style' sturdy. But will take a bit of a knock no problem. When I remove it for an oil change, the sump etc. doesn't even need cleaning usually. No stone chip damage on headers, sump or coolant tank either! I would highly recommend this to anyone. Cheers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member 2and3cylinders Posted June 6, 2020 Premium Member Share Posted June 6, 2020 The basic sw-motech skid plate will not take a major bang but provides fairly good protection and does protect the headers a bit I'm happy with it I got it on sale $90 bucks shipped so I can't complain I already have the GV case guards with highway pegs and driving lights on them and they are supposed to handle most tip-overs but I wouldn't think a high speed crash 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manxkiwi Posted June 7, 2020 Share Posted June 7, 2020 Wow, you can't complain about that price! The Givi is a little pricey, I got a discount, which sweetened it a little. Also it's a one off purchase for the life of the bike. That's how I sold it to myself anyway! He he. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBigG Posted June 8, 2020 Share Posted June 8, 2020 I have it. I think it is nice. The brackets have 2 skrews so you can use one hole to align the other hole. It is not super easy but you don't have to remove it more than one-two times per year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member 2and3cylinders Posted June 8, 2020 Premium Member Share Posted June 8, 2020 It seems to block a lot of air flow to the pipes and engine compared to the SW-Mototech skid plate, which is easy to drill a hole in to access the drain plug (so it never needs to be removed for most service. Can you easily see the oil level window and coolant bottle level slot? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporting Member betoney Posted June 8, 2020 Supporting Member Share Posted June 8, 2020 17 minutes ago, 2and3cylinders said: It seems to block a lot of air flow to the pipes and engine compared to the SW-Mototech skid plate, which is easy to drill a hole in to access the drain plug (so it never needs to be removed for most service. Can you easily see the oil level window and coolant bottle level slot? How do you like the SW-Motech plate? Its kind of difficult to fully see all of the mount brackets but do you think they would hold up (not deform or collapse) to a decent hit from the bottom? ***2015 Candy Red FJ-09*** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member 2and3cylinders Posted June 8, 2020 Premium Member Share Posted June 8, 2020 Thankfully I haven't tested it yet but I think it can take a decent bash. Someone reported the front bracket broke up by the sump near one bolt but I believe it was due to vibration induced stress. It's easy to install but I bought SS screws for all but a couple of the maybe of the 5 or 6 screws. I also installed a low-profile drain plug and trimmed the protective bolt fin very early on and waited to buy a skid plate and got lucky when Twisted Throttle put them on sale for like a week. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBB Posted June 9, 2020 Share Posted June 9, 2020 9 hours ago, betoney said: How do you like the SW-Motech plate? Its kind of difficult to fully see all of the mount brackets but do you think they would hold up (not deform or collapse) to a decent hit from the bottom? I hit a kerb with a good whack and it bent some of the brackets and twisted one side of the plate. But, it did its job perfectly, i.e. it protected the sump and when I got home I just straightened everything back out and refitted it. 1 1 Red 2015 Tracer, UK spec (well, it was until I started messing with it...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member 2and3cylinders Posted June 9, 2020 Premium Member Share Posted June 9, 2020 Good to know and hear BBB! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member 2and3cylinders Posted September 23, 2020 Premium Member Share Posted September 23, 2020 Modified SW-Mototech skid plate (which has been a hot topic after Clegg78's recent misfortune with a rock) to stay in-sito for oil changes. The forward hole next to the front bracket left hole is to drain oil than drips down the front bracket onto the plate when the filter is removed. I also safety-wired the oil filter because the Mobil 1 filter loosened (never happened to me before in 48 years!) enough to drip enough oil to get on my boot and left peg. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBB Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 Good work @2and3cylinders. I was much more lazy and just painted the inside of the plate matt black so the dirt doesn’t show up! 1 Red 2015 Tracer, UK spec (well, it was until I started messing with it...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member 2and3cylinders Posted September 23, 2020 Premium Member Share Posted September 23, 2020 Thanks the hardest part was making sure everything lined up and working my way up in size until I could use a step drill and then chamfering the holes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyfifer Posted September 28, 2020 Author Share Posted September 28, 2020 On 9/23/2020 at 9:38 PM, 2and3cylinders said: 2and3cylinders ---- The mounting of the large bracket in the centre of the SWMotech guard is obvious but ---- What do the four countersunk (2each side) mount on to Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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