Bike drop protection…

plingboot · 21-09-2020, 01:16 PM

Just wondered what parts anyone would recommend fitting to help protect against damage to the engine/exhaust/levers etc in event of a bike drop - tipping over a standstill on either side (ie: not a crash)?

I'm getting ever closer to actually buying a bike and a little concerned that I'm going to drop it at some point a cause a shed load of damage.

The bike will either be a 821 or 1200S (2018-)

slob · 21-09-2020, 01:25 PM

Welcome to the forum.
Bobbins in the wheel spindles and some sort of crash bung
(shameless sales pitch coming, since my 1200 is gone)
http://www.ukmonster.co.uk/monster/s...ad.php?t=57510
I’d get radiator/oil cooler guards on the models you mention, Evotech make the best of these, as a stone in the radiator could cost you around a grand.
If you ride in traffic, especially with the brakes on a 1200, I’d get a race style brake lever guard
(got one of those somewhere too, will throw it in if someone takes the crash bungs)
http://www.ukmonster.co.uk/monster/s...ad.php?t=57511

plingboot · 22-09-2020, 09:52 AM

thanks for the reply and suggestions. :-)

mickj · 22-09-2020, 10:28 AM

From my experience nothing short of handguards will save levers, if you are concerned about being stranded with broken levers get folding types.

slob · 22-09-2020, 11:08 AM

The reason I had a brake protector on the 1200 is I was worried about what would happen if I clipped a wing mirror or something in traffic, since I live in a congested city. Eventually I found a dainty alloy one, Ironically I wrote the bike off by flipping it on the brakes, not that the sudden impact I was trying to avoid would’ve been a better outcome.

21-09-2020, 01:16 PM	#1
plingboot Registered User Join Date: Nov 2019 Location: Kingston-upon-thames Bike: No Bike Yet! Posts: 4	Bike drop protection… Just wondered what parts anyone would recommend fitting to help protect against damage to the engine/exhaust/levers etc in event of a bike drop - tipping over a standstill on either side (ie: not a crash)? I'm getting ever closer to actually buying a bike and a little concerned that I'm going to drop it at some point a cause a shed load of damage. The bike will either be a 821 or 1200S (2018-)

21-09-2020, 01:25 PM	#2
slob . Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: East London Bike: Multiple Monsters Posts: 9,736	Welcome to the forum. Bobbins in the wheel spindles and some sort of crash bung (shameless sales pitch coming, since my 1200 is gone) http://www.ukmonster.co.uk/monster/s...ad.php?t=57510 I’d get radiator/oil cooler guards on the models you mention, Evotech make the best of these, as a stone in the radiator could cost you around a grand. If you ride in traffic, especially with the brakes on a 1200, I’d get a race style brake lever guard (got one of those somewhere too, will throw it in if someone takes the crash bungs) http://www.ukmonster.co.uk/monster/s...ad.php?t=57511 Last edited by slob; 21-09-2020 at 02:44 PM.. Reason: found link

22-09-2020, 10:28 AM	#4
mickj Registered User Join Date: Jun 2018 Location: Clevedon Bike: M1200s Posts: 565	From my experience nothing short of handguards will save levers, if you are concerned about being stranded with broken levers get folding types. __________________ Keep the rubber side down. Mick

22-09-2020, 09:52 AM	#3
plingboot Registered User Join Date: Nov 2019 Location: Kingston-upon-thames Bike: No Bike Yet! Posts: 4	thanks for the reply and suggestions. :-)

22-09-2020, 11:08 AM	#5
slob . Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: East London Bike: Multiple Monsters Posts: 9,736	The reason I had a brake protector on the 1200 is I was worried about what would happen if I clipped a wing mirror or something in traffic, since I live in a congested city. Eventually I found a dainty alloy one, Ironically I wrote the bike off by flipping it on the brakes, not that the sudden impact I was trying to avoid would’ve been a better outcome.