Crash Bobbins

Wildfire · Post by **Wildfire** » Tue Dec 12, 2006 8:33 pm

Has anyone tried or tested (!) these.....
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VTR-1000-FIRESTOR ... dZViewItem

Not sure if they look up to the job, but I do like the subtlety

I was thinking of getting some R&G or DHM type items otherwise, again any advice as to which is best would be appreciated & Am I right in that there is no modification required i.e Straight Bolt On Fit ?

Squiffythewombat · Post by **Squiffythewombat** » Tue Dec 12, 2006 8:50 pm

not a chance will they save anything!

Even my DHMs didnt take a standing drop! Also without flush fitting indicators you will end up smashing the fairing anyway!

Wildfire · Post by **Wildfire** » Tue Dec 12, 2006 8:59 pm

Good Point ....Not thought of the Indicator thing...

So what happened with the DHM's - Did they just fold up or what ?

LotusSevenMan · Post by **LotusSevenMan** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 12:56 am

These seem good (though expensive)!!!

http://www.rhencullen.net/acatalog/Onli ... n_202.html

or these here

http://www.mandp.co.uk/productInfo.aspx?catRef=540950#

or here

http://www.bikehps.com/acatalog/BikeHPS ... tml#a24541

or these here

http://www.powerbronze.co.uk/Display_Sc ... UR=UK%20Â£
(Click crash post etc)
I rather like the latter though you do have to make a fairing mod to fit 'em!

Kitch · Post by **Kitch** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 5:43 am

Having met the R&G guys at several BSB rounds, I have the most faith in their stuff. Plus they do a full package - bobbins, bar ends, forks, swing arm and their exhaust protectors rock.

Recommended.

http://www.rg-racing.com/

LotusSevenMan · Post by **LotusSevenMan** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 8:09 am

SP1's and 2's shown for crash bobbins....................... but no std Firestorm?

alan · Post by **alan** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 12:29 pm

I would also say R&G are top grade aswell as GS MOKO mushrooms they are top quality not cheap and you need to alter the faring slightly.I have the R&G forks bobbins on my blade forks look the biz.

I also had DHM fitted ages ago but didnt like them they stuck out way too much for me (i know thats the point but!!) and i think are a bit cheap looking but at 40 quid what do you expect.

Toby the point of mushrooms is not to save your pride and joy just to minimize damage only!!!

But the best mushrooms are the ones you need to get up for at 4.00 am in the morning

Stormin Ben · Post by **Stormin Ben** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 1:55 pm

As Alan said -no mushroom is gonna prevent all damage in every type of crash. You're just looking to minimise it

However those ones at teh start of this thread are utterly pointless -look at the mounting point, its the fairing stay FFS. That piddly bit of alloy would buckle if you leant on it, let alone dropped 200kg of VTR onto it!!!!

Other things to bear in mind

The R&G ones and those M&P ones require cutting/ drilling of the fairing

I've got the rhencullen ones and have been impressed with them -the main selling point was the bracket they mount to is sturdy -to my mind the DHM/ Motrax ones are a bit flimsy looking

The other problem with those DHM/Motrax ones was they mount further back and I kept clouting my knees on them

However, my mate crashed his Storm at Mallory. Went down on the left side, flipped over onto the right and the Motrax ones he had on meant my track fairing he was borrowing (never again!

) didn't have a mark on it!!
Look back through earlier threads and there's some pics of them

alan · Post by **alan** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 2:03 pm

Ben i had the same problem with the DHM hitting my knees on them and i'm only about 5"7 5"8 also the DHM ones just replace the engine bolt i cant remember if there was a bracket.

Post by **sirch345** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 2:11 pm

These MOTRAX TOP BLOCK ones are on offer at Busters, including a pair of race foot pegs so it seems, although it look like some cutting of the fairing may be required, but still a bargin price!

alan · Post by **alan** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 2:33 pm

That is a good price Chris i have seen the footpegs before at 40 and the mushrooms at 80

Stormin Ben · Post by **Stormin Ben** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 3:25 pm

Just to confirm the Motrax top bloc ones do NOT require drilling

Here's some pics from the post-crash ones
http://www.vtr1000.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=4397

You can see the bracket and TBH it doesn't look sturdy enough to withstand the sort of forces it is likely to encounter

Squiffythewombat · Post by **Squiffythewombat** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 4:52 pm

alan, yeah i know but surely when your not actually moving they should still NOT BEND!!!

Somewhere on here i posted photos. The mushroom, mounting point and plastic bit all bent! Now imagine if i was going say 30....there would be nothing left of them!!!!

I realise they wont save every bit of plastic but surely the mushroom itself should not bend... from my simple CDT knowledge that means that the material has a lower tolerance than it should!

Maybe i just had some dodgy ones or something!

Also did you think the DHM stuck out a long way???? Take a look at some of the stunting ones lol!

Kitch · Post by **Kitch** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 7:24 pm

I dunno, maybe the 4 am mushrooms alan mentioned would be better...

They're free and you cant damage a purple space hopping swimming goggle wearing giraffe when you fall off it.

alan · Post by **alan** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 9:23 am

Kitch wrote:I dunno, maybe the 4 am mushrooms alan mentioned would be better...

They're free and you cant damage a purple space hopping swimming goggle wearing giraffe when you fall off it.

that depends Kitch if your being chased by the giant jaffa oranges!!

Toby thats what i meant about the DHM they are cheap qaulity where as a top grade crash bung would of probably saved your plastics in a stationary drop.