Crash Bobbins

LotusSevenMan · Post by **LotusSevenMan** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 9:54 am

It is exactly that stationary drop that I'm interested in surviving! You know, the foot on the gravel as you paddle the bike backwards in a tight spot and over-ya-go situation with one leg outstretched and the fairing just touching down.
Nah, never done that

A largish off with it sliding and doing damage etc is what I pay fully comprehehsive insurance for!!!

Squiffythewombat · Post by **Squiffythewombat** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 4:14 pm

ARHHH i never knew that Alan! If i still had some nice fairings to save i would replace them but tbh my bike gets so much abuse id rather spend the cash on fuel!

Goes to show i should of spent the extra few Â£Â£Â£ and got some good ones in the 1st place, theres a lesson there!!

Zer0Zer0 · Post by **Zer0Zer0** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 6:29 pm

I got them on my storm... and after my debacle back in may not a mark on the fairing i bought and fitted them as a back-up to the molko?? ones that fit onto the frame......

Wildfire · Post by **Wildfire** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 7:27 pm

Thanks for the comments guys - Will definitely steer clear of the lightweight ones

......Just got to wait to sell my FZR and then I can start deciding what to spend the cash on (Unless the wife gets its first

)

Squiffythewombat · Post by **Squiffythewombat** » Fri Dec 15, 2006 4:22 pm

Zer0Zer0 wrote:I got them on my storm... and after my debacle back in may not a mark on the fairing i bought and fitted them as a back-up to the molko?? ones that fit onto the frame......

Which ones did you have then zer0?

Zer0Zer0 · Post by **Zer0Zer0** » Fri Dec 15, 2006 4:49 pm

the little ones that fit into the fairing mount holes two at the top two at the bottom you know where the fairing attatches to the frame

got them offa Ebay for Â£16 or something like that

Squiffythewombat · Post by **Squiffythewombat** » Sat Dec 16, 2006 12:02 pm

Zer0Zer0 wrote:the little ones that fit into the fairing mount holes two at the top two at the bottom you know where the fairing attatches to the frame got them offa Ebay for Â£16 or something like that

oo cool! did the indicator not foul first or do you have flush mounted ones installeD?

LotusSevenMan · Post by **LotusSevenMan** » Sat Dec 16, 2006 12:48 pm

Aren't these the ones?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... &rd=1&rd=1

Seem all right for that tiny touchdown, foot slip & drop situation.

Zer0Zer0 · Post by **Zer0Zer0** » Sat Dec 16, 2006 2:35 pm

That's the very ones lotus7 ol pip....

and the indicators are nowhere near the mounting points sqiffers ol bean.. even though i do have flush ones fitted at the front..

they go int oles jus in front o knees like .....

LotusSevenMan · Post by **LotusSevenMan** » Sat Dec 16, 2006 2:52 pm

OK, I'll have a punt @ these on eBay then (I SAID PUNT!!!!)

Wildfire · Post by **Wildfire** » Sat Dec 16, 2006 5:55 pm

Now I'm confused - They are the same as the ones I was looking at at the beginning of the thread

I take it the conclusion is that the small ones are OK for a drop type situation, but that DHM's or similar are more use in a ooops I just lost the front at 60mph type scenario.

Zer0Zer0 · Post by **Zer0Zer0** » Sat Dec 16, 2006 6:27 pm

my thoughts exactly when i bought the wee ones..cant hurt to have a backup just incase you drop it at the lights

Squiffythewombat · Post by **Squiffythewombat** » Sun Dec 17, 2006 10:57 am

Twiggy wrote:

Now I'm confused - They are the same as the ones I was looking at at the beginning of the thread

I take it the conclusion is that the small ones are OK for a drop type situation, but that DHM's or similar are more use in a ooops I just lost the front at 60mph type scenario.

DO NOT BUY DHM'S THEY ARE TERRIBLE!

read up, alan explains why!

zero, i would of thought the indicator sticks out further than those mushrooms how strange!

Zer0Zer0 · Post by **Zer0Zer0** » Sun Dec 17, 2006 4:08 pm

right now i see what your getting at ...yes OEM indicators do stick out more than the little shrooms but replacement indicators are cheaper than a respray!!! with the flush indicators the little shrooms stand out a tad farther than them and the "fins" on the fairing are a tad shallower than the little shrooms fitted at the bottom.. so i reckon in an oops kind of situation they are deffo a fairing saver IMHO of course..

and the bar end caps will probably hit first anyway....

Squiffythewombat · Post by **Squiffythewombat** » Mon Dec 18, 2006 3:46 pm

LOL! Now i see where your coming from lol, that makes ALOT more sense! I've still got the massive chunky stock indicators lol!

Bar ends are there to be bent i thought?