Bobbins???

topper · Post by **topper** » Mon Apr 07, 2008 3:16 pm

Hi there stormers, does anyone use crash protection bobbins, are they anygood/worth buying/fitting?

Also the prices seem to go from Â£15 up to Â£100 wots goin on there

Stormin Ben · Post by **Stormin Ben** » Mon Apr 07, 2008 3:48 pm

In order of price

The Â£15 ones on ebay screw into the fairing mounts
As these are made out of kit-kat wrappers the first thing they're gonna do in a crash is bend/ break so absolutely no use whatsoever

Motrax ones bolt into the rear engine bolt and have a bracket to clear the fairing
IMO they are too far back and I used to clout my knees on them when hanging off
HOWEVER a mate crashed his Storm at Cadwell with these on and only snapped the brake lever tip off his rearsets and ground his carbon engine cases

R&G ones go straight into the engine mounting bolt and require the fairing to be drilled. While this is not a major problem, it does mean that taking the fairing off is no longer a 5 minute job

Rhencullen do a set that sit further forward, have a much sturdier bracket and also clear the fairing
I've had them on my bike for 6 years and have been really pleased with them

Hope this helps
Ben

RedStormV · Post by **RedStormV** » Mon Apr 07, 2008 6:28 pm

Stormin Ben wrote: R&G ones go straight into the engine mounting bolt and require the fairing to be drilled. While this is not a major problem, it does mean that taking the fairing off is no longer a 5 minute job

Got R&G on mine - don't add more than a couple more minutes to removal / refit or fairings.

Drilling the fairings is pretty straight forward too - IMO

Removing the engine bolt to put the R&G one is took the most time - but I don't think it had ever been out till I removed it.

Check out the testimonials on the web.

Worth the extra few quid when it's saving the plastics - Thankfully not tried this bit out.

HTH

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chuxsta · Post by **chuxsta** » Mon Apr 07, 2008 6:52 pm

my bad you said bobbins...

hey.. easy mistake to make..

RedStormV · Post by **RedStormV** » Mon Apr 07, 2008 7:18 pm

Not even worthy of a response

Doh!!!!!!!

topper · Post by **topper** » Tue Apr 08, 2008 9:59 am

Thanks for that peeps, loads of info as per usual GR8 site

Stormin Ben · Post by **Stormin Ben** » Tue Apr 08, 2008 5:47 pm

And if you're interested mine are up for sale
Â£110 worth of Rhencullen ones for Â£40

http://www.vtr1000.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=11122

storminateacup · Post by **storminateacup** » Wed Apr 09, 2008 1:21 pm

Ben you have a PM for bungs.