I prefer the Hyde plastic skid plates. Worked well for me on previous bikes. Knowing that the pipes have been tucked up more starting with the 2010s, I emailed Hyde to ask if they made a skid plate that matches the current bikes. They answered back to say that their customers are buying the HP-EXG-78. This is the skid plate/pipe guard combo that looks a bit crude (probably fine for maximum total protection).
I guess that it appears to fit because the pipe is completely hidden and you can't see the extra space. I saw something here about reshaping a Hyde skid plate to make it fit better. Does someone have a picture of this?
Doesn't the pipe mount get in the way of having a tucked in skid plate?
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