Crash "Cage" for 2 smoke pipes

[rpduc]

So I'm watching Dingo's video from the South African hare scrambles and I notice that MANY of the bikes are sporting a beefy looking crash cage around the exhaust protuberances on their two strokes.

I then wonder why it appears that no US manufacturer or even privateer has employed such a device. I can't say that I've ever seen one on a US bike.

Anyone know of a good pic where I can see better how those things mount up? It seems like a better solution than strapping a chunk of alu to the pipe since what happens for me (and daily for my buddy ) is not so much dents, but the neck of the pipe gets pushed back into the frame and interferes with radiator hoses, doesn't align properly with hangers, exhaust port etc.

I'm sure I can weld something similar up and intend to do so, but some examples might help me envision.

[Dingo]

Thats really weird! We've been using cages here for decades. I have a pic somewhere from 1997 of a IT250 with one on. Anyway, here are some pics I scrounged. The first show the process used in creating the cage, the others are pics of a few mounted cages. Most guys make their own or go to a machine shop.







The cages are usually mounted to various point on the bikes frame.

[Dingo]

A few more. Ill pop over to a mates place this week and take some close up pics from all angles for you.







Hope these hekp so long!

Cheers

D

[rpduc]

Thanks a lot Dingo,

More than I imagined anyone would have available in the pic dept.

So no mfg. offers one over there either? Seems weird to me...

These pics tell the story plain enough so don't go to any more trouble on my account. I'm sure I can scab something together. The trick will be keeping the weight down. I might even experiment on a "frame" with some HMC plastic "panels"... like a Hyde/cage cross.

[Dingo]

No Probs M8

You could of course go the whole hog. This is what one of the SA boys does

http://www.eawarehouse.com/rbc/exguard.htm

[cladoo]

Originally Posted by Dingo

No Probs M8

You could of course go the whole hog. This is what one of the SA boys does

http://www.eawarehouse.com/rbc/exguard.htm

Just buy a Hyde Combo, that seems like too much work!

[Dingo]

LOL, thats what I did. So far my pipe has been safe!

[Skidad]

Whipps in Australia makes those guards.

http://www.whipps.com.au/Products/PipeGuards.html

[GMP]

I've seen some customs in Hawaii as well, where its very gnarly. I always thought it was a good idea for the extreme trails.

[Hollywood]

Originally Posted by cladoo

Just buy a Hyde Combo, that seems like too much work!

Ya for sure. Not to mention the added weight of those cages....