Well, my sweet looking pipe guard didn't look sweet for very long.

[shang]

One ride. Bummer. Maybe I should remove the guard, then put it on after the ride. lol!

[iamovru]

Bummer! But it would have happened sooner of later.

[robicon]

looks better now, like you really ride the thing. I hate showing up for a ride and there is some guy with every add on and not a scratch. you know you will be turning around at some point.

[shang]

Hahah! True! My bike usually looks kinda beat up so I was just excited to have a few fresh looking parts. It even prompted me to wash the poor thing!

[liv2day]

Originally Posted by robicon

I hate showing up for a ride and there is some guy with every add on and not a scratch. you know you will be turning around at some point.

LOL - been fortunate to not have that happen with the maroons I head out with

shang - she looks like a proper dirt bike now I went through 2 pipe guards on my orange 300; first one had a nasty encounter with large rock in the side of the trail (my foot didn't fare too well either ).

Be sure to pull that guard and check the pipe if she takes a hard hit; the guard I referred to above didn't look too bad (cracked), but the force transmitted to the pipe was significant - had to get a new pipe. That's one of the drawbacks of using a C/F guard - force transmitted can really mess up the pipe - especially at the neck right out of the cylinder. I'd still run one - saved lots of small dents and dings along the way

[shang]

Yeah, I'll keep an eye on it. My stock pipe probably would have been okay if I had a guard, although the left side was folded against the frame the it was kinked at the head pipe.

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[cbutler]

You more than likely have a dent under the guard I was shocked the first time I took my guard off

[95jersey]

Originally Posted by cbutler

You more than likely have a dent under the guard I was shocked the first time I took my guard off

Isn't that the real purpose of the guard. To hide dents

[robicon]

I have found it easier to just blow out the dents, then to fix the bends. I don't run the guards