Cheap Case Guards

[rangerbrown]

bolt to the frame or engine?

[sanjay]

bolt to the frame or engine?

They bolt to the frame using two of the engine mounting bolts.  So, both, I guess?

Nahh its cool, they worked so damn good when I crashed a few weeks ago that I ordered 2 more sets

I'm thinking of getting an extra set, just in case.     They're so cheap, it seems worthwhile before they run out, and they'll be easy to sell later if I gotta get rid of them.

Thanks again to my own personal hero, sanjay, for the heads up on a great deal!

Anytime, Turd.  Anytime.

[rangerbrown]

so lol cut a whole in the fairing and bam they fit or jsut remove them to.... join the dark side


no but to get real here for a sec i would like to mount some foot pegs on the bars to help with the long trip on the interstates and what not

[sanjay]

That'd be a major hole.  I would go with frame sliders if you want to keep the fairings and case guards if you want to remove them (definitely remove!). 

You could probably mount some pegs on them, though it would look kinda weird.  Or, you could mount highway pegs WITH the fairing... now that would be HOT.

[rangerbrown]

yea i figured as much.. any pictures with them installed that would be great.


yea i don't care about the looks of the peg on the bars, its just something i want to help stretch out on some of my 200-250 mile leg trips (or what ever the tank will get me) i am getting another seat off ebay and having it re covered after i add a back rest with a luggage rack

[beRto]

I found that the guard seems to interfere with the engine on the right side.  In other words, it doesn't slide into place nicely; I'd have to force it or grind down the mounting tab.  Any suggestions or similar experiences?

[sanjay]

I didn't have that problem, and I haven't heard of anyone else having it.  Perhaps there's something wrong with yours?  Do you have any pictures?

[Mk1inCali]

My Srinath case guards didn't slide into place, I used big washers as spacers to get the bars out past the actual cases anyway, so the guards would do their job.  Suzuki's tolerances on the GS are so crappy, you can't blame aftermarket companies for not having perfect fit across all the examples of the GS across the world.

I don't know if the mentioned guards have enough space on the new engine bolts to use spacers like I did, but if they did, that's a good solution.  Otherwise, grind down the case guards to make them fit the bike, not the bike to fit the guards.

[beRto]

I don't have any photos (I can obtain these if required).  Please look at the sketch to better understand the problem and verify that I'm installing these correctly (location of slotted tabs etc.)



Thanks.

[coll0412]

I have used 3 sets of the gaurds over the race season( yeah I crash alot) and all have fit for me wonderfully.

I will take a look when I get home and try and figure out your issue

[beRto]

Awesome!  It would be great if you could post a couple of photos (please)

[NiceGuysFinishLast]

do you need to turn em around and put em on opposite sides?

[ssinema]

Any one have a suggestion on what are good sliders to install on an F model? Id like to get these, but I dont think I want to cut that big of a hole in my fairings.

[NiceGuysFinishLast]

search "frame sliders".. you'll find all you need to know.

[coll0412]

You have the direction right, but there is only about .030" between the engine and case gaurd, you may have to file down the tab of the casegaurd to get it to fit.

[beRto]

Thanks, that's exactly what I meant.  I had hoped I wouldn't have to grind down a brand new case guard, but oh well...

Thanks for looking.

[coll0412]

Don't forget to touch up the place where you ground it down with some paint to prevent it from rusting on you.

How much do you need to grind it down?

[xb9ser]

I just saw this tread and called and ordered a set and they still have 40 sets in stock

[mrflagstaff]

i called and ordered a set today, they were very nice said they be sent out today, they have plenty left the lady said, $47 shipped to az

[Chuck]

I have the identical OEM case guards, and crashed on them twice. 

The previous owner totaled the bike, and one of the guards broke its mount, but saved the engine (which is happily roaring along today).