I finally got my case guards in today. Needless to say I am very impressed with the quality of this product. I'd better be for $120 shipped. You can buy them on Twisted Throttle.com.

The packaging was very well done. Both guards were wrapped in very large unpoppable () bubble wrap, then put in a box with styrofoam peanuts. It took about 6 days for the box to get to my place through UPS ground, after it took them a standard 1 day processing.





As you can see they are gloss black 3-point case guards. The front part of this looks almost identical to the OEM case guards that Suzuki used to offer. Weld on an extra bar to the rear engine mount and you've got it, pretty much.

Installation was quick and easy, it took me all of 20 minutes, at the most.  

You start by removing all the 14mm nuts from your original engine mount bolts and set them aside. Then take the threaded rods that came with the case guards and push the bolts out with the rods, so that there is a bolt in the engine mounts at all times. If you don't do it this way, the engine will rotate out of position, as pointed out to me in an earlier thread. The bottom engine mount was a bit stubborn on mine, so I had to use a rubber mallet to work it through. Rod #2 is the longest one, and #4 is the shortest. #3 is in between those.

After you replace all the engine bolts, put the nuts back on them and put them somewhere safe in case you need to use them later. In the parts bag that came with the case guards there are spacers. They go on the bottom rod (#2). After that the guards go on. Note: the left side engine guard's rearmost mounting bar needs to go BEHIND and around the thing that goes into the engine (I have no idea what it is called, but the bar needs to go behind it). After the case guards are on, thread on the 15mm nuts that came with them, torque them down and you're done!

There! Marvel at your brand new 3-point case guards! Beautiful, I know.





They don't stick very far out from the edge of the case, either. Good case guards; I hope I never have to test them.

Your cases look like mine...  Now I know why you got the guards.

I didn't even DO that damage! Okay, maybe the right side one a tad. The bike was rashed on both sides when I bought it, and I dropped it on the right side in a parking lot the first day I had it. A week later some jerk backed into it, knocking it over on the left side! :x Since then it hasn't been down once.

I got the case guards to save the bike incase I have a get off at my upcoming track day.

I think they look really good. I like'em. I am glad they are black instead of chrome.

And I imagine you could weld some highway pegs on there too, eh?

can they be used with fairing?

No. No case guards fit a faired bike. The fairing covers up the engine and engine mounting bolts, rendering case guards useless. That's why faired bikes have frame sliders. The GSF, however, doesn't have that option.

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Your missing a bolt on your oil cooler...just thought I would let you know

Whoa... What an eye for detail.  

I'm surprised he caught it. It took me a week after I took my fairing off to notice it, ifthat's when it came out. The missing bolt doesn't hamper that bracket anyway, so I'm just leaving it for now.

no frame sliders for an F?  :x  :x

darn suzuka! im getting an honda.  

those things looked killer  

I like those, they look almost like those streetfighter "armor" bars that go around the sides and bottom on stunt bikes. do you have any long distance shots of the bike with them on? I'd be interested to see how they look fron the front and from a distance. looks good.

I'll get some pictures this weekend, or next time I get out to the bike. I've got tests coming up and homework out my ass, but I'll be happy to oblige. It also gives me a chance to practice my photography.

thanks alot man the more I look at those, the more I like them. they make me wanna turn my gs into a full stunt bike. motocross bars, huge 60 tooth rear sproket and a nice 12o'clock wheelie bar coming off the tail. now there would be a new direction to take the gs in... I don't think anyone's done that....

So I'm lazy and took my time getting these photos up. Here are the full shots of the case guards on the bike.

Damn Alpha, those look GOOD!

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Installation was quick and easy, it took me all of 20 minutes, at the most.  

You start by removing all the 14mm nuts from your original engine mount bolts and set them aside. Then take the threaded rods that came with the case guards and push the bolts out with the rods, so that there is a bolt in the engine mounts at all times. If you don't do it this way, the engine will rotate out of position, as pointed out to me in an earlier thread.
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You need 2 bolts in at all times to prevent engine rotating out of position ...
Cool.
Srinath.

Crash tested these back in December! They work GREAT! ~50mph lowside at the track and this is how they look. I could sand them and spray them with some gloss spray paint to get them to look like new, but I kinda like the battle scar.

can anyone tell me how ground clearance is with these things? any worries?

Quote from: l3uddha on November 20, 2007, 01:55:01 PM
can anyone tell me how ground clearance is with these things? any worries?

no loss of ground clearence