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they're Rhode Islanders... what more did you expect? 

I'm in Ontario Canada, and have done a lot of shopping online from the US, Europe and Asia.  I almost always get stuff faster from Europe and Asia, averaging about 1 week to 1.5 weeks to my door, where as the US is usually like 2 weeks sometimes even 3.  These are regular mail comparisons (not courrier).  Once I ordered something from the UK and something from North Dakota on the same day, regular mail for both.  the UK thing was at my door in 4 business days, and the thing from ND, was 3 and a half weeks.    

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lookin gooood! 

Here in the UK we call them Crash Bobbins and if anyone wants a set. they are available here, just click on the Suzuki list.

http://www.thefastone.co.uk/products.asp?cat=384

Its always been my belief that these things are to protect the engine casings and fairing if the bike goes over and travels on its side by holding the bike off the ground as it moves over the road surface. I doubt if in an serious accident they would save the frame from damage. The fairing and casings will be held off the ground and saved from abrasion damage but if the bike goes down heavy on the slider, the force of the impact will all be concentrated through the fixing bolt and engine casing, and that could be bad news. But in saying that I guess in an accident anything can happen to the bike, and fitting them does give some degree of protection. Another point, here in the UK and dependant on the material they are made from they are banned from use in some race events and track-days as they tend to dig in and damage the surface if the bike does go over.

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I have never paid much attention to them but it seems they are well Engineered and thought out and there is more to them than I thought. I think its the metal ones that are banned from some competions as opposed to the composites, a pal of mine competes in Super Motard and I remember him telling me there  he had a scrutineering issue and was forced to take them off before he could compete. I will find out the full story.

I just installed this same RG Racing kit on my 2006 GS500F. Like said above, this is a quality kit, delivery was painless, and it was easy to install. It took about 1 hour to do on the F model. If anyone wants to add this type of protection I would recommand this kit.

Alex

Hey Alex can you post some pic's of them installed on you bike?

Alex, I'd like to see pics also.

just for kicks:
here is a link to a thread in a New England forum where a member recently highsided at a NHIS trackday on his 600rr.

http://forums.onedownfiveup.com/index.php?showtopic=42590


about half-way down page 1 are some damage pics after the crash. Note the overall (minimal) damage to the bike and just how much the slider has been ground down from the slide.

I will put them up tonight. I am getting packed up to head to NHIS for a track day on Wednesday.

Alex

hey what hapen to them pics

Quote from: Alexj on August 07, 2006, 08:28:10 AM
I just installed this same RG Racing kit on my 2006 GS500F. Like said above, this is a quality kit, delivery was painless, and it was easy to install. It took about 1 hour to do on the F model. If anyone wants to add this type of protection I would recommand this kit.

Alex

How about some pictures?

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