On a related note, something I have always thought about these kits was to me the bobbin seemed a bit too stubby compared to the R&G kits. Do we think this was for style reasons over engineering reasons?
Where the R&G kits have failed for me a tleast is the large metal block that their bobbins are bolted to, there appears to be nothing sacrificial about that block because when the bobbin wore through and the mounting bolt bent there was no more 'give'. This I'm guessing then transmitted force through to the block, pushing the block which then bent the frame. Now when its on the removable frame rail thats fine but on the side we can't then its potentially a right off.
In the same situation the 12mm aluminium base plate of the yam kit just bent in, the bobbin then got pussed up against the engine and then did its job of wearing against the road surface instead of the engine casings.
So do we think making the baseplate thicker to 15mm and increasing the height of the bobbin from 65mm to 80 or 100mm would effect the sacrificial way the kits operates..? I only ask because the things this kit as it stands, it dosen't help protect the front fairing, headlight, subframe and infills.
We of course have the option then is engine bars, there are few kits (Moto arcs, Swmotech) but only the Renntec appear to be compatible with the yam or other makes of bellypan - they are just butt ugly. Then we have these weird looking bars from Hepco and Becker
Where the R&G kits have failed for me a tleast is the large metal block that their bobbins are bolted to, there appears to be nothing sacrificial about that block because when the bobbin wore through and the mounting bolt bent there was no more 'give'. This I'm guessing then transmitted force through to the block, pushing the block which then bent the frame. Now when its on the removable frame rail thats fine but on the side we can't then its potentially a right off.
In the same situation the 12mm aluminium base plate of the yam kit just bent in, the bobbin then got pussed up against the engine and then did its job of wearing against the road surface instead of the engine casings.
So do we think making the baseplate thicker to 15mm and increasing the height of the bobbin from 65mm to 80 or 100mm would effect the sacrificial way the kits operates..? I only ask because the things this kit as it stands, it dosen't help protect the front fairing, headlight, subframe and infills.
We of course have the option then is engine bars, there are few kits (Moto arcs, Swmotech) but only the Renntec appear to be compatible with the yam or other makes of bellypan - they are just butt ugly. Then we have these weird looking bars from Hepco and Becker