You might check out:
http://www.dirtrider.net/forums3/showthread.php?p=771916#post771916
..from 4-23-04. Several responses to this same question.
Oh...that was the thread
you got '..no response' to!! :think: The riders that
did respond likely appreciate that point of view.
I use the FRP guard. It fits well. It gets kind of smelly when the bike is hot.
It's painted for diddle. One wash and the color was all gone. My repaint is holding up much better than what it came with. It would be even better if it was dyed.
Hard to say what it's protected the pipe from..you can't see the dents that aren't there because it worked.
Which is the point. Is does work. I have yet to be down on it real hard..but a couple of good knocks didn't touch the integrity of the piece.
It's rare for me to NOT ding my pipe on a fairly regular basis. Last time I saw Brett @ Pacific Crest Pipe Repair he said, 'It's you again!'
...maybe he knows me from someplace else? Yeah..that's it. :think:
The eline sure looks like a nice piece, and I doubt you can beat carbon fiber. The $$ is a bit high, though. Note the eline guard attaches using a clamp that passes through slots in the guard. That means you aren't
looking at the clamp wrapping around the whole piece. Would hold it on more securely, too.
I'm not saying it's not
worth $120..that's just a lot of $$ is all.