My use of the S-10 will be mostly dirt roads with the occasional double track with muddy sections. I am going to ride the Trans Labrador route this summer and in anticipation of loose gravel/stone and trucks I have put my money into a headlight guard (Yamaha), crash bars (Givi) and tires (Heidenau K60 Scout) and some other bits and pieces. I dont anticipate big rocky trails so my question is do I need the hefty skid plates such as SW-Motech and Hepco-Becker. The Yamaha is cheaper.
I know there are other threads re: skid plates and the SW-Motech and Hepco-Becker play prominent roles in a lot of your choices while the OEM Yamaha plate gets panned a lot BUT... in the interest of saving some cash and based on my terrain choices which would you choose?
I know there are other threads re: skid plates and the SW-Motech and Hepco-Becker play prominent roles in a lot of your choices while the OEM Yamaha plate gets panned a lot BUT... in the interest of saving some cash and based on my terrain choices which would you choose?