SW Motec or GIVI Skid Plate?

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I had the AltRider on mine, and having ridden many of the dirt roads around Phoenix, it protected the sump very well.
 

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I have Givi, it's lightweight and doesn't fasten to the sump. Motec fastens to the sump as does Yamaha skid plate.
I've bounced off a few rocks and have dents and scrapes but no damage to my engine. My only complaint would be it needs to be removed to change the filter and the fasteners are awkward to get to.
 

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gv550 said:
I have Givi, it's lightweight and doesn't fasten to the sump. Motec fastens to the sump as does Yamaha skid plate.
I've bounced off a few rocks and have dents and scrapes but no damage to my engine. My only complaint would be it needs to be removed to change the filter and the fasteners are awkward to get to.
Hi, how awkward is it to get to the fasteners and how long does it take to remove it?

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The two front fasteners are fairly easy to get to, but the rear two are a nuisance. Givi provides loose nuts and bolts and the nuts are deformed to make them self locking, so you need a wrench to hold them all the way on and off. The rear two are barely visible so keeping a wrench on them is awkward. After a year of fiddling with loose parts I finally welded the nuts in place to the brackets and now just turn the bolts in, much easier. The provided hardware takes 13 mm wrenches which aren't used anywhere else on the bike.
With my mods it takes 5 minutes or so to install the skid plate.
 

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Welding the nuts? Great idea! I've struggled with Givi plates on other bikes, and they all seem to have that problem.

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Anyone scrape pavement with a Givi skid plate? I know my ACD will scrape on the twisty roads of WV and I'm tired of having that possibility weigh on my mind. It's really slowing me down. It looks like the Givi will give more lean clearance. So I'm wondering if looks are accurate or not...?
 

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gv550 said:
The two front fasteners are fairly easy to get to, but the rear two are a nuisance. Givi provides loose nuts and bolts and the nuts are deformed to make them self locking, so you need a wrench to hold them all the way on and off. The rear two are barely visible so keeping a wrench on them is awkward. After a year of fiddling with loose parts I finally welded the nuts in place to the brackets and now just turn the bolts in, much easier. The provided hardware takes 13 mm wrenches which aren't used anywhere else on the bike.
With my mods it takes 5 minutes or so to install the skid plate.
Thanks for that info, I ordered the plate and will weld the nuts in place.
 
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