Touratech skid plate

Rgh999

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Can someone confirm whether this will fit without any problems when Oem engine guard is installed please.
 

Rgh999

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Surely someone out there with Oem engine bars has tried to fit the Touratech skid plate. Would be nice to know before I place the order.
 

Checkswrecks

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With respect to that OEM Yamaha skid plate:


While the OEM Yamaha skid plate will protect against gravel and light contact, be aware that we've had at least three owners with this skid plate who have put a hole in their sump and lost all oil.


The skid plate brackets bent, allowing the plate to push the boss on the sump pan until it broke through the pan. That's why nobody recommends the OEM Yamaha skid plate for anything more than keeping gravel from sand-blasting the bottom of the engine.


Here's one of the SA incidents:
Not a single-track road to think of as threatening to a skid plate:







They were lucky to have enough JBWeld (or similar) in the group to get home:
 

Tyke

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WOW thanks for the heads up checkswrecks........fortunately I don't venture off road these days so only need the 'plate' for deflecting light detritus

BTW those pictures are a clear warning to owners about the weakness of the OEM plate :)
 

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I think the SW Motech plate will fit also. Double check before you buy one though. They will know.
 
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