I ordered the Pro Armor Full skid last night from KB. But I wanted to hear some thoughts from everyone on the Swinger skids.. My stock plastic one is kinda tore up right under the rear sprocket, so its an eyesore, and not doing much for protection right now. I would eventually like to go to a +2 swinger but Im not sure I would ever need it just for some trail riding and a little bit of flat track racing.
Is it worth it to have an aluminum swinger skid if I am woried about denting it? Or should that even be a concern? Stick with a new plastic or go pro armor swinger skid? Thoughts please..
If travel in the rear is of concern to you, I'd stick w/ the stock plastic one. You lose about 1" of travel w/ the aluminum.
Quote from: Krandall on February 02, 2009, 08:05:16 AM
If travel in the rear is of concern to you, I'd stick w/ the stock plastic one. You lose about 1" of travel w/ the aluminum.
you mean ground clearance, I hope?
Quote from: PeelsSE2 on February 02, 2009, 11:32:43 AM
Quote from: Krandall on February 02, 2009, 08:05:16 AM
If travel in the rear is of concern to you, I'd stick w/ the stock plastic one. You lose about 1" of travel w/ the aluminum.
you mean ground clearance, I hope?
With an aluminum skid you can't travel as much!! :thumbs:
Quote from: zx10r203 on February 02, 2009, 11:45:36 AM
Quote from: PeelsSE2 on February 02, 2009, 11:32:43 AM
Quote from: Krandall on February 02, 2009, 08:05:16 AM
If travel in the rear is of concern to you, I'd stick w/ the stock plastic one. You lose about 1" of travel w/ the aluminum.
you mean ground clearance, I hope?
With an aluminum skid you can't travel as much!! :thumbs:
:lol: That is what I figured. 4.4" stock clearance under arm. 3.4 not so good.
If you ride in rocky terrain id get a prm swinger skid.
I don't think of aluminum swing arm skids as protecting the swing arm as much as the brake rotor. So considering where, how hard and how far away from the staging areas I normally ride the decision as to whether or not to ditch the plastic one was pretty much made for me.
In the middle of Baja we are under my son,s Raptor with a big wrench that I had to ride to a farm house to borrow just to staighten his brake rotor. He had plastic skids. Now he has Pro Armor. We run tall tires so ground clearance is not a issue. Pay now or pay later!
Thanks ya'll.. I guess I will order one of them too. :thumbs:
ok, i had a thought that just might be perfect for your situation, those unbreakable polycarbonate formfit skids.
only problem is i cant seem to find them...ive read about them and even seen adds for them for raptors...anyone remember where to find those? im thinkin about getting some skids when i get taxes back and thats the route i was going to go...via the clearance issue.
I think... the only one that's poly for the swingarm is the OEM one. I know they make a poly one for the belly skid. that's the only one I can recall seeing.
dang i could swear i saw a full set someone recommended, on the other site about a year ago.
if i remember they had like a lite greenish tent to them(kinda lame), cant remember if u could get diff colors
its been so long...cant recall ??? :confused: :'(
There is an plastic/poly aftermarket one, its black, durable as hell and its rounded instead square. I can't find it either. I had a ProArmor swinger skid on my 510 and thought it was cool at first, but grew to hate it. It was heavy and I lost over an inch of ground clearance. I finally took it off after a rock got wedged between it and my chain causing my sprocket to snap. It was f'n hilarious (sarcasm) dragging a bike 10 miles through heavy rocks. Me.... for now on will run the stock plastic skid. Plus a stock skid can be had for $10 all day long on the net. It really doesn't matter what you do it'll be wrong, lol.
Tag Metals makes a polyurethane skid plate. Did not see one for the swing arm.
(http://www.sixsixone.com/media/store/product/TAG_GLIDE_PLATES.jpg)
http://www.sixsixone.com/Catalog_TagMetals.aspx?id=a413209c-2037-424f-a3b3-26cd2bdda578&product=547cc0a3-ab94-43fe-89a8-c89d067dff1d (http://www.sixsixone.com/Catalog_TagMetals.aspx?id=a413209c-2037-424f-a3b3-26cd2bdda578&product=547cc0a3-ab94-43fe-89a8-c89d067dff1d)
yeah thats all that i could find too...ill look some more tomarrow.
Someone on here (I think) had posted a few pictures of this plate on his quad after a couple of rides and he said it was totally trashed!! He also said he would not buy it again. I guess an aluminum one can be beaten back to shape unlike the polyurethane!!
I think the ones you are thinking about are Dura Blue Hammer Force skid plates. Here is the link http://www.durablue.com/prod_display/Skid_Plates/15/0.php
I have been waiting to hear some feedback before diving in. They do look good.
Quote from: G-Man on February 03, 2009, 05:50:40 PM
I think the ones you are thinking about are Dura Blue Hammer Force skid plates. Here is the link http://www.durablue.com/prod_display/Skid_Plates/15/0.php
I have been waiting to hear some feedback before diving in. They do look good.
THATS THE EXACT ones i was talkin about!!!! :thumbs: :thumbs:
Now you have me looking at these again. I like the swingarm skid. found this place that carries them
http://www.seminolepowersports.com/eshopprod_cat_4423-19645-30061_product_555279.DURA_BLUE174_INC_HAMMER_FO.htm
Does anyone have any experience with this product?!?
i actually ordered one of the dura blue's and it never came...cant really complain cause my card never got charged but i just said F it and stuck with my stock plastic...bad move on my part i ride a mix of dunes and super rocky desert and about two weeks after that i smashed a rock doin bout 40-50ish smacked a hole in my sub frame and put a nice little gash in my rear brake rotor,
just depends on what you terrain you ride in mostly...i will post some pics in a bit to show you the carnage that was created and probably could have been avoided or at least minimized by a heavy duty skid plate. :thumbs:
i realize your question is about swinger skids but these pics might push you over the fence if you are contimplating it
(http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r363/akiefer0204/075.jpg)
(http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r363/akiefer0204/074.jpg)
(http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r363/akiefer0204/076.jpg)
(http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r363/akiefer0204/077.jpg)
In general I'd suggest a belly skid for anyone. (except the all / only sand guys)
with the crank case sitting so close. It only takes 1 shot to that thing to mess up your day.
I have one and it's came in handy. I was suprised to see all the marks on mine after I had it on a few rides.
I have a Richochet brand with a built in chain guard. For the conditions we have around us, I would recommend one if you are going to keep a stock swinger.
~Brian
I know I posted in this thread a few days ago on this but just thought i would add a few more examples of having or not having skids. First you only lose 3/4 of an inch. This was measured in another thread. Now i mentioned my sons brake getting roached with no skid. When he did buy skids he did not get the A-arm guards now he has a big divit on one of his arms. I have GYTR a-arm guards and Pro-Armor belly and swinger skids. I have destroyed my Pro-Armor front bumper from rock hits, threw it in the trash. However my belly,swinger and A-arms are all perfect. FR,s .02 worth.
Got off my ass and went out and measured the ground clearance on the rear swinger. With 22" rear tires I have 5 1/2" from the bottom of the skid at the brake and chain.
This is the one I have & like it. Its definately tough :thumbs:
http://prm-atv.com/MN.asp?pg=products&specific=1273&from=98