There is a reason they chose the left side. Makes this marketing video much better. 😉

The exhaust protector never really works. It's not just r&g, no one's does. That said, I don't see evotech doing these dump tests. In fact, I don't know anyone who has actually admitted to crashing in evotech sliders.

squids hate this video lol

Dont forget lay it down on the other side

Agreed, I'm not convinced frame sliders are a good idea. Look how far the bike slid despite the slow speed. All you need in real life is a grass patch or a pothole and that bike would cartwheel itself to oblivion.

@@arnobashtar6707 Well considering most people ride on pavement I would think they are a good idea... I would take it sliding with a chance of flipping over it grinding everything and making a repair 10 times more expensive. Besides its not like bikes without sliders don't ever flip...

Makes for an interesting discussion and I see your point.. but from my experience crashing without sliders. The grinding damage is really not that bad. Plastics are easy to repair with body filler and touch up paint. For minor scrapes you can cover them up with stickers. Aftermarket fairings can be worn and the OEM ones can be stored. The exhaust can be grinded, sanded and polished back to perfection. However if all you ever do is ride in town at low speeds, suck at touchup and you only have OEM fairings for an expensive Ducati. Then absolutely use the sliders.

Sorry to hear that, hope you're OK?

Bike World had my full gear on so had no serious injuries fortunately. I pick up R&G sliders next week with a set of Power RS tyres too. 😊

I think you can still shift it

Cheers Wil

I am in the former category (38 years ago) and hope that I never do again.

Me neither. Had goose skin watching this

I'd definitely have a day off. I can't think of a better excuse than "I crashed my bike". Everyone is expecting to hear that at some time anyway. Win Win.

You don't, you put it in 3rd and ride till you can properly fix the shifter.

You cant, they are just trying to make it sound like the bike was undamaged and rideable when it obviously wasnt.

exactly what i was thinking. if you fall off your machine and it rolls over a few times this isnt gonna help. last month i crashed and the insurer never even bothered to fix the bike. Sadly motorcycles involved in accidents usually take a big hit.

30 mph.

Trion Rider thanks

Try getting the castings right. Lets see how you maintain the cost.

you can always start your own company if you deliver cheaper products :)

There are other companies/people doing crash protection products you can find them on bike forums, I've bought a couple of undamaged fairing protectors from a breaker on ebay and some 12mm threaded bar for my bike just got to put it together next time I remove tank n fairings for a service at the end of the month.

@SunzOffski so why not try and see it yourself?

Ah, but broken ribs gets you out of work trips (that you didn't want to go on) as my boss found out. He hit a dustbin at night... *facepalm*

@@minnsminns lol, so he says.

And by you watching we can now buy another private jet, thanks!

@@BikeWorldTVshow not sure if you are trying to say that wasn't sponsored content, or it was? I mean you literally exist as a business to sell advertising to consumers right? I have not problem with that but let's at least be honest about it...

You do realize it's you that's the product, right?

@@beerdedwanderer rubbish

@@BikeWorldTVshow even with adblock? :)

Grab a longer bolt and put a good big (heavy) steel spacer between the rubber and the bar end

Though of course it CAN happen (I'm a club racer and track instructor for a laugh!), but I tend to tell those at track who ask about it, that I would liken it to the argument for and against wearing seatbelts. Where the idiots who argue against wearing them try to argue that you more likely to be 'thrown free', than be trapped inside. Yes, of course that IS a possibility, but the balance of probability tips massively towards you being better off with a seatbelt on, and with sliders, you are also massively better off having them on too. But it's not the dirt that would cause a bike to flip (if it was to dig in at all), but the curb that would flip the bike, but to be brutally honest - if a bike is sliding that quickly when it hits the curb - there's enough between wheels, pegs, can, etc., to catch a curb and cause a flip, so I never go out on track without them (as I can't afford to keep replacing panels when I dump it!!) Hope that helps. ;)

@@GarryMcGovern luckily the track I crashed at didn't have curbs, then it would have been a totally different story. Thanks mate

Well done, have a biscuit.

So, Chris risks limbs and skin to entertain you and you're worried about some background sound?

We didn't want to push our luck!

The damage would’ve been much worse and you’d less likely purchase this product.

Yep!

I’ve seen this bike in the flesh recently. Looks really cool in the McAms livery Think McAms will use as a show bike at events.

lipsee100 it had a protector, might have touched down.

brewinginc. The side was down to Chris the rider, that’s his favourite... we might see if we can make a series of it.

Go to an insurance company who doesn't care if you have stuff like this on the bike. They are out there. Fuck the other companies.

Carole nash and devitts dont care about 'mods' at all. Even slip on exhausts. I was well surprised. The only thing CN was a bit dubious about was some carbon fibre on my speed triple around the rear tail light, only because I called it a fairing. Once I sent them a picture of how small the piece was they were like, oh, dont worry about that, no extra. 👌

Sorry one crash wasn't enough for you, LOL!

Bike World LOL, no; I just think there’s more to entail for damage on the exhaust side, than the non-exhaust side. Plus, in for a penny, in for a pound... You may as well knacker a complete set?! 😉👍🏻

@@cloggsy1971 We didn't want to take the piss, rider and bike OK after the one...

Bike World Completely understand 👍🏻

Because it's called a crash test he did it on purpose

@@Adam-ce2fe Well, he should be punished nonetheless.

I did a 40mph crash my bike flipped, I snapped the clutch lever bracket off completely, snapped a foot peg, bent my gear and brake levers cause it flipped. I’m still debating are crash bungs worth it cause they could increase the likelihood of flips in real world use.

These plastic and carbon protectecors are overhyped. Best are thick full alu replacement covers like NRC ones. If not available: alu case sliders/protectors. Did a front lowside 3w ago on the track @60kmh, the alu slider/protector did awesome job and good for another 2 to 3 slides. The frameslider got 2cm shorter, that's how abrasive the tarmac was, and the bolt bend a bit. Going to use shorter framesliders in future. Fixed footpegs and steering-angle-stops also help to protect your tank btw