R&G Crash Protectors

Thought I would try these, pleasantly surprised, easy to apply and work well. Road noise greatly reduced comms still easily heard.

Needed a set of these for the swingarm of my Kawasaki ZRX1100. There were already some on the bike, but they were very small universal ones, which meant that there were scratches all over the arm where a previous owner had been jiggling the stand around to locate them prior to lifting.

These bobbins, having a wide rear lip, successfully cover up the damage, which to me was worth the high price.
Machining is good, but I still needed to stack a few Stainless Steel M10 "Form A" washers behind to get the large lip to clear the swingarm. Not a problem though, and perfectly understandable. When a part is made to fit a variety of machines some minor fettling will always be required.

Overall, I'm satisfied with them for the job I needed them to do.

I bought a multistrada not knowing how loud they are. I tried three other sets of inside the ear plugs with varying degrees of success. These plugs were easy to mould and have the best noise reduction so far and they stay in the ear when your helmet is put on or taken off. They feel larger in the ear and take some getting used to but seem quite comfortable once you get used to them. The material is solid once it goes off and I think there are soft options available but I haven't tried them

I purchased for a 2010 Honda Hornet and these do not fit unless you can replace the smaller bolt with another 100mm M12 hex bolt. When the bike is laid down, the protectors will likely save the tank but the gear selector or rear brake will still likely snap off.