March 31, 200521 yr Hi guys, the missus is gonna treat me to some fork protectors,for being a good boy lately, has anyone had either the kevlar or carbon ones from BVM Moto, and what did they think? I think there's only a fiver difference in price, ta boys.
March 31, 200521 yr Author hi r2 are those from bvm ? i tried getting on the jitsie site but i think its under going renovation, Thanks for the reply
March 31, 200521 yr We run the carbon ones, you have to cut a couple of bits out of the bottom for a good fit but well worth it, have saved us a few quid on forks thats for sure.
April 1, 200521 yr Call me a skinflint, but............. Two pieces of grey drainpipe from B&Q, Cut to size. Cut down the length, snap them on the forks, they never move. Used them for years on MX bikes, and they work even better on trials bikes. Total cost - about
April 1, 200521 yr Before I call you a skin flint, do you have any photos of the finished job? I'd like to see just how bad it looks before going to all the bother. I've been thinking of putting of protectors for a while.
April 1, 200521 yr We use Netlon, its available from Engineering suppliers (Cromwell Tools, Monks and Crane etc) and used for protecting machined components. Just cut a length off an pull it up the fork leg - obviously only protects the lower leg and not 100% effective against a real serious scrape. You want the White (50-65mm) and at
April 1, 200521 yr Now that's got to be a classic Jock attitude Bigfoot I'd like to confirm just how bad the cheap option looks, before I go ahead with it.
April 1, 200521 yr Call me a skinflint, but.............Two pieces of grey drainpipe from B&Q, Cut to size. Cut down the length, snap them on the forks, they never move. April fools..........right?
April 1, 200521 yr Before I call you a skin flint, do you have any photos of the finished job? I'd like to see just how bad it looks before going to all the bother. I've been thinking of putting of protectors for a while. I had a set on my TLR on Sunday John - must have looked good if you did not notice- glad I did after all those falls. 40mm waste pipe (white colour) does the trick - about Edited April 1, 200521 yr by g4321
April 1, 200521 yr Hi guys, the missus is gonna treat me to some fork protectors,for being a good boy lately, has anyone had either the kevlar or carbon ones from BVM Moto, and what did they think? I think there's only a fiver difference in price, ta boys. I had the Jitsie Kevlars on my Mont, they looked the dogs, and were a perfect fit. They snap on as R2 says and that's it leave them to it. If they move then they knacker the fork leg anyway. I threw them at quite a few rocks and trees and they still looked tidy. They don't protect the leading axle, I think only the Skinz protectors do this.
April 1, 200521 yr Not a joke - honest !! I will try to get some photo's. Like G4321 says, also available in white !! I chose grey, as they blended in better (I have a Scorpa). well worth a try guys..... John.
April 1, 200521 yr Author Ta for the input boys, I rang BVM today and apparently there's no difference between the carbon or the kevlar ,just the colour scheme, and that they're on back order,it's going to be a week or two before they come in. go easy at the weekend boyz.
April 1, 200521 yr 'Ello...... Ive got jitsie carbon fork protectors on my gasser and they look really trick on it! One tip though spray some oil on the fork leg before cliping them on, as alot of wet mud can get under them and will corrode the forks legs on some bikes. Or you could try these Even tricker looking protectors! Edited April 1, 200521 yr by Trials Lad
April 1, 200521 yr Does BVM have a Website ? I may look into getting myself some fork protectors . ------------------------------------------ Lewis Gas Gas Tx 250 Contact
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