Anyone got these

pbikerharry · Post by **pbikerharry** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 6:05 pm

Hi all
Just been on flea bay and came across these cylinder head protectors any thoughts fella's and ladies of course.
Pete

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BMW-Motorcycle-en ... dZViewItem

f90x · Post by **f90x** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 6:34 pm

If they're proper BMW and are as good as the ones for the 1100 then I'd say they're OK. Mine saved the head from getting scratched when I dropped it and it's still in one piece.

Animal · Post by **Animal** » Tue Nov 27, 2007 1:41 pm

Yeah, I've got a set.

Doddle to fit, look OK, haven't crash-tested them (yet!) although I dropped my 1150GS (offroad) a couple of times with similar protectors on and they did the job.

wicker · Post by **wicker** » Tue Nov 27, 2007 7:49 pm

The hard nylon BMW cyclinder head protectors are okay if the bike simply falls onto its side. I dropped my bike at slow speed and the plastic sheared from the metal where bolted to the cylinder head. The protector did its job but was scrap afterwards.

Try the Touratech alloy protectors from the GS range. Built for off-roading and far more robust and able to take knocks.