The problem – for racers (and road riders) alike…
It’s a fact of motorcycling life that at some point almost all bikes will either simply fall over when stationary, or will be involved in an accident with the bike sliding down road or track. In the past we all simply accepted this would be a costly experience, often resulting in at best bodywork, footrest, or exhaust scrapes, or at worst a trip on a tow truck as engine oil spilled from a ruptured engine casing. Not too bad if you’re at Donington, perhaps, but less welcome when up a Pyrenees mountain pass at midnight.

We all know we no longer need to suffer from these problems in many crashes or scrapes, but now there are many companies making crash protectors (known in other parts of the world as ‘Frame Sliders’) how many actually work well?

The R&G philosophy
HPS chose R&G crash protectors because they are tried and tested on both road and track (yes, we have used them in accidents on our bikes with exceptional results!) and have no ‘gimmick’ features, such as rotating heads - which could enable a bike to retain its kinetic energy and continue to slide for further than necessary, or exposed metal parts which could spark or shear in a crash and damage or dig in, flipping the bike over. The kits are not ‘fairing protectors’ or ‘frame protectors’; they are ‘bike protectors’ and while they can’t work miracles, they shift the odds of reducing or eliminating damage completely, far further than many of the alternatives.

Design and engineering
Designed without compromise for effective protection, R&G kits rely on nothing other than intelligent and experienced in-house design & engineering, superior materials and consistent manufacturing quality.

Modern motorcycles are designed to be as lightweight as possible; the consequence of this is that there are very few places on a bike with enough strength to take a direct impact without breaking. Many other makers offer crash protectors that mount onto completely unsuitable places on a bike, such as the 6mm fairing screws, or laterally mounted bracketery (which normally folds in on impact) or unsupported frame spars which can easily bend or break. The only place on most bikes capable of dissipating crash impact of forces is the point where the frame meets the engine; the keystone of the bike. This is where R&G kits almost always mount.

In some cases this may mean a small and simple fairing modification is required, but, in most cases, the alternative is fitting a kit which makes unacceptable compromises and could actually focus impact forces onto wholly unsuitable components causing even more costly damage.