Front Brake rotor guard. Cosmetic or Actual protection.
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I dought that they don't even weigh a pound
Its a protection piece...
originally designed to prevent banners, brush, mud from building up or catching along with misc levers and footpegs it has grown to an impact and asthetics thing as well.... I think up until 91 or so all bikes with front disks used to come with a disc guard in the front... CHeezy as all hell, but none the less you still got one along with numerous other items...
originally designed to prevent banners, brush, mud from building up or catching along with misc levers and footpegs it has grown to an impact and asthetics thing as well.... I think up until 91 or so all bikes with front disks used to come with a disc guard in the front... CHeezy as all hell, but none the less you still got one along with numerous other items...
In the spring and summertime, my bike does get fuzzled up in tall grass. No big deal. I have the rotor covers, but have never put them on for some reason. They don't make them anymore for XR's, and they and are new in the package. So I'll guess I'll put them on EBay for twice what I paid for shits and grins! 
XR riders! You need these! BAD!
XR riders! You need these! BAD!
Even if it IS only plastic it'll keep the rotor from getting dinged up from small rocks being thrown at you...Now I doubt that it'll do any good when you're riding on rocky terrain I mean big, basket ball sized rocks) when your tire slips off one and the rotor slams on it...
Better to have it and not need it then to need it and not have it.
Better to have it and not need it then to need it and not have it.
I have an aluminum one on front and rear. I have bent a front rotor by smacking the rear of my sons bike when he stopped dead in the trail in front of me. However, I have bounced around in rocks and never hurt a thing and have plenty of scratches to show with no bends. So, I would say it can help but not always.
Your boy has a way of stopping right in the middle of the trail as I recall the horn blowing episode at Geeks.
No plastic rotor guard will help with an impact like that you speak of though.Your boy has a way of stopping right in the middle of the trail as I recall the horn blowing episode at Geeks.
He keeps saying it is never his fault, the rock, tree, bush, bug, rabbit, dog, etc. jump in front of him and he had to stop...
James
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Exactly.It's a protection piece, however it's not meant to protect you if you run into boulders/trees.
Like Mike said it works great to keep the roost, mud, levers, foot pegs, etc. out of the rotor. Also do you seriously think that the factory teams would run these just for looks, especially when they spend insane amounts of money to eliminate a pound of weight?
Dallas 2/18/12
I can see how this application would work, for crap getting pushed or wrapped in the rotors.
It's a protection piece, however it's not meant to protect you if you run into boulders/trees.
keep the roost, mud, levers, foot pegs, etc. out of the rotor. Dallas 2/18/12
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