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Thread: Anyone have a crash cage on there zx14R, preferable a new model?

Created on: 04/15/16 02:43 PM

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RR2Tall



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Anyone have a crash cage on there zx14R, preferable a new model?
04/15/16 2:43 PM

I'm looking to get a crash cage on my new 2015 zx14R. I was wondering if anyone has one and what they think of it? Also where would be a good place to purchase one?

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RE: Anyone have a crash cage on there zx14R, preferable a new model?
04/16/16 10:21 AM

The ones I have seen look like they would protect the body as long as they don’t break the frame where the cage is attached. Sliders have been known to break the frame…I don’t know how a cage would compare. My impression is that those cages are mostly for stunters who are falling at low speed. I think if the bike doesn’t slide off the pavement or hit anything, a cage might protect the bike from serious damage. That’s a lot of “ifs”. If the bike slides of the road, I think there could be many parts damaged that weren’t protected by the cage. That cage is a fair amount of extra weight, too. Racing engine covers might be best way to go but they will ad some weight too.



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RE: Anyone have a crash cage on there zx14R, preferable a new model?
04/16/16 10:22 AM

And be expensive.



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RE: Anyone have a crash cage on there zx14R, preferable a new model?
04/18/16 3:19 PM

I was always a proponent of sliders until I got my 14R. After reading about potential frame damage (wasn't a concern with other bikes) that was caused by the sliders themselves, I decided to skip them and let insurance do what insurance does.

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