|
|
Ok for those of you with experience... I want to get a stunt cage for my '11 gsxr, either SI or Impaktek. I still want to ride the bike as I do now, lots of twisties and up north riding. Will the cage get in the way?
I have heard of them bottoming out but from the pics of the cages, I don't see how thats possible. Any tips from your own experience would be great.
Should the stunt cage not work out then I will go with a 2 point "street" cage.
"I live in my own reality, You are just a guest"
2010 GSX-R 600 (RIP - ate by a jetta)
2011 GSX-R 600 (my 2010's evil reincarnation)
***Disclaimer: I am usually bored at work or drunk when on this forum***
Hey Man, a few of the guys in our crew ride with the cages. They won't touch the ground unless your taking that baby to the track and putting the knee down
2002 Suzuki GSX-R750 Black/Yellow
2004 Suzuki GSX-R600 Black/Yellow
2005 Suzuki GSX-R750 Black/Yellow
"Never Ride Faster Then Your Guardian Angel Can Fly"
Ok cool, cuz I'm not one of those chicken strip riders! But I don't do the track. I am worried about getting to the edge of my tires once I get this cage.Originally Posted by yellowgixxer
Hey Man, a few of the guys in our crew ride with the cages. They won't touch the ground unless your taking that baby to the track and putting the knee down
"I live in my own reality, You are just a guest"
2010 GSX-R 600 (RIP - ate by a jetta)
2011 GSX-R 600 (my 2010's evil reincarnation)
***Disclaimer: I am usually bored at work or drunk when on this forum***
Impaktek makes a" street cage" look into that, you might find it better for your application.
This is true. I ride with the full impaktech on my street/stunt daily and its fine. But you can't be draggin knee that for sure.....
All depends on what kind of lean angles you get on the street...On the track my friend was scraping the engine covers, and I was scraping the rear brake lever before I got rearsets to raise it.... so in that case a stunt cage is going to bottom out a few inches earlier...
Also some cages are worse then others for available lean angle...Tyger Shark offers good clearance but they are really heavy compared to most tubular cages...Impaktech is pretty good on the 03/04 but on the 05/06 my friend bottomed out all the time drifting when he first got it...For that it depends on if it has a lower cross brace, and where it is located...That is why a street cage will give you more clearance, as they have no lower cross brace and no tubes below the main upper tube
This should give you a rough idea of available lean, its a Tyger Shark on my 03/04...Thats bottoming at the bottom cross brace, so if you get that much lean your already going down at that point
Last edited by JohnnyP636; 04-29-2012 at 04:45 PM.
Posting Permissions
Reply With Quote
Bookmarks