GSXR250R (GJ73A) slider or crash pad ?

Hi Mate,

welcome along firstly.

so how bad was the damage? engine casings ok??
so a quick search of the web shows the same as most old inline 4's, no crash protection made that i can find, so it will be a case of looking harder and seen if there was any company that did in fact made oggy knobs or have a look at what was available for the bandit and see if retro fitting is an option. or another option is search and see what others may have done or used? as for case protection, consider fiber-glassing your own engine protection? its what I've done with both my track bikes, or if you are handy with steel fabrication, look at knocking up something yourself?

sorry i cant be of any more help.

cheers.

 

Here are the case protectors I made for my GJ73a. They are made from about 7 layers of kevlar with fine weave fibreglass sheets between each layer (a couple extra layers on the bottom face of the alternator cover). It helps hold the vinylester resin to the kevlar better. Not as hard to make as you might think, easy if you've worked with fireglass before.



I just cleaned really well and covered the cases with PVA release agent and laid the cloth down a layer at a time until done. The hardest part is cutting the kevlar cloth, you need to find a good pair of scissors that have really fine teeth on one blade to hold the fibres as they cut. Took me ages to find a good pair. Anyway once the resin has hardened, trim the edges with a Dremel or similar tool and drill the bolt holes. I have mine covering 3 bolts each and also stuck down with silicone. Go over the edges with a wipe of resin to harden them and stop any fraying. They may not save the fairings in a spill but definitely worth having to protect those valuable engine cases. I suspect they would be hard to find from wreckers as it's the first thing that would break in most accidents.

I hope you get your bike fixed up nice again if its the one in your profile pic, that looks awesome!