Are Heel Protectors of any use?

[robinpeck]

Do those heel protector things on most modern bikes actually do anything? I don't see how they do anything on the 2011+ Speed Triple....there is nothing behind them to be "protected" from....They look ugly and useless...I'm wondering why the manufacturers put them on....is it some sort of government required legal thing?

[Joe Houle]

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[Jimbo Jones]

I agree. The stock heel protectors are ugly and don't seem to serve any purpose.

I picked up a set of Rizoma rearsets and their heel protectors are also ugly and look out of place (I took them off). I wonder if Rizoma actually expects riders not to install the heel plates given that they're not finished as well or as stylish as the rest of the kit.

[mnhoulden]

Mine got gone ages ago.....

[fennell]

Once you start riding hard you want something there to lock your foot/ankle against.

The moron that put the rearsets on my track bike left them off, i spent the first track day with my foot hitting the swingarm

[Joe Houle]

Originally Posted by Joe Houle

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[ilovheros]

I use mine all the time. Press and set up against them. If I took mine off I don't think I could ride well and it would be unstable.

[tony216]

I press my heals into them all the time. I bent the heal guard on my Buell from pressing against it.

[Speed3]

Happy Turkey Day!

[robinpeck]

Originally Posted by Speed3

Happy Turkey Day!

What's up with you Yanks?...Thanksgiving was a month ago.