Triumphrat

Doc007 · 07-26-2007

I recently fitted rear mounted R+G crash bungs which stick out so far I could tie a rope to each and do a trapeze act. They are about 1-2 inches infront of my knees around the level of the tibial tuberosity. I don't mind them being there when riding and actually use them a little to brace myself under heavy breaking. However, if I had a head-on collision I'm worried about gaining a new articulation in my legs. Whaddya think?

jasonworthing · 07-26-2007

I love the R&G hardware but for the rear engine mount went with the LSL sliders which mount on a bracket (rizoma's also do the same) which provided the necessary legroom space.

haggis95 · 07-26-2007

I was 22, walking the country roads near Disley, Cheshire when I was hit from behind by a Lancia. Legs were hyper-extended (bent the wrong way), hit the bonnet (hood), the windscreen and bounced over the top. I ended standing up behind the car wondering what the feck had happened.

The front of the car was caved in - bumper, grille, there were cheek marks on the bonnet (hood) and a broken windscreen. We exchanged particulars. I went to the pub for a drink, and then to Old Trafford to watch United play Stoke City. Standing still for 45 minutes and the shock must have worn off, my right knee blew up, and I was taken out of Old Trafford in an ambulance. At hospital I was told I had blown my ACL.

In the meantime the guy had gone to my home and told my dad - "Look what your son did to my car."

Got home after a long day to find the cops there wondering what the hell had happened to me. I hear that my dad grabbed him, frog marched him into the house and made him sit there whole the cops came.

I had an interesting conversation with my dad. The guy, presumably got nailed, but I never heard any more about it.

25 years later, if there's one thing I regret it's getting hit from behind like that. Thank feck it was an Italian car

rifleart · 07-26-2007

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Originally Posted by haggis95

I was 22, walking the country roads near Disley, Cheshire when I was hit from behind by a Lancia. Legs were hyper-extended (bent the wrong way), hit the bonnet (hood), the windscreen and bounced over the top. I ended standing up behind the car wondering what the feck had happened.

The front of the car was caved in - bumper, grille, there were cheek marks on the bonnet (hood) and a broken windscreen. We exchanged particulars. I went to the pub for a drink, and then to Old Trafford to watch United play Stoke City. Standing still for 45 minutes and the shock must have worn off, my right knee blew up, and I was taken out of Old Trafford in an ambulance. At hospital I was told I had blown my ACL.

In the meantime the guy had gone to my home and told my dad - "Look what your son did to my car."

Got home after a long day to find the cops there wondering what the hell had happened to me. I hear that my dad grabbed him, frog marched him into the house and made him sit there whole the cops came.

I had an interesting conversation with my dad. The guy, presumably got nailed, but I never heard any more about it.

25 years later, if there's one thing I regret it's getting hit from behind like that. Thank feck it was an Italian car

Sounds nasty, may be a dumb question, how did your legs get bent the wrong way if you hit from behind? The driver had a bloody cheek!

A dealer here once told me when showing me a used S3 that the sliders were in the wrong place for the rider's legs in a sudden stoppage, eg. head on collision. They were about knee level a few inches ahead of the knees.

BillT · 07-29-2007

I have Vortex sliders, front and rear, on my S3. Yes, the rear are about an inch or so in front of my knees. I think if I were to hit something hard enough to break a kneecap on the sliders, that would be only a small portion of the damage to my body.

I had a lowside two months ago, in which a young lady made a left turn directly in front of me. I laid the bike down on the right side, sliding it off to the left, and missed her by about a foot. I never touched those sliders, but they saved Speedy from some serious damage. I was able to ride the bike home (painfully), with only scratches and a partially broken peg mount after a 35-40 mph crash. If I had stayed up, I would have hit her rear quarter at that same 35-40 mph, totalling Speedy, and probably suffering more than a broken hand and torn PCL.