ALTrider crash bars and skid plates.

[Nortwestrider]

REMEMBER they finally got a bike a few months ago to do the measurements.
They are a very small company that HAS to make money on every product they produce.About 2 years ago they were getting ready to tool up for the NC when KTM brought out the new Adventurer,which would be a bigger money maker than our NC.It was a simple decision based on profit.


Live life,be yourself !!!!.

 

[goodvibes]

Say, is that sunshine I see? In Seattle? What? Is it possible?

 

[Naked_Duc]

Don't jinx it. Before you know it, Sunny and cold will turn into rain and wet

 

[Nortwestrider]

Don't jinx it. Before you know it, Sunny and cold will turn into rain and wet

Tomorrow..RAIN !!!!


Live life,be yourself !!!!.

 

[Nortwestrider]

Here it is boys,the pre production rad guard.

Live life,be yourself !!!!.

 

[Crysis]

Altrider Skid Plate for DCT, Pls Read Before You Buy

If you own a DCT, I caution and urge you to go elsewhere as the Alrider Skidplate DOES NOT PROTECT the trans filter housing (casing/block), the upper shift solenoid, nor the rear suspension linkage. I made the mistake of buying this unit and don't want others to unknowingly experience the same fate. When questioned about these issues this was their response:

"The main purpose of the Skid plate is to protect the undercarriage of your bike from items that might be thrown up by the front tire, or large objects that you may run over. They are not designed to protect the engine block or hold up the weight of the bike in the case of a tip over or fall. To achieve that kind of protection you would need something in the category of Crash bars.

You are right that the solenoid is partially exposed but we feel that, based off the geometry of the bike with the skid plate on, this is a minimal risk impact point.

The suspension linkage is not covered by the skid plate but is still protected by the shape of the skid plate. When going over an obstacle, if the obstacle is high enough to collide with the skid plate, the suspension linkage should “float” over the obstacle as long as you and the bike keep forward movement. In the more common case of debris being kicked up by the front tire and deflected down and away by the skid plate, it is nearly impossible for that debris to bounce back up to hit the linkage."

 

[670cc]

Thanks for the warning. So what happened? If not satisfied with the product design, did you just return the Altrider Skid Plate? Or did you have a crash whereby the exposed items were damaged?

 

[HarveyM]

Unfortunately, Altrider's official return policy is for unmounted parts only, so he's SOL now...