Lost right side engine points cover on kz750

KZ250LTD wrote:

sakiguy wrote:

If my bike tipped over, the engine guard would prevent damage I hope.

Or the engine guard might crack and punch a hole in your alternator cover (Ask me how I know :laugh: )

Do tell. Was it at speed or rest?

Never been keen on the construction or mount points for those case guards.

Your case looks prestine, so I would hate to see it hurt.

kzr750r1 wrote:

KZ250LTD wrote:

Or the engine guard might crack and punch a hole in your alternator cover...

Do tell. Was it at speed or rest?

And were they 2-point case savers or 3-pt.
I've heard tell that the 2-pt type fold over easily, whereas the 3-pt case savers are actually quite strong. I bought (then resold) a set of 3-pt case savers that had some pretty good road rash, but they didn't look bent.

JMKZHI wrote:

kzr750r1 wrote:

KZ250LTD wrote:

Or the engine guard might crack and punch a hole in your alternator cover...

Do tell. Was it at speed or rest?

And were they 2-point case savers or 3-pt.
I've heard tell that the 2-pt type fold over easily, whereas the 3-pt case savers are actually quite strong

It was only at about 20mph thru a left hand turn and the back lost traction. They are 2-point but if I'm remembering correctly, the guard on that side may have already had a small crack on one end so i wouldn't completely put down all 2-pt savers. Three point should obviously be better but either way, my alt-cover would be in worse shape if I had no guards at all!

I've been down at approx 70 kph.
The 3 point case savers saved my engine.
The bike was sliding on one side, tires grabbed and flipped over to the other side to slide some more.
I'm still using the same case savers today.




Now if they only made tank savers. From the same slide:

KZ250LTD wrote:

It was only at about 20mph thru a left hand turn and the back lost traction. They are 2-point but if I'm remembering correctly, the guard on that side may have already had a small crack on one end so i wouldn't completely put down all 2-pt savers.

The stories I've heard about the 2-pt type were just like yours: they fold over easily on low speed spills.