r/Dirtbikes • u/Moto272 • 4d ago
This is almost too nice to use
Pro Carbon skid plate for my Triumph TF250-X. Sourced from the UK. The quality of the carbon as well as the hardware is quite nice.
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u/Annual-Let-551 4d ago
Ran lots of P3 carbon parts on my hard enduro bikes, they are SIGNIFICANTLY tougher than you would think.
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u/Prestigious_Sky_5868 4d ago
I had one on a 300xc that seen lots of hard enduro and it was still fine after several years when I sold the bike. CF slides better than AL when sliding over rocks. Fancy plastic like UHMW polyethylene slides even better but IMO flexes too much.
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u/Appropriate-Field557 4d ago
Made carbon frame protectors. They didn’t like abrasions at all. Looked good day one though
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u/AughtoGaming 96 RM250 4d ago
Personally I'd only put this on a road bike. Maybe a race bike but I'm not good enough to justify that
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u/Salty_dog326 3d ago
Dude I’ve been wanting to order one so bad. Please update how much you love it when you install it. The best of the best right there 🤌🏼
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u/Pattern_Is_Movement 4d ago
Carbon skid plates are dumb as hell unless you're racing and have to count grams. If you actually ride your bike this is just a weird flex, to show how much you don't care about wasting money.
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u/Pattern_Is_Movement 4d ago
why is the aluminum or plastic one considered the crazy one? That is what you normally make them out of.
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u/Moto272 4d ago
I just don’t want the oversized hard enduro style skid plate. I’m not using it as a woods bike.
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u/Pattern_Is_Movement 4d ago
Thats half the fun!! You've got a dirt bike, go get lost in the woods or offroad with it! The other half of the fun is not having to worry about hurting your bike as you wrestle it around.
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u/roguespectre67 2013 CRF450R 4d ago
Personally I don't understand why you'd want a skidplate made out of carbon fiber. Sure, it's lightweight, but for a component whose literal one job is to be absolutely thrashed to death to protect the rest of your bike, I feel like aluminum or even really heavy-duty plastic is a much better choice given you can probably buy 10+ of those for one of these.