Skid plate TC250R

Hi
My skid plate is showing some wear and I’ve started to look for a new one.
I tried the OEM plastic one but it fell off somewhere in the woods should have locktited it...

Which one do you guys recommend?

may i suggest you call George at Uptite racing in santa ana. bullet proof. you’ll b very happy.

Try Richochet Off-road. I have one. It is aluminum and has taken some huge hits. Bike stays safe!

Robbe-
I have 7000+ off-road miles on my 310R and I am on my 3rd stock plastic one. Not a ringing endorsement but for $12 (IIRC) WTH. they give reasonable protection, but have a tendency to crack after a few hundred logs.

I own an EE aluminum skid plate... but never mounted it yet. I just recently got around to blocking off the oil return line; the stock ones have been adequate. someday though.

I like the TMD ones but they're spendy. I also like the Hyde design, but people reported long delivery times.

I've got the TM Designs on my TE250 and has worked great for me through the last 3 years of riding. has some good wrap around coverage and is quick and easy to install and remove when changing the oil. No complaints but yes it does cost $100 bucks or so. and if you're looking for flash on your bike you will be waiting for the red colored one. they had all the black ones you could want when i ordered mine but the red ones were order only and you would be waiting for who knows how long to receive.

+1 Ricochet solid unit, aluminum, tried and true for about $100. I break everything.

My friends found it in the woods Yep for that price - stock it is.
“Blocking off oil return line” sounds interesting - how do you do that?
Tore one off - they sit rather unprotected..

well, it's an incomplete job at the moment.... basically I'm going to plumb like a TC sorta, but vented to the airbox, not the atmosphere.

at the moment, I have plugged the inlet (oil drain bolt) but the hose is still clamped on.

Tip TY had nice plastic ones cheap a while back and they seem to work great even in "boulder land" NE PA.

I have the P3 carbon fiber one on my 250. It is the best but expensive.

Ok I have thought about putting a small piece of pipe there like the wrfs. So you can just plug the bottom inlet and use the upper one as a vent?
I’ve seen guys putting like a plastic spiral on that oil line just to give it some more protection.

the upper one is the vent; but the TC uses it as the liquid oil return also. To do this on a TE you would have to re-route the vent hose from the upper tank port (frame) to the lower.... which I plan to do. someday.

Ok - mine is a TC