• 4 Stroke Husqvarna Motorcycles Made In Italy - About 1989 to 2014
     TE = 4st Enduro & TC = 4st Cross

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BRP chain guide ???

I like things that bend and not break off the mounting tabs, but that's just me. At some point something is going to break.
 
Coffee;5950 said:
I like things that bend and not break off the mounting tabs, but that's just me. At some point something is going to break.
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Understandable, do the BRP's bend or break? I noticed the old girl was getting really hard to push when loading up at the end of the day even though the IMS was low on fuel. Both brakes were packed with mud so while cleaning her up this morning I paid special attention to the issue. The rear wheel was really dragging while on the stand after cleaning and I discovered the guide was bent inward toward the tire thus causing the drag on the chain. With the kind of riding we've got up here (plus my tendency to go horizontal) I can see this being a continuing problem area for me.
 
I've got zero experience with BRP or anyone else's aftermarket chain guide. I do however understand that at some point something will break.

They do put a fixed type chain guide on the TCs, and one that bends back when stuff hits it on the TEs - thought there was a reason for that.
 
brp on my 08 since new,,, its been scraped and gouged by many rocks and has no issues,,,had one on my 06 as well never a problem,,,, the oem TE style always appealed to me but after going through 2 I went with the all plastic one. the txc had the mx style with the metal outer those stay in bend position and so do the te style ones as well, KTM now runs all plastic bi material ones and some of my friends run just the inner plastic pieces from their Honda guides as well
 
TM Designs makes one also. Looks just like the BRP. I've used the TM on my 08 TE and Ktm with success. Prices are about the same!
 
TerryH;5963 said:
TM Designs makes one also. Looks just like the BRP. I've used the TM on my 08 TE and Ktm with success. Prices are about the same!
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Ah yes, they look pretty similar in design to each other. Initially, I didn't realize the BRP was completely polymer including the sides. I like that. One less thing for me to mess with on the trail hopefully. My handguards took a real beating but stayed on after several really hard "tests" that even bent the handlebars. Served their purpose and saved my hands and the controls. Thanks for the info guys.
 
The BRP guide on my '07 is bulletproof. I had a MAJOR crash 3 weeks ago. Somewhere among the barrel-roll flipping the bike was doing, the guide hit something hard enough to put a deep slice in the polymer. Other than that, it wasn't even bent. I'm sold. :) I didn't come out quite so unscathed...
 
BentAero;6000 said:
The BRP guide on my '07 is bulletproof. I had a MAJOR crash 3 weeks ago. Somewhere among the barrel-roll flipping the bike was doing, the guide hit something hard enough to put a deep slice in the polymer. Other than that, it wasn't even bent. I'm sold. :) I didn't come out quite so unscathed...
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Do tell?
 
ioneater;6008 said:
Do tell?
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Lost the front in a downhill 4th gear curve in the trail. It happened so fast, I slammed the rock hard ground with my left side while still in the seated/riding position.

My left thigh, shoulder, and head hit the ground real hard, and my left rib cage apparently hit the handlebars or a rock.

I developed a "T" shaped bruise on the outside of my left thigh all the way from my knee up to my hip bone, then spreading sideways to my willy-wonka and around to my backside. Scary deep purple/black.

But the cracked rib w/ it's surrounding bruising was by far the most painful. It's mostly healed now, but it will still wake me up at night.

The only thing broken on the bike was the rear fender. Go figure.
 
Well, glad that's all you ended up cracking. Busting that femur would have been a real doozy. I know the fun of cracked ribs, unfortunately. Still have lumps on them from 11 years ago :)
 
Thanks for the reminder to pack the appropriate protective gear for the next ride. Things sometimes don't go as planned - very very quickly.

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I'm running a BRP chain guide on my '05 TE....very nice solid, durable, guide.

No doubt it saved the front edge of my sprocket from some heavy hits on rocks over the last few months, that the stock guide would have never survived.
(one good hit was right after the attached riding pic was taken)
 

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RLW;6105 said:
I'm running a BRP chain guide on my '05 TE....very nice solid, durable, guide.

No doubt it saved the front edge of my sprocket from some heavy hits on rocks over the last few months, that the stock guide would have never survived.
(one good hit was right after the attached riding pic was taken)
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That's what I'm talking about! Just what I'm hoping for. Nice cliff you're climbing there:notworthy:
 
I run the BRP guide on all my bikes, have for years. They get pretty beat up looking, yet they seem to take it.
 
After destroying my stock guide on my TXC450 riding endurocross, I replaced it with the BRP guide. I havent had a problem since.
 
Ok, got it and slapped it on no problem. A few pics that may help someone else out later.
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Replying to my own post:p I didn't notice all the scuffing on the swingarm until I took a picture of it. The back wheel gets dropped into a lot of narrow ruts/rocky valleys/rootballs which I think is what smacked my stock guide judging from the chunks of wood wedged in it. Kelly's disc guards took some good hits both front and rear, thanks Kelly:notworthy:(everything I've bought from your company has improved and/or saved my bike). Much of this damage is due to me riding too slow instead of twisting that throttle. Got to get the confidence built up on this Italian bull!
 
I like the TM Designworks better. The BRP seems to wear the chain rather fast, a problem I never had on my last bike with the TM Desigs guide, other than excessive chain wear the BRP is bomber.
 
sharpie1;6222 said:
I like the TM Designworks better. The BRP seems to wear the chain rather fast, a problem I never had on my last bike with the TM Desigs guide, other than excessive chain wear the BRP is bomber.
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Wear the chain more? Like on sides of the links or just regular pin/link wear?
 
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