250-500cc Exhaust guard wr 250 2012

[Andymc]

Anybody know where I can obtain a carbon guard for the front pipe on a 2012 wr250 ( stock pipe)

Thanks in advance.

 

[ERIC EDER]

try Moose or Enduro Engineering or P3 carbon. I have the P3 looks so good on mine!!!

 

[msmith345]

It looks good (at first), really doesn't do anything other than that. You'd be better off picking up a back up pipe. To swap back and forth with when you blow the dents out of your primary pipe.

 

[ERIC EDER]

Eh How you figure that? More details Please...

 

[msmith345]

Eh How you figure that? More details Please...

The only dents it's going to help prevent on the small gravel dings. Those ones are pretty much cosmetic only. A solid hit that would put a large dent in the pipe, would break the carbon fiber. Don't get me wrong, it'd be better than an aluminum one that might add sufficient strength to shove the flange into the cylinder on a gnarly hit. The expansion chamber makes a great crumble zone to protect the cylinder. But yeah, for the price of a carbon guard, how long it will stand up to abuse, and the price for an additional pipe to swap out between fixes, I don't see the value.

 

[firecrotch]

The only dents it's going to help prevent on the small gravel dings. Those ones are pretty much cosmetic only. A solid hit that would put a large dent in the pipe, would break the carbon fiber. Don't get me wrong, it'd be better than an aluminum one that might add sufficient strength to shove the flange into the cylinder on a gnarly hit. The expansion chamber makes a great crumble zone to protect the cylinder. But yeah, for the price of a carbon guard, how long it will stand up to abuse, and the price for an additional pipe to swap out between fixes, I don't see the value.

that confirmed my theory. They are on ebay for around $140. Always thought they where a rip

 

[ERIC EDER]

Its been a good investment for me on this bike and past bikes. I have planted plenty of bikes in rock gardens during enduros or harescrambles and the pipe guard did its job. It has even protected it from many Railroad track crossings which are notorious for denting expansion chambers. Nothing worse then spending all the money and time going to a race, breaking your balls to lead the pack and then pancaking your exhaust and being forced to drop out.

Shark fin, front rotor guard, pipe guard, Smashplate, hand guards are all solid investments in my book if your in the rocks or racing.

 

[giantjoe]

The only dents it's going to help prevent on the small gravel dings. Those ones are pretty much cosmetic only. A solid hit that would put a large dent in the pipe, would break the carbon fiber. Don't get me wrong, it'd be better than an aluminum one that might add sufficient strength to shove the flange into the cylinder on a gnarly hit. The expansion chamber makes a great crumble zone to protect the cylinder. But yeah, for the price of a carbon guard, how long it will stand up to abuse, and the price for an additional pipe to swap out between fixes, I don't see the value.

Have you seen a P3? Mine appears to be robust. I've had it on for 3 years now, no dings, no dents.

 

[Crocus Paper]

The only dents it's going to help prevent on the small gravel dings. Those ones are pretty much cosmetic only. A solid hit that would put a large dent in the pipe, would break the carbon fiber. Don't get me wrong, it'd be better than an aluminum one that might add sufficient strength to shove the flange into the cylinder on a gnarly hit. The expansion chamber makes a great crumble zone to protect the cylinder. But yeah, for the price of a carbon guard, how long it will stand up to abuse, and the price for an additional pipe to swap out between fixes, I don't see the value.

I have a P3 on mine and without doubt it has stopped some large performance robing dents. They are very thick (and heavy). I sometimes feel the 'jolt' through the whole bike when I've hit the exhaust or been hit by a flying rock from a 450 (MX bike) in front of me, and think, that'll be a dent, but no, theres impact marks in the carbon layers but no dent.

 

[msmith345]

Have you seen a P3? Mine appears to be robust. I've had it on for 3 years now, no dings, no dents.

Yep, I've seen them. Mostly smashed and splintered, still strapped to dented pipes.

I have a P3 on mine and without doubt it has stopped some large performance robing dents. They are very thick (and heavy). I sometimes feel the 'jolt' through the whole bike when I've hit the exhaust or been hit by a flying rock from a 450 (MX bike) in front of me, and think, that'll be a dent, but no, theres impact marks in the carbon layers but no dent.

A flying rock isn't going to have the force to really dent a pipe, not in a way that would matter. It's when the rock, log, etc is stationary and you hit it that do the big damage.

You can spend your money on whatever you like, but no bike I own (except for the '92 360 with it's factory pipe guard) will ever have one. You can smash a pipe real far and still be able to finish a race/ride on it. Pull the pipe off, blow the dents out, put it back on. I ran a KDX for 3 years with only one dent in the pipe (dropping the bike on a hill 10 minutes after putting on the FMF), no pipe guard. Doesn't make any difference to me.

 

[shrubitup]

No reason to blow a bunch of money on CF. This one here is very mallable and forms to the pipe unlike other metal pipe guards. Protects well. No bent/gashed pipe in six months now.

http://www.rockymountainatvmc.com/p/905/28377/Tusk-Aluminum-Pipe-Guard?term=tusk pipe guard

 

[Crocus Paper]

Yep, I've seen them. Mostly smashed and splintered, still strapped to dented pipes.



A flying rock isn't going to have the force to really dent a pipe, not in a way that would matter. It's when the rock, log, etc is stationary and you hit it that do the big damage.


I did MX for 21 years in that time rocks being thrown up by bikes in front of me wrote off three pipes. I have also been knocked unconscious by a rock as has my brother.

 

[firecrotch]

No reason to blow a bunch of money on CF. This one here is very mallable and forms to the pipe unlike other metal pipe guards. Protects well. No bent/gashed pipe in six months now.

http://www.rockymountainatvmc.com/p/905/28377/Tusk-Aluminum-Pipe-Guard?term=tusk pipe guard

Only think I don't like about those are they are near impossible to keep pipe clean and they look like hell fast

 

[dannydowell]

P3!!!