Indeed it's true, my RVF slide a good 50 yards and really only required a bar end, mirror, footrest, top panel and a bit of black vinyl to be as good as new. And it was still rideable.
Without them it would have definately needed a seat unit and both mid and lower fairing panel.
So they saved £300+ worth of panels. and that's before you consider if the engine casing would have worn through without the crash bungs or solid footrests thus requiring it to be recovered.

The damage was that light I rode round to Billy's for a tea and to show him, quite something to say it was a 3rd gear lowside on a slippy roundabout.

In careless drops they're superb, I've dropped the diesel at near zero speed (and pushed it off it's paddock stand ) and nothing except the crash bung and wheels touch the floor, without them that's probably a mirror and fairing stay plus maybe a top fairing panel along with a grazed seat panel every time.

But there's no where good to bolt them onto an NSR.
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