Quote Originally Posted by shardt View Post
From what I understand is that the way these are fastened to the bike that they can cause frame damage if you hit something hard enough where if you did not have them the front is designed to give to protect the rest of the bike from greater damage. I could be wrong but it would be worth investigating more before installing it.
I think if you hit something hard enough to damage the frame the bolts that hold the skid plate on will shear off and/or bend over. Also, the part of the frame the skid plate fastens to would probably twist and be repairable. There are only two bolts that attach to the frame, and they screw into metal clips like you see used on the tupperware. All the rest go into clips at the edges of various tupperware pieces.