Bumpshid

[Showie]

How many have installed bumpskid and what is your thoughts at to it need/utility? Lighted or plain?

[ARtraveler]

Lighted Bumpskid here. I like it a lot and have received many compliments. It makes the front end show up great. Worth the price.

[Bob Denman]

Lighted!!
It provides much-needed protection to the front end of the Spyder.
The lights make me MUCH more visible also!

[Cruzr Joe]

How many have installed bumpskid and what is your thoughts at to it need/utility? Lighted or plain?

I have had a bumpskid on all 4 of my Spyders and both my trailers, really worked well for me to protect the front end of my Spyders and the back end of my trailers. the extra lights are great for safety because they help you to be seen better especially on the trailer because they more than double your rear lights.

Cruzr Joe

[kngfsh27]

I have a plain bumpskid on my '14 RTL. First thing I added after I got it home from the dealer. I ride a lot of two lane asphalt back roads and my bumpskid shows it. Great investment, worth every penny.

[robmorg]

I'm not saying that a bump skid is not a good idea, but I will likely be the only "dissenting vote" here. Everybody that has one seems to like it. What I did, for about the same money or perhaps a little less, was install BajaRon's shock adjusters to lift my front end and give me a better ride; and a set of TricLED's high density daytime running lights for the forward visibility. I really like them both.

[Showie]

I'm not saying that a bump skid is not a good idea, but I will likely be the only "dissenting vote" here. Everybody that has one seems to like it. What I did, for about the same money or perhaps a little less, was install BajaRon's shock adjusters to lift my front end and give me a better ride; and a set of TricLED's high density daytime running lights for the forward visibility. I really like them both.

Thx for the dissenting voice. It is something to consider. I think bumpskid is a must but had not considered high intensity daytime running lights.

[Dan McNally]

I have the unlit version - and that is only because there wasn't a lit version when I got it in Jan of 2014. In the last 21,650 miles, I've bottomed out on really rough country roads enough times to be darn glad I have it.

[Purple Guy]

I have the unlit version - and that is only because there wasn't a lit version when I got it in Jan of 2014. In the last 21,650 miles, I've bottomed out on really rough country roads enough times to be darn glad I have it.

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[robtdonna]

I have the unlit version, because there wasn't a lit version available back then, But I do have LED strip lights on the fenders (standard RT fenders) so not sure I would have gone the extra $ anyway.

Have some really tall bumper stops here so its come in handy and many driveways are very steep so its easy to bottom out on the transition. Finally I also trailer quite a bit and the bumpskid helps if I scrape the trailer gate.

[cptjam]

Lighted or not is personal choice. The protection it offers is worth every penny! Spyderann hit a car starter in the road. The car in front of her straddled it, and there it was. The gouge it put in her Bumpskid would have easily split her engine case. As it was, it spun and punctured her back tire! The edges of the starter were sharp. That Bumpskid saved her bike! The stock belly pans are thin and offer no protection. She will never ride without her Bumpskid. We even have one on her 622 trailer. Spyderpops bumpskids rock! JMHO, Joe

[Imagestealer]

I have the unlit version - and that is only because there wasn't a lit version when I got it in Jan of 2014. In the last 21,650 miles, I've bottomed out on really rough country roads enough times to be darn glad I have it.

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[robmorg]

Lighted or not is personal choice. The protection it offers is worth every penny! Spyderann hit a car starter in the road. The car in front of her straddled it, and there it was....

Well, that certainly makes a case for having one. I didn't think about hitting anything that big lying on the road. Glad she had the skid.

[SPECTACUALR SPIDERMAN]

Spyderpop's bump skid w/led all the way, i am very happy with mine. functional & looks great

[Larry rt]

Installed mine a few weeks ago. Lights are very bright, even in daytime! Great safety item. Also a week after installing it, I ran over a 4×6 , skid plate slide right over it, when it came out, behind left wheel, cracked the black trim on lest side of bike. I couldn't imagine what damage it would of caused if I didn't have it? Now I need to figure out how to repair the black cracked panel. My brother tells me the lights are brighter than the headlights.

[kngfsh27]

I'm not saying that a bump skid is not a good idea, but I will likely be the only "dissenting vote" here. Everybody that has one seems to like it. What I did, for about the same money or perhaps a little less, was install BajaRon's shock adjusters to lift my front end and give me a better ride; and a set of TricLED's high density daytime running lights for the forward visibility. I really like them both.

I ordered a pair of the shock adjusters this morning.

[spidergreg]

Spyderpop's bump skid w/led all the way, i am very happy with mine. functional & looks great

It's nice when form and function come together!

[SpyderSteveFL]

Forgetting the lights for a minute, does the stock plate not protect the vital components the same? I know the bumpskid protects a larger area but I would have thought the factory plate would protect the engine or critical components of the road hazards as mentioned? Even if its thinner would it not still hold up and protect?

[Lew L]

I have the unlit version - and that is only because there wasn't a lit version when I got it in Jan of 2014. In the last 21,650 miles, I've bottomed out on really rough country roads enough times to be darn glad I have it.

Same as above. Very glad I have it.

Kaos

[SpyderAnn01]

Here is a picture of a gouge in the bottom of my bumpskid from hitting a car starter that was in my lane. The starter took a chunk out of the frame before taking out the sidewall of my rear tire. Without the bumpskid I'd have had some major damage. That gouge was about 1/4" deep.

[mrfats]

It's an insurance policy...if you don't have it, you might wish you had...

[spacetiger]

Before getting a bumpskid, make sure you have your front suspension sorted out to resolve the weak oem springs on the front suspension. Depending on what you weigh/or you ride 2 up, you can easily overwhelm the front suspension and easily bottom out. When you bottom out, the underside of the front gets dangerously close to the ground and depending on the road surface, your front end can scrape on the ground. If you mount a bumpskid without addressing the weak front suspension [springs], you are adding additional thickness on the underside and scrape much easier now.

They look great on the bike and the led version adds extra safety. They also give some extra frontal impact protection... but they don't do anything to protect the bottom if you have not addressed the front suspension problems.

Jerry

[IGETAROUND]

Now you all are frightening me; have bottomed a few times on rough roads, but so far have managed to avoid road debris. With pulling a trailer this is going to get much more difficult to do. Will have to seriously consider this update.

Al in Kalamazoo

[Yazz]

Forgetting the lights for a minute, does the stock plate not protect the vital components the same? I know the bumpskid protects a larger area but I would have though the factory plate would protect the engine or critical components of the road hazards as mentioned? Even if its thinner would it not still hold up and protect?

No. When I got my GS OEM bumpskid replaced, some bits were missing. SpyderPops bumpskid is thicker, more robust and covers more areas fore and aft. My F3 had one installed before it got home.

Poor GS's first bumpskid...

[JayBros]

The Ppyderpops bump skid was my second farkle after the KOTTS Grilles on my Spyder. As others have said it's inexpensive insurance. In my case the angle of the road to my driveway, which I have to take at an angle both coming and going, dictated the bump skid and parking lot speed bumps have put a few marks on it.