Ryker Grill Guard - Has anyone had experience with a tubular grill guard?

[BobCat01]

I ride a Ryker 900 and recently had a close encounter with a 5 gallon empty plastic bucket blowing across the highway while I was doing 50.
Fortunately, it was only a close encounter, but it got me to wondering...
Has anyone had good protection to their front end (grill, radiator, etc) by using a tubular steel grill guard similar to what SpyderExtras and others sell?
Just wanted to get the thought of others.

 

[poli]

Have one but haven't used it yet for 'protection'. Ride mostly on dirt roads and got it 'just in case'. Also made a great place to mount my PIAA driving lights. I personally love it. It is sturdy and mounted securely and adds some to the skid plate effect for the front end.

 

[whiting57]

I have one on my Ryker 900 ace .... i also got the LED light option. It isn't cheap but if you are running down the road and run into a tire gator, either is replacing your front end. its a easy install with minimum tools, i got it from Slingmods.

 

[rakerrykerrider]

Wouldn't be without it!