How many people run rear skid plates?

[bigpimpin]

How many people run rear skid plates? i see alot of pics on the board of trikes alot without rear skid plates

[aldochina]

if you ride were i ride its a must, large boulder trails are common, as are fallen trees, i wouldn't want to see an unprotected swinger after one of our rides. if your running groomed trails, ice, or races, or not running at all i could see it

[RedRider_AK]

I would definetely have one, I ride rugged terrain.

[i58829]

I always try to have one, its cheap insurance for that unexpected rock...

[Dirtcrasher]

I run a .1875 (3/16) thick PRM plate and I couldn't get away with anything else. You will destroy the brake rotor and or sprocket, not to mention the rocks beating the snot out of the swinger and shock.

[travis712]

I'm glad to have my rear skid plate. Big stumps and rocks would wreck the rear end pretty quick I'm guessing(atleast in the rough stuff).

[corcan1]

i took my little 200 out for the first time today. and wouldn't ya know it! i bent the rear sprocket.... no skid plate. the chain kept coming off. took a large flat rock and smacked the sprocket a few times till it was fairly strait and the chain would stay on.

managed to get back home where ill probably switch it out with a spare i have.

anyone have any pic's of there home made skid plates??

[ChrisD]

a rear skid is a MUST if you ride in PA. I actually ripped my skid plate and mounting brackets off in the woods at Tower City. I finally got a new swing arm to put on it so I can have a skid plate again.

[Kintore]

Dont do alota trails but mostly MX with mine, Never had one on it. IF you do trailride, pick your lines VERY carfully!

[Twilight]

Always, and I always make a spare thats thicker, lol.

[Dirtcrasher]

a rear skid is a MUST if you ride in PA. I actually ripped my skid plate and mounting brackets off in the woods at Tower City. I finally got a new swing arm to put on it so I can have a skid plate again.

Thats the biggest problem, another used swinger doesn't fix the problem.

Not only are the stock plates too thin, but the mounts that support them are about 1mm to 2mm thick. They bend the edges at a 90 degree angle for strength but they are far too chinsey to last.

I took the stock mounts off and mig welded on1/4" thick x 1" wide metal and welded nuts to the backside of it. With the added PRM skidplate, it has proved itself indestructible.

[toocheaptosmoke]

You need one where I ride most of the time, unfortunately I don't have one.

[Erics350x]

i ride in some rough crap and have never needed one

[CrazyK68]

I mostly ride on the sweet Oregon Dunes! I don't have a rear skid plate,never had any problems going over or hitting sandstone... I do have one that I can put on but been to lazy.

CrazyK68

[Red Rider]

I mostly ride dunes, and I recently lengthened my swingarm. Before doing so, I posted a thread inquiring what others with lengthened swingarms do for skidplates. Most people said, "since most of your riding is at the dunes, you don't need a skidplate." After a lot of phone calls & emails, I came to the conclusion that none of the skidplate manufacturers make skidplates for longer swingarms, unless you're willing to pay for a 1 off custom, which I wasn't. Even though 90% of my riding is in & around the sand dunes, there are still enough rocks to ruin a weekend riding trip. I felt so strongly about running a skidplate, that I bought a new one & lengthened it myself. Plus, with the right type of skidplate, I think it looks better than without one.