new in box Hyde Racing skid plate
Posted: 09:28 am Apr 07 2024
https://www.hyderacing.net/kawasaki-dir ... te/HP-SG-8
I've got a new Hyde Racing skid plate, still in package, for sale, if anyone is interested. I've been running another one of these for years, and found it to be virtually indestructible, and far superior to aluminum skid plates.
I preemptively bought this for my retired '99 220 rebuild project, and then found that after years of being out of stock, Hyde Racing finally made another batch of the Pipe Guard/Skid Plate combos, so I immediately bought one of those. They had 17 left in stock after I bought mine. I found the combo pipe guard skid plates also work reasonably well with the Pro Circuit Platinum 2 pipe as well as being designed to fit the FMF Gnarly Desert. The skid plate pipe guard combos do not fit the FMF Gnarly Woods pipe whatsoever.
What I did find is that this standard Hyde Racing skid plate fits significantly better with the Gnarly Woods pipe vs Gnarly Desert (Haven't trued Pro Circuit Platinum 2). So I'll be keeping the one that I've been running for years and abusing (to run with my Gnarly Woods pipe which makes a 220 almost as torquey as a 300 when jetted properly) which has proven to be almost indestructible, and slides over rocks and logs SUBSTANTIALLY BETTER than aluminum skid plates.
I haven't tried it with the Pro Circuit pipe, but it fits great with the Gnarly Desert pipe *once installed*, however installation is a hassle with the Gnarly Desert vs the front exhaust mount. Not so much with the Gnarly Woods.
One other word of caution on these is that the oil drain hole does not line up perfectly and it almost seems as if the rear mounting hole is where the oil drain hole should be. I decided it was well worth the benefits of the skid plate over all others on the market to have a hassle with the rear mounting hole location.
I've got a new Hyde Racing skid plate, still in package, for sale, if anyone is interested. I've been running another one of these for years, and found it to be virtually indestructible, and far superior to aluminum skid plates.
I preemptively bought this for my retired '99 220 rebuild project, and then found that after years of being out of stock, Hyde Racing finally made another batch of the Pipe Guard/Skid Plate combos, so I immediately bought one of those. They had 17 left in stock after I bought mine. I found the combo pipe guard skid plates also work reasonably well with the Pro Circuit Platinum 2 pipe as well as being designed to fit the FMF Gnarly Desert. The skid plate pipe guard combos do not fit the FMF Gnarly Woods pipe whatsoever.
What I did find is that this standard Hyde Racing skid plate fits significantly better with the Gnarly Woods pipe vs Gnarly Desert (Haven't trued Pro Circuit Platinum 2). So I'll be keeping the one that I've been running for years and abusing (to run with my Gnarly Woods pipe which makes a 220 almost as torquey as a 300 when jetted properly) which has proven to be almost indestructible, and slides over rocks and logs SUBSTANTIALLY BETTER than aluminum skid plates.
I haven't tried it with the Pro Circuit pipe, but it fits great with the Gnarly Desert pipe *once installed*, however installation is a hassle with the Gnarly Desert vs the front exhaust mount. Not so much with the Gnarly Woods.
One other word of caution on these is that the oil drain hole does not line up perfectly and it almost seems as if the rear mounting hole is where the oil drain hole should be. I decided it was well worth the benefits of the skid plate over all others on the market to have a hassle with the rear mounting hole location.