check out this carbon fiber glide plate I bought!!!!!!

[Thumperman250f]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2493579557 U like it i think i got a pretty good deal on it

[BurningWheel]

Looks awesome! Just try not to hit anything with it ?

[Thumperman250f]

No kidding thanks

[Throttlejockey]

You got a great deal on that. ?

[mtbstuff]

I just bought one of thier pipe guards cheap. It'll be interesting to see how it compares to E-line.

[ReaperAZ]

Man that's almost too pretty to put on the bike knowing it's gonna get all scratched up.

Dano

[Thumperman250f]

how long did it take to get it??????

[chrisfraser]

Thumperman250f I have seen these on Ebay and was wondering if the 250 R plate has the same protection wings as the 250 X plate? The picture for the 250 R is not showing you if its the same. Could you tell me please what the case is. ?

[mtbstuff]

There are 2 different plates. One is a mx glide plate with no outer case"wings"...the other is an"off road" skid plate. I have an E-line skid plate and it is heavy duty but pretty light, although I did take a small chunk out of it in a hard crash, but it saved my cases!

Kevin Hines( owner of E-line and former Nat'l enduro champ...and still is very fast)has been racing a CRF250R...and just bought an X...here in New England. You should hear him sing that thing through the woods!

[Throttlejockey]

Where has Kevin been racing? I haven't seen him all year.

He can make anything sing through the woods.

[mtbstuff]

He's done the last few enduros...and is signed up for this weekends Black and Blue.

He started a minute behind me at the Gypsy Moth and I swear he caught me in the first mile! I could hear his bike screaming for a while but would look back and see no one...then he was by and GONE!

[malibu3]

Not to brag but I got mine for 39.99. That is the reserve price. Mine should be here any day now.

Malibu3

[jeremie91]

be aware that the Dixo carbon Fiber products on Ebay are fiberglass with carbon laminates on the outsider. They are MUCH heavier than carbon fiber. I got one off of Ebay and sent it back. I was pissed that they missrepresented themselves.

[mtbstuff]

Well...I just got my pipe guard.

It looks pretty....but it is heavy!There is a reason E-line charges what they do.

I was also missing the mounting kit. When I contacted Dixo, thier response was"go to a hardware store, they have nuts and bolts"

I thought it was very nice of them to point out that hardware stores have hardware....I never would have figured that out ?

I just called my credit card company and disputed the charge...they said no problem. And Dixo can come to my house and get thier crap

[newtored]

I got the frame gaurds for $8.00 and I still feel cheated.

Crap is Crap!

[Thumperman250f]

Well shoot The say that it is completely carbon fiber on the website HMMMMMMM if it is junk im for sure gona get my money back!!!!

[mtbstuff]

It is carbon fiber. It's just a very poor grade.

After dealing with thier customer service...good luck on getting your money back. they'll probably tell you to go to a bank, there's a lot of money there ?

Honestly, I wasn't expecting much for the price and I was right. but when it was missing hardware and they told me to go to a hardware store...that burned my azz!

[CRFHONDA714]

i got the frame gaurds for $11 off ebay and they are not that bad. The reason i got then is so i wouldnt have to buff the frame out all the time. They will serve that purpose fine. they fit good too so I guess i am not dissapointed with them.

[mtbstuff]

Itisn't terrible stuff and it is cheap. and if your just going for looks, it's a good deal.

But, if you compare it to E-line ( or Carbonfiberworks), you will laugh. The E-line stuff is lighter but stronger because of the different fiber and lay up. E-lines skid plate is thicker and heavier lay up than, say, a pipe guard...because it has to be. This Dixo pipe guard is about 1/4 thick but looks like it only has a single layer of fiber( and who knows what kind of fiber) where the Eline is half as thin but has several layers of fiber, including kevlar.

I bought this pipe guard for the stock header because it was cheap and I'll be getting a DrD system later...sofor 25 bucks it will do the job. But if I was looking for something permanent.....it would not be Dixo. and I've never had to make a trip to the hardware store with E-line ?