Hi Kris, brilliant tutorial! Good to see someone who actually know/lives what they are on about!! I also bought the B&B case guards very shortly after buying my 2021 DRZ. Money well spent in my books! ( Added precaution, took of the shift lever and put a nice radius on those nasty sharp bits!). Keep up the top work! Ian
B & B are a quality supplier and I have the bash plate and rear rack on my DRZ400E. However I also have the cheap Ebay case covers and they do the job. I have dropped the bike out on the trails numerous times and whilst they show slight indentations, they still work fine. for the cost of $20.00, you can change them over if they get marked up x 5 times over buying one set of the B & B units.
Good to know, I was wondering being thinner if they'd be less capable of spreading the force through the lever out to a wider area, with the potential to still damage the cases through them, although they definitely seem sturdy enough to stop the levers cutting straight into the cases generally. I'm thinking their rack for the DRZ too, just saving up as it looks like you need the base mounting plate, then the rack itself. Do you find those thinner items getting a bit indented effects them sticking to the cases at all?
@@MotoJournoKris I didn't buy the mounting plate and just used the rack. I then mounted an ebay 5 litre roto pack to the rack. So I use the roto pack as the base to put my dry bag on. I also recently purchased some side crash rails. you can see what I have done here half way down the page, it is the yellow and blue DRZ400E thumpertalk.com/forums/topic/494054-what-did-you-do-to-your-drz400-today/page/1015/
@@shutterscastlehill-castleh8235 Awesome, that looks great! Hopefully I can get mine looking that clean one day. So is that just the rear carry rack fitted on it's own? And which side crash rails are those? Do you run panniers on them, or is it just for the extra protection. Did you also paint your header pipe or get a black one from somewhere?
@@MotoJournoKris The racks that I bought second hand are from PMR www.pmracks.com/products.php?id=9 These are more crash bars then pannier racks although you could strap soft bags to them. If you are looking for strictly pannier racks, go with B & B racks. The header pipe has not been painted but you could use heat rated paint from bunnings for around $20.00. If I was you I would go over your bike and do all of the DRZ400 fixes as detailed on Thumpertalk thumpertalk.com/forums/forum/215-drz400-faq/
I went cheap... but it’s the same week as the bnb tail rack, kickstart, speedo, led headlight, handguards, and roadworthy plus all the gear and training I’m loving their tail rack, and can swear by the engineering quality I personally couldn’t justify the extra price atm
Moto Journo Kris yeah... it’s gonna be an expensive week, how did the glue you used hold up? The ones I have just came with double sided tape was wondering if I should track down some high temp silicone or epoxy?
@@GrubbyPaddler The stuff I used was soooooo unbelievably messy and I think I ended up with the high temp silicone gasket sealant instead of the proper high temp silicone adhesive lol... Tried a heap of places and no one seemed to have what I needed. That said it worked no dramas. I think a quality double sided tape would do the trick though, like 3M or similar. That stuff is seriously grippy. Might just need to replace every few years if enough water and mud gets inside it. The adhesive I think was about $20 a tube when I finally spotted the right stuff (a year later).
A high temp silicone adhesive is your best bet, I'm not sure what I ended up buying after visiting a couple of places was exactly what they recommend but it does the job. No one seemed to have the adhesive version, only RTV sealant or gasket maker kinda stuff.
I dropped my drz 400, i had the stock shift lever without a sanded edge on it, it dented the case saver, underneath it was fully fine and nothing came through :P So 20 USD one was way more worth lol
Like I've said in some of the other comments, if price is all that matters and it works that'll be good enough for some, and if you're on a super strict budget that can be a limiting factor which is fair enough. I'd still rather pay a bit more and support a totally local business though, rather than China. Especially after 2020.
The ebay ones totally do the job. And with more clearance than the thicker ones. I agree, the B&B are thicker but there is no way they can justify that costing 5 times the price. Just my opinion after experience with ebay's holding up for 2 years of off roading :) Also, filling down the sharp edges on the back of the levers helps :)
I'd still rather support a local business, especially when it's clear they aren't just rebranded eBay specials at a higher price. I would say the extra price is justifiable though, at least to me. Much higher quality item, better build quality, better materials, not produced in China. But I get what you mean about the eBay specials doing the job for less, and filing down the edges really helping. For a relatively small amount of money I'll skip a few coffees and beers to buy Australian, but that' going to vary by your budget, especially these days.
For sure, I'll work something out and put a video up on it. I won't be able to do a comparison to the B&B as they are installed now (and are a bit pricey for me to smash a set) , but it'd be interesting to see the cheapies fare!
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Hi Kris, brilliant tutorial! Good to see someone who actually know/lives what they are on about!!
I also bought the B&B case guards very shortly after buying my 2021 DRZ.
Money well spent in my books! ( Added precaution, took of the shift lever and put a nice radius on those nasty sharp bits!).
Keep up the top work!
Ian
Cheers, yea cleaning that up is definitely a great idea and only a small effort for some peace of mind, alongside the protectors.
B & B are a quality supplier and I have the bash plate and rear rack on my DRZ400E. However I also have the cheap Ebay case covers and they do the job. I have dropped the bike out on the trails numerous times and whilst they show slight indentations, they still work fine. for the cost of $20.00, you can change them over if they get marked up x 5 times over buying one set of the B & B units.
Good to know, I was wondering being thinner if they'd be less capable of spreading the force through the lever out to a wider area, with the potential to still damage the cases through them, although they definitely seem sturdy enough to stop the levers cutting straight into the cases generally. I'm thinking their rack for the DRZ too, just saving up as it looks like you need the base mounting plate, then the rack itself.
Do you find those thinner items getting a bit indented effects them sticking to the cases at all?
@@MotoJournoKris I didn't buy the mounting plate and just used the rack. I then mounted an ebay 5 litre roto pack to the rack. So I use the roto pack as the base to put my dry bag on. I also recently purchased some side crash rails. you can see what I have done here half way down the page, it is the yellow and blue DRZ400E
thumpertalk.com/forums/topic/494054-what-did-you-do-to-your-drz400-today/page/1015/
@@shutterscastlehill-castleh8235 Awesome, that looks great! Hopefully I can get mine looking that clean one day. So is that just the rear carry rack fitted on it's own? And which side crash rails are those? Do you run panniers on them, or is it just for the extra protection. Did you also paint your header pipe or get a black one from somewhere?
@@MotoJournoKris The racks that I bought second hand are from PMR www.pmracks.com/products.php?id=9
These are more crash bars then pannier racks although you could strap soft bags to them. If you are looking for strictly pannier racks, go with B & B racks. The header pipe has not been painted but you could use heat rated paint from bunnings for around $20.00. If I was you I would go over your bike and do all of the DRZ400 fixes as detailed on Thumpertalk thumpertalk.com/forums/forum/215-drz400-faq/
I went cheap... but it’s the same week as the bnb tail rack, kickstart, speedo, led headlight, handguards, and roadworthy plus all the gear and training
I’m loving their tail rack, and can swear by the engineering quality
I personally couldn’t justify the extra price atm
Fair! Better to have some protection fitted to ensure you don't end up with much bigger problems!
Moto Journo Kris yeah... it’s gonna be an expensive week, how did the glue you used hold up? The ones I have just came with double sided tape was wondering if I should track down some high temp silicone or epoxy?
@@GrubbyPaddler The stuff I used was soooooo unbelievably messy and I think I ended up with the high temp silicone gasket sealant instead of the proper high temp silicone adhesive lol... Tried a heap of places and no one seemed to have what I needed. That said it worked no dramas. I think a quality double sided tape would do the trick though, like 3M or similar. That stuff is seriously grippy. Might just need to replace every few years if enough water and mud gets inside it. The adhesive I think was about $20 a tube when I finally spotted the right stuff (a year later).
I saw some high temp epoxy in supercheap i think I’ll give it a go
Great video, I just got a set of the b&b savers , what do I use to apply them ? Thanks 👍
A high temp silicone adhesive is your best bet, I'm not sure what I ended up buying after visiting a couple of places was exactly what they recommend but it does the job. No one seemed to have the adhesive version, only RTV sealant or gasket maker kinda stuff.
I dropped my drz 400, i had the stock shift lever without a sanded edge on it, it dented the case saver, underneath it was fully fine and nothing came through :P So 20 USD one was way more worth lol
Like I've said in some of the other comments, if price is all that matters and it works that'll be good enough for some, and if you're on a super strict budget that can be a limiting factor which is fair enough. I'd still rather pay a bit more and support a totally local business though, rather than China. Especially after 2020.
The ebay ones totally do the job. And with more clearance than the thicker ones. I agree, the B&B are thicker but there is no way they can justify that costing 5 times the price. Just my opinion after experience with ebay's holding up for 2 years of off roading :) Also, filling down the sharp edges on the back of the levers helps :)
I'd still rather support a local business, especially when it's clear they aren't just rebranded eBay specials at a higher price. I would say the extra price is justifiable though, at least to me. Much higher quality item, better build quality, better materials, not produced in China. But I get what you mean about the eBay specials doing the job for less, and filing down the edges really helping. For a relatively small amount of money I'll skip a few coffees and beers to buy Australian, but that' going to vary by your budget, especially these days.
So you like the more expensive one because of the nicer packaging and more aesthetic looks. Excellent review, notes taken.
Can you do a strength test to prove how weak the eBay covers are? Just drop a hammer on them or something
For sure, I'll work something out and put a video up on it. I won't be able to do a comparison to the B&B as they are installed now (and are a bit pricey for me to smash a set) , but it'd be interesting to see the cheapies fare!