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Hey guys,
I am looking to purchase some case savers for my Red/White 2015 R1. As you know the cases, and engine for that matter, are painted bright silver. All of the case savers are black and in my opinion stick out a lot in terms appearance. The Yoshimura, while also being blackish, seem to be the most sleekish, oem looking case savers. They also seem to offer the least amount of protection.

I have been looking at Woodcraft, GB racing, Graves, and Yoshi for case savers (if I am missing any good ones, please feel free to suggest). I have a few questions.

Most companies only make case savers for the stator cover and timing cover. A couple also make one for the clutch cover as well. The stator sticks out further than the clutch cover, but the fact that other companies make three is having me wonder if I should by a kit that has three.

What are you guy's opinions on the case savers for the 2015 R1? Will the Yoshi protect the cases from busting and/or scratching all to hell if the bike goes down? Do I need the clutch cover case saver as well? Anyone crash test any of these case savers?
 
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I've been debating which ones to get as well... here's what I'm considering... if it helps you any ;)

Clutch Cover: GB Racing
Stator Cover: GB Racing
Timing Cover: GB Racing / Woodcraft / I really like 39N cover, but not a fan of their stator cover...

So given the above, I'll probably just be going with the GB Racing set. I've never seen them in person, but I've seen a lot of post-crash pictures and they seem to do their job pretty well.

Have never been a fan of Yoshimura's covers... but that's just me.

Here are a few options that I haven't seen much of:

PP Tuning Case Savers - Know nothing about them, just found them in my searches...
R&G Racing Cover Set - 4mm Polypropylene - unlike GB Racing, I haven't seen how well these crash. They also look a bit ugly to me :)
Graves Engine Guard Case Cover Set - No clue how well these crash...

Here's a pic of the aftermath of a lowside on a Milwaukee Yamaha wearing GB Racing bits:

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Post pics please... I can't find any info on them. How much were they?

SpidermanSS said:
Here's the Graves covers. The are a carbon and kevlar weave mix. I included a shot of a 100mph + crash on them during a moto america professional race.

Graves Motorsports Carbon Fiber Engine Guard Case Cover set for the 2015 Yamaha R1
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Awesome, thanks for the pic... you should add that to your website. If it weren't for the price, I think I'd be getting these for sure and a GB Racing cover for the clutch. Unfortunately that's almost double the price of the GB bundle.

IMO worth it for a street bike, since you get protection and bling... and hopefully never get to test them. For my track bike... not so much :D

By the way, are these made in USA? Thanks.
 
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Greg, any updates on pics and prices?

By the way, I did a bit more thinking and ended up ordering the GB Racing covers along with a few other protection bits. I've seen plenty of these covers in action and they hold up well.

They're not ridiculously priced like everything else seems to be for our bikes and they're good enough for some top racing, so they're good enough for me. By the way, got a great deal on these from TJ @ Riders Discount.


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