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Offline MrFurious

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Re: Top Block Racing - side sliders and tip over protection
« Reply #20 on: June 20, 2011, 07:20:11 PM »
Quote from: ZG on June 16, 2011, 10:43:07 PM
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Get your list going Jim!  ;)

Will you stop trying to help me spend money?  LOL

Actually, I've been looking at several tip over protection options and will likely go with the police style crash bars and small rear guards from MC Enterprises.  Then again, since they give the Connie that Road Warrior look, maybe I should go with the full rear guard complete with shotgun carrier.   ;D
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Re: Top Block Racing - side sliders and tip over protection
« Reply #21 on: June 20, 2011, 07:40:25 PM »
Quote from: MrFurious on June 20, 2011, 07:20:11 PM
Will you stop trying to help me spend money?  LOL

Actually, I've been looking at several tip over protection options and will likely go with the police style crash bars and small rear guards from MC Enterprises.  Then again, since they give the Connie that Road Warrior look, maybe I should go with the full rear guard complete with shotgun carrier.   ;D

They give the connie the ADA look......

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Re: Top Block Racing - side sliders and tip over protection
« Reply #22 on: June 20, 2011, 08:42:07 PM »
Quote from: MrFurious on June 20, 2011, 07:20:11 PM
Will you stop trying to help me spend money?  LOL

Actually, I've been looking at several tip over protection options and will likely go with the police style crash bars and small rear guards from MC Enterprises.  Then again, since they give the Connie that Road Warrior look, maybe I should go with the full rear guard complete with shotgun carrier.   ;D





OK Jim, I'm taking you off my buddy list...
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Re: Top Block Racing - side sliders and tip over protection
« Reply #23 on: June 20, 2011, 11:43:09 PM »
How much for the MC enterprises crash guards?
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Re: Top Block Racing - side sliders and tip over protection
« Reply #24 on: June 21, 2011, 03:49:07 AM »
Quote from: atilla457 on June 20, 2011, 11:43:09 PM
How much for the MC enterprises crash guards?

I haven't called to check myself, but I remember someone posted a figure like $520 for both the fronts and the small rears.


Quote from: ZG on June 20, 2011, 08:42:07 PM




OK Jim, I'm taking you off my buddy list...

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Re: Top Block Racing - side sliders and tip over protection
« Reply #25 on: July 02, 2011, 11:14:43 AM »
Does someone know if the Top Block sliders are available from a US source or do I need to deal with Top Block directly?
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Re: Top Block Racing - side sliders and tip over protection
« Reply #26 on: July 02, 2011, 11:21:17 AM »
Quote from: marku8a on July 02, 2011, 11:14:43 AM
Does someone know if the Top Block sliders are available from a US source or do I need to deal with Top Block directly?

You need to get them direct from Top Block. Very straight forward though IMO, no problem at all with the ordering process for me, they speak english via email and shipping was fast too.
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Re: Top Block Racing - side sliders and tip over protection
« Reply #27 on: July 02, 2011, 02:11:27 PM »
Thanks ZG.
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Re: Top Block Racing - side sliders and tip over protection
« Reply #28 on: July 02, 2011, 04:26:51 PM »
Yep emailed them asking for price inc shipping and they replied by the next day. Trouble was the price nearly NZ $1000!!!!!!!!!!!!
Still cheaper than repairing a bag and fairing though. Father Christmas better be in a generous mood this year  ;)
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Re: Top Block Racing - side sliders and tip over protection
« Reply #29 on: July 02, 2011, 07:30:10 PM »
Quote from: marku8a on July 02, 2011, 02:11:27 PM
Thanks ZG.

Send an email to Tatiana at commercial@top-block.com she's awesome and made my purchase very pleasant indeed, plus in my mind she's hot...  ;)   ???
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Re: Top Block Racing - side sliders and tip over protection
« Reply #30 on: July 18, 2011, 08:50:28 PM »
Quote from: ZG on July 02, 2011, 07:30:10 PM

Send an email to Tatiana at commercial@top-block.com she's awesome and made my purchase very pleasant indeed, plus in my mind she's hot...  ;)   ???

I emailed Top Block a couple of times with no response. I spaced my mail a couple of weeks apart thinking I may have hit a French holiday or possibly a shop summer shut down (lots of small businesses do this). After hearing about the good customer support and responses in English I am a bit surprised that I have not heard from them.

Has anyone else had the same experience?
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Re: Top Block Racing - side sliders and tip over protection
« Reply #31 on: July 18, 2011, 09:02:22 PM »
Quote from: marku8a on July 18, 2011, 08:50:28 PM
I emailed Top Block a couple of times with no response. I spaced my mail a couple of weeks apart thinking I may have hit a French holiday or possibly a shop summer shut down (lots of small businesses do this). After hearing about the good customer support and responses in English I am a bit surprised that I have not heard from them.

Has anyone else had the same experience?


That very well could be the case, my company has factories/offices in Finland, France, and Italy, and they all 3 close down in mid summer for about a month and a half. (must be nice huh...)


Have you tried sending an inquiry from their website page? That was what I did first and then got a response from Tatiana the next day...
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Re: Top Block Racing - side sliders and tip over protection
« Reply #32 on: July 20, 2011, 07:39:23 AM »
Hi guys,

Just thought I'd share that the Top Block guards for 08 - 09 are exactly like the ones offered by Kawasaki as a dealer option. That is what I have installed (thanks, ZG, for showing that lost balance while doing a U-turn on a gravel road - you can't see the incline of the road in the photo - is the reason why I love my guards btw) AND I noticed underneath mine there is a stamp that reads, "Registered Community Design" with the TBR logo next to it.

So the only discernable difference is that mine have the "official" Kawasaki print logo on them.

I don't like the way the 2010+ model guards look (I agree that the tube design looks like a handicap rail lol) but I think they did very well with the 08 - 09 ones.

-Wanderlust
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Re: Top Block Racing - side sliders and tip over protection
« Reply #33 on: July 20, 2011, 10:49:39 AM »
Quote from: Wanderlust on July 20, 2011, 07:39:23 AM
Hi guys,

Just thought I'd share that the Top Block guards for 08 - 09 are exactly like the ones offered by Kawasaki as a dealer option. That is what I have installed (thanks, ZG, for showing that lost balance while doing a U-turn on a gravel road - you can't see the incline of the road in the photo - is the reason why I love my guards btw) AND I noticed underneath mine there is a stamp that reads, "Registered Community Design" with the TBR logo next to it.

So the only discernable difference is that mine have the "official" Kawasaki print logo on them.

I don't like the way the 2010+ model guards look (I agree that the tube design looks like a handicap rail lol) but I think they did very well with the 08 - 09 ones.

-Wanderlust


Yep, hope you didn't mind me using your pic to illustrate them in action brutha, I had it saved from our old forum...


Yes, Top Block manufactures the Kawi branded sliders, so they are the exact same design, I opted to go with the TBR ones because I wanted solid black with no logo's.  8)
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Re: Top Block Racing - side sliders and tip over protection
« Reply #34 on: July 20, 2011, 12:05:15 PM »
Quote from: ZG on July 20, 2011, 10:49:39 AM

Yep, hope you didn't mind me using your pic to illustrate them in action brutha, I had it saved from our old forum...


Yes, Top Block manufactures the Kawi branded sliders, so they are the exact same design, I opted to go with the TBR ones because I wanted solid black with no logo's.  8)

You mean that C-14 wasn't layed down for demonstration purposes?   :)
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Re: Top Block Racing - side sliders and tip over protection
« Reply #35 on: July 20, 2011, 12:07:14 PM »
Quote from: RedBombardier on July 20, 2011, 12:05:15 PM
You mean that C-14 wasn't layed down for demonstration purposes?   :)


Nope, Wanderlusts went down all on her own...  :'(
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Re: Top Block Racing - side sliders and tip over protection
« Reply #36 on: July 20, 2011, 01:15:33 PM »
any hope for a black option?? or don't they look that out of place in person??
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Re: Top Block Racing - side sliders and tip over protection
« Reply #37 on: July 20, 2011, 01:26:49 PM »
Quote from: JS_racer on July 20, 2011, 01:15:33 PM
any hope for a black option?? or don't they look that out of place in person??


The slider part is black, or are you referring to the arm part? Here's a pic of them on mine, I think they look great! The silver arm matches the swing arm and bars etc on my bike, so I think they fit right in nicely IMO... You could have the arms powder coated black though if you wanted prior to installing them, that might look pretty cool too...

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Re: Top Block Racing - side sliders and tip over protection
« Reply #38 on: July 20, 2011, 02:52:08 PM »
My only question is: Will they fit with Ronnie's Highway pegs installed?
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Re: Top Block Racing - side sliders and tip over protection
« Reply #39 on: July 20, 2011, 03:03:37 PM »
Quote from: alexx45 on July 20, 2011, 02:52:08 PM
My only question is: Will they fit with Ronnie's Highway pegs installed?


Sorry Alexx, I have no clue on that one...
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