I have an 04 R6 and i keep dropping it
I'm getting pretty good at 1st gear sitdowns and standups. I need to start protecting my bike.
Better late than never right. I want to buy a crash cage but don't know which to get a freestyle ing. or a 905?
I don't want frame sliders cuz those don't protect the clutch or engine casing and those have had enough abuse.
I'm pretty sure an 03 cage will fit my 04. Do i have to drill a hole into my fairing for either of those?

 

not sure but i doubt it. I've owned both of those crash cages and i didn't have to alter anything on my bike's.

 

Which did you like better or which protected better

 

You're gonna have to shave off some of the plastic on the left side to get to the mounts. I would go with a freestyle. You and my boy should get together. He's a pro at destroying perfectly good brand new 04 R6's. You'd get along very well! He's good at loopin gixxers too!!

 

I've heard the F.I. cage tends to damage ur frame due to the sliders on high speed crashes, but it holds up good on slow stuff...Personally i'm thinkin' of gettin' an mxd or powerz cage, supposedly they are easier on ur chins...

 

[QUOTE=yungryder]I've heard the F.I. cage tends to damage ur frame due to the sliders on high speed crashes, but it holds up good on slow stuff
Thats fine i'm not going to be doing any 6th gear wheelies thats how people get hurt. I'm going to lear BP in first and then move to second or start messing with sprockets. I'll check out those others thanx

 

I'm not sure if he's the influence i need I might just make it a street fighter. FU(K plastics

 

I had an F.I first on my gixxer. My FIRST drop from parking a 12 at 5 mph. The cage taco'd. It broke my left subframe tab, magneto case, and frame tab. Not a good cage in my book.
Before i broke my F.I cage, evertime i would lay it down, the sliders would tend to make the bike roll over enough to scuff the tank.

Now i have a 929 with a 905 and that sh*t HOLDS!
I have never broke anything. And i've layed that thing over a lot!

 

Crazy i gues it really depends on what bike you have because the I was told that the 905 for an R6 sucked Does anyone have one of those powerbikeworx cages I saw them on STUNTUSA and they look pretty

 

I have an 04 R6 aswell, i was just wondering if putting the cage on the bike would effect my handeling at all. I mean, would I be able to get as low in the turns like i normaly would?

 

depends on the cage. if you get a wide cage you may not be knee scraping but can still get pretty low. some cages are tight to the cases and plastics make almost no differance

 

It's Down to a Powerbikeworks cage or a 905 which one do you guys like best?

 

Yeah th F.I. is out. MXD won't update their site I talked to some guy a while back about a cage it didn't look bad it just didn't spark my interest
Do you know anything about those powerz cages they look nice I think it's supposed to protect better than a 905

 

Check'em out... www.powersbikeworkx.com & www.mxdcages.com

 

SilverstuntedR6.. '03/'04 are identical. Getting a cage is a smart choice.

The 905 is great @ taking impacts and NOT breaking the frame, however, the cage can and will break on its welds. It will shift around and bend. Ive gone through 2. Both 1st and 2nd designs 905 put out. Also, the cage tends to allow the bike to roll over on top of itself, breaking levers, uppers, clipons etc. Loved my 905's, but I moved on to MXD.

Havent really tested it yet, but I will say this.. its freakin' huge! It looks more sturdy, but its butt ugly. I'm pretty sure on both 905 and MXD you will have to cut the lower side fairing, BUT, you might be able to take that lower off and just leave the quarter panel and not cut anything.

Havent run a FI, but hands down they look the best, cant speak for their ability to hold up.

Powers look good, I know some people with them and they never complained or had to buy new ones.

I have a 2nd Generation R6 I'm parting out, hit me up if you need anything. Good luck.

 

Ive been hearing good things about Powers cages, if i were to need a new cage thats the way id go.