skid plate (flatland or ricochet)

Sorry, I know there are other threads but...

Which one FlatLand or Ricochet?

Price is close enough that it will be one of the two. I've seen plenty of Flatland pics close up but not any good ones of the Ricochet.

*ordering tomorrow so....

Flatland seem to be built better, but is your call......!

*coughs* B&B!!*coughs*

^^haha, i wish. Price is the factor here, otherwise the B&B is the hottest.

What's so hot with the B&B ?

It looks pretty much like the Flatland. Made from the same material and same shape.

Mounts differently (more solid mounting, uses the rear motor mounts), bends are a bit different and it's shiny! Oh and you don't need to use baffling to get rid of noise, as it's doesn't give off any vibrations.

I don't know much about the flatlander but I've got the ricochet and I like it , I've got no complaints.

I've had both, richochet on the first bike and flatlands now (get the WR250R Flatlands package from Dual Sport Amory, don't forget the forum discount...). I like the flatlands somewhat better, but they are pretty comparable.

SheWolf wrote:

*coughs* B&B!!*coughs*

thought you said you had a force plate?
http://www.forceaccessories.com.au/Page/Products.php
http://www.bboffroad.com.au/wr_250r_steel_frame.htm

I have a B&B skid and a Force Rad guard.

Hmm thanks for that link, I think I'll get the master cylinder guard at some point. Never liked how exposed it is...

*edit....I went mid-evil on the household garbage. It was nasty. Then I went on a room-by-room cleaning spree. Finally found the little baggy of bolts in the couch cushions as i was vacuuming, right where i was working on lining the skid plate.

uhm....it's been a bad week. Sometime between garbage day and now, my bolts and washers for the FlatLand skidplate has gone missing . If someone wants to be my hero...I could use the the size of the bolts (all 4 the same?).

well i finally installed the skid plate and...really? Come on!









I wasn't really happy with the fit and finish to begin with, but I figured with the price being so cheap...it was ok. Meaning the edges were very sharp. Also the washers are standard 7/16".
Anyway, looks like i'll be taking it off to machine down the two corners since they are hitting. I know, you are thinking it doesn't pivot at that point so who cares if it is touching. Well if it covered it up more it would be ok, but with it just barely touching it will start to dig in.

Oh damn...yeah, that truly sucks. Mine covers all the way to the back of the case.

should have got the ricochet like i told you.

I bought the Ricochet in haste because where we ride a lot the rocks make it mandatory. First time I put it on a stand realized that the OEM bolts had to go. Replaced with some tapered ones and kind of countersunk them a little and added that sticky back foam insulation between the frame rails and the plate for sound deadening.

that's lame!

flatland is competing on price.
their rad guard is also obviuosly designed cheaper.
imo their products are not worth it unless you are buying the cheapest.
so they don't even take the time to finish the edges so they are not sharp???

does the utah sport plate come all the back, anyone???
it looks longer.
does it have resonance noise issues like FL?
http://69.94.125.252/store/page255.html

inspector wrote:

well i finally installed the skid plate and...really? Come on!









I wasn't really happy with the fit and finish to begin with, but I figured with the price being so cheap...it was ok. Meaning the edges were very sharp. Also the washers are standard 7/16".
Anyway, looks like i'll be taking it off to machine down the two corners since they are hitting. I know, you are thinking it doesn't pivot at that point so who cares if it is touching. Well if it covered it up more it would be ok, but with it just barely touching it will start to dig in.

skierd wrote:

I've had both, richochet on the first bike and flatlands now (get the WR250R Flatlands package from Dual Sport Amory, don't forget the forum discount...). I like the flatlands somewhat better, but they are pretty comparable.

did the richocet come back farther?
besides some holes drilled up front on the flat land (which i doubt does much) what was different/better?

The Ricochet that I got from the Thumper Talk store, does come back and cover the frame bottom, probably 2-3 inches longer. Hard to tell, without side by side comparison, but the wings on the Ricochet may not wrap around the sides and cover as well as the Flatland. The Ricochet did bolt right up perfectly. The fasteners are stainless, but agree that the bottom bolts stick down to much, and I will look for some round head allen bolts and change them out.

My boy has the Richochet, I have the FL. If you guys can unknot your panties long enough I'll take peechurs of both and post them up.

I can tell you from changing the oil last night on both, the bolt hole is bigger on the FL and easier to get your fingers in there. Didn't matter in the end--I still dropped it in the drain buckets

It's worse if the oil is hot...

malibu_dan wrote:

.... If you guys can unknot your panties long enough I'll take peechurs of both and post them up.
...

Interwebz is serioz biznezz

Sorry... after dark in the garage with a halogen trouble light.

Richochet











FlatLand







My quick assessment. Richochet is couple inches longer on back edge. Flatland has better side protection, and a little better coverage from the front as well. YMMV. Now back to the regularly scheduled knotting... notice I threw a little mud on her for Wolfie...

Threw, as in you had a playboy model toss it on there for you? Here I thought maybe you had run through a gooey cow pie.

tami post this on adv

it's from b and b moto
http://www.bandbmoto.com/Page_5.php

not to be confused with b&b (from australia)
the one that shewolf uses
http://www.bboffroad.com.au/wr_250r_steel_frame.htm

notice how that is 1 single piece of alum. bent around.
very beefy & it looks to go all the way to the back & flip up some against the frame (like the richocet one does). one downside i see to using a single piece of alum. is the lower front area makes more of a sharp bend vs using a curved lower piece (for better ride over performance on say a log or something)

i do like how the flatland comes up taller than this one, in the front.