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Old Apr 12, 2006 | 09:50 AM
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1st fI cage ... weld broke on the loop and smashed my case cover 1st drop

2nd fI. cage (new design)... one drop and it shoved everything to the right, the loop is already touching my plastic, the next drop probably will mean another broken case cover at this rate.
Old Apr 12, 2006 | 09:51 AM
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crash on the other side
Old Apr 12, 2006 | 09:52 AM
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crash on the other side
haha i hope it works out that way
Old Apr 12, 2006 | 09:56 AM
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what bike is it on? put a MXD cage on it next if you break it. mine has taken lots of beatings. only bad thing is its a bit heavy
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what bike is it on? put a MXD cage on it next if you break it. mine has taken lots of beatings. only bad thing is its a bit heavy

its on a gSXr 600 yet to boot...
Old Apr 12, 2006 | 10:19 AM
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not bashin freestyle, my buddy had one (R.I.P).... and he had looped and droped and everything you can think of and the only thing he had to do was change out the pucks from them bein worn down.. but on a big bike like my 929, it would have already ben busted all to hell. a friend of mine has a 929 with one and it bent the frame ear. but everyone has their own prefrence.
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Had one on my '98 GSXR and currently have one on the F4i. Never had too many problems with mine and I've put it through hell. Only problem I have is breaking rearsets and cracked an already broken case (once). Given all the **** that its been through, I'd say the cage has done a hell of a job. Freestyle rocks!!!!
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905


to each his own, but I've heard good things from all of them.
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FI cages.. rocked them for allmost a year.. they have taken like 1000 chashes. No problem
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Re: FI. cage = weak

Originally Posted by shortGSXR1000
1st fI cage ... weld broke on the loop and smashed my case cover 1st drop

2nd fI. cage (new design)... one drop and it shoved everything to the right, the loop is already touching my plastic, the next drop probably will mean another broken case cover at this rate.
What exactly do you consider a "drop"?
Old Apr 12, 2006 | 11:04 AM
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What exactly do you consider a "drop"?

Dont be a smart A**... i know weather the cage should have bent or not. I didnt pankake it from 12 or grab or anything. Jumped off and pull it down to the side with my clutch hand and bam bent cage.
Old Apr 12, 2006 | 11:16 AM
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Originally Posted by timex
Had one on my '98 GSXR and currently have one on the F4i. Never had too many problems with mine and I've put it through hell. Only problem I have is breaking rearsets and cracked an already broken case (once). Given all the **** that its been through, I'd say the cage has done a hell of a job. Freestyle rocks!!!!

Dude every other circle you do the bike is on the ground.
Old Apr 12, 2006 | 11:24 AM
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Maybe you had loose bolts and that is why it bent. I have a new FI design cage. I crashed a 30-40mph highchair this weekend when my windscreen hit my kill switch at engine break height. My bike went everywhere...slid, rolled..you name it. Nothing happend to the bike.
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Originally Posted by SAMBO
FI isn't a good cage for beginners.


i agree... but it is still a good cage.
Old Apr 12, 2006 | 11:40 AM
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Dude every other circle you do the bike is on the ground.

.....or lying down in a loading dock.
Old Apr 12, 2006 | 11:44 AM
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true-- loose cages do the damage. I have to tighten mine every week or so.
Old Apr 12, 2006 | 12:08 PM
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true-- loose cages do the damage. I have to tighten mine every week or so.

especially the damn engine bolts...
Old Apr 12, 2006 | 12:09 PM
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fi cage is good for like your pretty street bike that you arent gonna try too much new on, just kill the streets, its unobstructive........i rock a powers because i ****, and it will hold up to my NEWBIE abuse better than the FI would....

i mean, just walk up and kick the cage!!!!! fi will reverberate in the tube, others' wont.....also FI me thinks always has a prob with bending the slider part of it (i think, others will let me know)

dont get me wrong....if i could ride worth a damn, id rock an FI cause its IS less obtrusive....im not gonna try my first circles wit it though

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my

fi cage is good for like your pretty street bike that you arent gonna try too much new on, just kill the streets, its unobstructive........i rock a powers because i ****, and it will hold up to my NEWBIE abuse better than the FI would....

i mean, just walk up and kick the cage!!!!! fi will reverberate in the tube, others' wont.....also FI me thinks always has a prob with bending the slider part of it (i think, others will let me know)

dont get me wrong....if i could ride worth a damn, id rock an FI cause its IS less obtrusive....im not gonna try my first circles wit it though

my



yeah the FI cage bends on the slider where they bolt to the frame, my friends bent his ears on his 929... but well said, its for people who cant control their bikes from hard falls
Old Apr 12, 2006 | 02:25 PM
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I have 04 gsxr600 and my FI cage has hit the ground a couple of hundred times and is just fine. Have had to replace the motor mount bolt once. Learn to wreck....



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