Powers S.W. cutting too many corners!

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Old Jan 22, 2008 | 05:36 PM
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I have their cage on my 03 R1. Well, the cage itself is pretty well built, but the hardware that they give you to mount it, is crap! For the rear mounting point of the cage to my bike, they shipped me a threaded stud with a nut welded to one end. I'm sure that they went straight to Home Depot to get this ****! Those threaded studs are great for holding wood together, but to be used as a motormount stud for a motorcycle... WTF!!! Those studs are as soft as butter when it comes to bending them. So because of that ******* piece I have snapped off two bolts that mount the motor and cage to the frame! I have tried making contact with Powers to discuss this, but never get a response back from them! I will never use anything from them again, nor will I recommend their product to another person! Rant over!
Old Jan 22, 2008 | 05:50 PM
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Old Jan 22, 2008 | 05:54 PM
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Damn stock, you don't cut anybody a break do ya? lol
Old Jan 22, 2008 | 05:54 PM
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Old Jan 22, 2008 | 05:55 PM
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Old Jan 22, 2008 | 06:29 PM
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Re: Powers S.W. cutting too many corners!

If you don't gorilla tighten your bolts it should be fine. Also the nut welded to the all thread is standard practice for almost all cage builders with that design. If your bolts were super strong your frame would give. You want the bolts to be able to bend/flex/break if need be.
Old Jan 22, 2008 | 06:31 PM
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You should have started this thread about how happy you are that Powers actually sent you your cage.
Old Jan 22, 2008 | 06:42 PM
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Re: Powers S.W. cutting too many corners!

Originally Posted by Compton82
You should have started this thread about how happy you are that Powers actually sent you your cage.
i agree...took me a month and a half 2 get mine
Old Jan 22, 2008 | 06:43 PM
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Old Jan 22, 2008 | 06:51 PM
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Re: Powers S.W. cutting too many corners!

ive dealt with powers and they were pretty good to me but that was along time ago before there **** started gettin real popular
Old Jan 22, 2008 | 10:33 PM
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Re: Powers S.W. cutting too many corners!

as much of a pain in the butt powers can be to deal with at times, i will say ive always thought their product is top notch, fits right and made well..
crying about all thread?! you serious!? your prolly same kind of person who zip ties fairrings together than whines about orange peel on your fresh painted stunt piece.. lol..

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Re: Powers S.W. cutting too many corners!

Originally Posted by Compton82
You should have started this thread about how happy you are that Powers actually sent you your cage.
just order through lockhart phillips USA!
Old Jan 22, 2008 | 10:53 PM
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