You are putting a lot of work in new bike; looking forward to your next adventure.

Well done. Looks good.

Great install video! I put a Ravetech on my ‘19 V-Strom 650. I’m really happy with it - worth every penny. Mine has seen lots of rocks up close, a bit scarred but unfazed. They are made in Thailand. I ordered mine direct from the company.

@ozarksbackroads5484

2 жыл бұрын

Good to hear from you sir, glad you are happy with yours. I have a few hits on mine but it is holding up well.... thanks for watching.. keep safe out there... :)

@ozarksbackroads5484

2 жыл бұрын

Hello there sir, good to hear from you. The paint on mine is getting chipped up on the front as well. I am thinking it needs to be coated with some truck bed liner coating. That stuff doesn't chip easily, it is thick and soft. Thanks for watching and keep safe out there... :)

I always informative, and great point about bolting anything to the engine case thanks for sharing 👍🏽

I watched another vid on mounting this plate before yours and yours was many orders of magnitude better. Great vid! Thoroughly explained and good camera work. Thanks!

@ozarksbackroads5484

2 жыл бұрын

Good to hear from you sir. Glad you liked the video. Have a great new year, thanks for watching and keep safe out there.... :)

It does look like a robust piece. Looks like it's pieced together with some nice beads. And it's color coordinated with the rest of the bike. Very important. She's lookin good.

I enjoy all of your posts. I think we might be about the same age and have the same riding goals, explore, have fun and come home without hurting the body or the bike. I also really enjoy "Motorcycle Travel Channel" and he just posted some good views of my neighborhood. You might enjoy watching, "Easy Overlanding in Southern Arizona.

@ozarksbackroads5484

3 жыл бұрын

Good to hear from you Mike. Glad you like the channel. I will check out MTC... Thanks for watching and keep safe out there... :)

Great job on the video, Jon. We'll compare your skid plate with the one on my 1000 when you're in E TN. Might be the same as mine. Have fun in NM and bring back some Adventure footage. I'm off to MT this Saturday. See you soon!

@ozarksbackroads5484

3 жыл бұрын

Will do sir, have a great trip... be safe.. :)

My friends and I all use Ravetech's skid plates exclusively. We are just another bunch of V-Strom riders. Ravetech is from Thailand and they are the strongest skid plates by far.

@ozarksbackroads5484

2 жыл бұрын

Hello there Mr. Octane, I would have to agree that the Ravetech is a pretty tough unit for sure. I have been told that they have gone out of business but I am not sure. Hope that is not the case.... thanks for watching... keep safe out there... :)

@absolutoctane

2 жыл бұрын

@@ozarksbackroads5484 You're right, they may be going out of business soon if they don't get more riders' support. It's a waste seeing a company making great products disappearing. That's the reason why I am actively recommending their products to all the V-Strom riders I know. Have a good day, you'll love that skid plate. I know mine have saved me many times.

@3:54 man I wish somebody would make a custom full exaust system that's routed closer to the engine. It looks like there's at least an inch of ground clearence to be had there. EDIT: never mind, on closer inspection the suspension linkage is also very low so ... yeah

John, It seems I remember that you added extra grease to the bearings of the front wheel by removing the seal cover for the bearing. If you did what video was that on. I have a V-Strom the same year, model and color as yours and I want to do the same thing to the bearings. Great video's John, keep up the good work! I also added the Dunlop Trail Master tires.

@ozarksbackroads5484

Жыл бұрын

Good to hear from you sir, Yes I think I have showed that process a few times in my videos. I found one here that shows me doing that at around 9:30 in the video here... kzread.info/dash/bejne/p6R8urVxnMTRktI.html Good luck with all of your projects and thanks for watching... keep safe out there... :)

EXCELLENT! I believe I've found my new skid plate for my '21 650XT ADV! Working at a motorcycle dealership, I've seen'em all too! Just hoping I can trim the engine cowl to fit around the plate. (I just like the looks of it) SUBSCRIBED!

@ozarksbackroads5484

3 жыл бұрын

Good to hear from you sir.. Glad you like... thanks for watching.. :)

@vf5126

2 жыл бұрын

Just bought the same bike! I’m having a center stand put on before picking it up. Can you tell me if this skid plate interferes with a center stand (thanks)?

@ozarksbackroads5484

2 жыл бұрын

@@vf5126 Hello there sir. The skid plate goes on with the center stand no problems at all. My bike came with the center stand and I installed the skid plate without any issues... thanks for watching.. good luck and keep safe... :)

@bikenbush

2 жыл бұрын

😎! Let me know how you go with trying to maintain the cowling! I know what you mean … it looks beefier ….

@ozarksbackroads5484

2 жыл бұрын

Good to hear from you sir... glad you like... Thanks for watching... :)

Good video. Thanks.

@ozarksbackroads5484

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching sir... keep safe out there... :)

Loved the review!!! Very hip!!! I checked the website. Which of the options have you installed please? Is it the welded one?

I wonder with that gap if it will help cooling?

Quick question - after install, did you notice more engine noise (reflecting off the skid plate)? Thanks much for all your great ‘Strom videos!

@ozarksbackroads5484

2 жыл бұрын

hello there sir, good to hear from you. I haven't noticed any differences in sound from before to after the skid plate install on my V-Strom. The v-strom engine is a very quiet running engine.. doesn't make much noise to reflect back up I suppose. thanks for watching... keep safe out there... :)

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Great video. Like all your others. Ordered my Ravetech DHL says it's on the truck out for delivery. While waitting I remember someone saying that bolt holding the kick stand on is super hard to get off. 14mm box end can't break it. Add a bottle jack to end of wrench no give. Got out my 1/2 inch impact 18 inches of extensions and coming in from the other side just above the exhaust puts it in line with the bolt. Even the impact had a time of it getting that bolt loose. Lots of lock tight on that one. Did you also have a time getting that on off?

@ozarksbackroads5484

2 жыл бұрын

Hello there sir, good to hear from you. You have a pretty nice skip plate there. I don't remember mine being super tight but I imagine it had a good dose of lock tight on it. Enjoy and thanks for watching... keep safe out there... :)

Sir, great video! Is there any significant/noticeable weight impact from the skid plate? Any additional weight may be a good thing in terms of helping to lower center of gravity... Any other noticeable impacts (positive or negative) when riding? Thank you!

@ozarksbackroads5484

Жыл бұрын

Hello there sir, sorry I missed your comment... I could not tell any difference with the bike after installing the skid plate. I don't think it is heavy enough to make any difference... Thanks for watching... keep safe out there... :)

Looks great. Thanks for posting. Do you still have the FJR?

@ozarksbackroads5484

3 жыл бұрын

Hello sir, good to hear from you. No I sold my FJR. I will try and get another one for next season. Yamaha was unable to get a service kit to my dealer to get the recall work done so I sold it to the dealer and now he is waiting on the service kit. Thanks for watching... :)

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Hey John. I was wondering what brand crash bar you're using on your V-Strom and how do you like them? Thanks and love your videos!

@ozarksbackroads5484

Жыл бұрын

Hey there sir... good to hear from you... the V-Strom has the crash bars that came on it new. those come on the XT models. they are good bars, I have not bent one and they are good to strap a small dry sack to like a sleeping bag sized sack on to.... Hope this helps... thanks for watching and keep safe out there... :)

Great looking skid plate John. I leave this coming Friday for Hood River Oregon for 2 weeks as over 6000 miles. That should break in the new Pan America!😂 where you heading this year?

@ozarksbackroads5484

3 жыл бұрын

Sounds like you will have a lot of fun on that new ride. I am currently in New Mexico, been out here for a couple of weeks now. I will be heading to Apalacia in July for some smoky mountain riding as well. Have a great trip and keep safe.... :)

@klh3244

3 жыл бұрын

@@ozarksbackroads5484 you as well John.

looks great what crash bars do you have on there im looking to go with the same set up, any excess vibration after having both on?

@ozarksbackroads5484

2 жыл бұрын

Hey there Josh ... good to hear from you. The crash bars are the factory bars that came on the bike new. My bike is the XT so it came with bars, handguards and paniers. No vibes that I am aware of on this bike... the 90 degree V-Twin is a very balanced engine so vibes aren't usually an issue... Thanks for watching.. good luck on your projects and keep safe out there... :)

@BURDsTheW0RD

2 жыл бұрын

@@ozarksbackroads5484 thanks for the reply! Love the videos, I just picked up a 2018 650xt but that year didn't have the crash bars so ill be putting some on. I will say after just one weekend with the bike I love it!

Nice video Sir, I was wondering, is it strong enough to jack the bike on the skid plate?

@ozarksbackroads5484

2 жыл бұрын

Hello there sir, good to hear from you... yes I have lifted mine under the skid plate several times.. it is plenty strong enough for that... thanks for watching... keep safe out there... :)

@FrancoisTX1974

2 жыл бұрын

@@ozarksbackroads5484 thank you Sir, you always reply and it’s always fast, really appreciate.

I need this skit plate in India but unfortunately no body ships this here. Do you know anyway this can be shipped ?

@ozarksbackroads5484

2 жыл бұрын

Hello there... good to hear from you. I am sorry but I do not know anything about international shipping so I cannot be any help to you on that subject. I would try searching some of your local V-Strom forums online and see what other V-Strom owners are doing there... Good luck sir... thanks for watching and keep safe out there.. :)

You can check if something is stainless steel with a magnet, stainless steel is not magnetic whereas normal steel is ;)

@ozarksbackroads5484

2 жыл бұрын

Hello there sir, good to hear from you. It turns out the hardware was stainless steel. I haven't tried a magnet but I would imagine that it would be less magnetic that plain steel. Thanks for watching and keep safe out there... :)

What brand name us the crash bars? For compatability?

@ozarksbackroads5484

2 жыл бұрын

Hello there sir, those are the factory Suzuki bars on the V-Strom. The XT comes with them already installed.... thanks for watching... keep safe... :)

I have a 2020 vstrom 650xt will this work on my bike and also what crash bars are those

@ozarksbackroads5484

Жыл бұрын

Hello there sir, good to hear from you. Yes this skid plate is for your bike. The crash bars are the factory Suzuki bars that came on the bike. Good luck with all your projects. Thanks for watching and keep safe out there... :)

where can I buy it, share the page, thank you ✌🏻

@ozarksbackroads5484

7 ай бұрын

ravetechmotorcycles.com/store... Link is in the comments under the video... thanks for watching... :)

Same bike, same color, same skid plate!

@ozarksbackroads5484

2 жыл бұрын

Great minds buy the same stuff.... :)

I guess I'm late to the party because I just found out that Ravetech is now out of business (end of last year) as a result of covid garbage.