Huge mud shovel.... NO WAY..... I would have 6 tons of mud packed in that thing.... also there is no need for all that... plus those thick metal plates make your frame stiff and effects your bike a ton, I hate the echo from the engine off a metal plate.... plastic all the way.... As for a log.... I cant imagine how big the log would have to be for me to smash a pipe on it.... 2ft plus in diameter? You shouldn't have to hold a "wheelie" to cross a log.... when approaching preload forks and blip throttle, you want the front wheel to contact the log enough to act like its a jump, when rear hits log carry momentum over....
The Hyde plate I have is plastic composite, only issue for me is the hardware didn't work and I had to visit the nut and bolt shop again.
i didnt take a pic of my latest flattened pipe but here is another example with a CF/fibre glass guard . this was from a small tight sandy wash -slow not over 25 mph but I saw a good line that wasnt. I was a sharp rock behind a bush. just hammered the guard and flattened the pipe and this one put me on the ground,, but it was soft sand so no worry. and really did not know it was so flat just rode all day like that
