• 4 Stroke Husqvarna Motorcycles Made In Italy - About 1989 to 2014
     TE = 4st Enduro & TC = 4st Cross

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    As you all know, Coffee (Dean) passed away a couple of years ago. I am Dean's ex-wife's husband and happen to have spent my career in tech. Over the years, I occasionally helped Dean with various tech issues.

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Best X-light skid plate?

Matthew525 said:
Only down side of TMD skid plate is 5 bolts to remove rather than 1.
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Can anyone tell me how many bolts to remove a hyde skid plate?

Jon said:
I got the P3 one and bolts up the same way as the Hyde, fits like a glove, ive hit a couple times now and seems to hold up, was a little worried about the carbon but seems to be ok.
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What is this P3 one?

glangston said:
Uptite. Aluminum, vented.View attachment 43801
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How many bolts for removal?
 
TM one is a nice skid plate but a pain in the arse (5 bolts) to remove, I am lazy and liked the OEM one bolt but it's no where as good so I'll just have to undo more bolts at oil change time....:(
 
The P3 is a work of art in it's own right but personally I think For the area and it's intended use the Hyde is a better design.

They use a Polyethylene base and copolymers (UHMPE) then heat form. It's not unlike white water boats. Glass boats are super silky and look great but modern plastic takes the impacts better overtime. The issue with any woven glass mate is once you brake the bond you NEED to fix with a gel coat or epoxy it's all downhill once water get in to the fibers. As someone who's boated a good deal of his live, I love glass but it's got draw back to the sexyness.

Joe
 
The TMD has held up well in the north Jersey rocks but the lower oil filter cover screw is exposed. This is what happened to mine. Freak thing maybe, but I ordered the Hyde.
 

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No skid plate is 100% protective. I understand that.
I don't want aluminum or carbon fiber.
TMD - 5 bolts is too much for a lazy ass like me.
Hyde - is hairy monkey butt UGLY! That hump looks like it was a mold for something else they adapted to fit, and those unevenly spaced holes look like it was me drunk who did it!!!
I don't know where to go..... probably hyde.....because of 2 bolts....
I run stock now but after 1 "big bear run" I know stock is not enough....
 
I just got a husqvarna hard parts skid like this one
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The best on I have seen and the one I ordered for my X-lite was made by TM design for Zip TY racing. 3 bolts hold it on, good coverage all around. Give Zip TY a call or pm tinken here.
 
Buzybraza said:
Hyde - is hairy monkey butt UGLY! That hump looks like it was a mold for something else they adapted to fit, and those unevenly spaced holes look like it was me drunk who did it!!!.
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Looks are subjective but I really don't think it's that bad looking. I haven't seen one in hand yet to comment on the quality standards. I have emailed with Jay the tech guy and it sounds like they put some thought into it and for sure didn't just retrofit it from another bike

Joe
 
need2boat said:
Looks are subjective but I really don't think it's that bad looking. I haven't seen one in hand yet to comment on the quality standards. I have emailed with Jay the tech guy and it sounds like they put some thought into it and for sure didn't just retrofit it from another bike
Joe
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Subjective for sure! I have a hyde skid plate on another bike (2008 KTM950SE) and I like it a lot.

But the unevenly spaced holes in the picture below are not subjective. It is just plain wrong.

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The Hyde incorporates air space up front and the curves seem to add some structural integrity. The holes are same size above the frame member and decrease in size as moves down.
 
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