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| Looks like there are two versions offered one by Witchdoctor and one by HMD. Besides the $50.00 difference in price is there anything better with either one. My big question is do the skid plate have to be removed to change the oil? I am ready to put one of these on my bike just looking for some advise from others that have installed a skid plate.
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Cruiser
Posts: 92
| Witchdoctors is billet aluminum and HMD's is steel. Both are powder coated. and Yes you can change oil with it installed. |
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Puddle Jumper
Posts: 11
| Im in the process of installing the Slam kit of hmd520 and the plate they make is stout steel approx. 1/4 thick. Covers front and goes to the rear of the engine case and there is all kinds of space to get to the oil filter no problem. |
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Iron Butt
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Peru, IN | I'm pretty sure WDs version isn't "billet" aluminum. It's a sheet of aluminum cut and bent to shape. Not that there's necessarily anything wrong with that but I'd hate for someone to think it was machined out of a solid chunk of aluminum. |
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Cruiser
Posts: 92
| I went with the WD version and so far I'm pretty happy. I did notice that when jacking, the plate gives at least a half inch, but seemed to bounce back okay. |
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Visionary
Posts: 1229
Rancho Cucamonga, CA | Victory Police Motorcycles also makes one for the police bikes. $250, but it covers the rectifier as well. HMD's does not.
http://victorypolicemotorcycles.com/products.html
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Iron Butt
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Peru, IN | The one for the cop bikes probably only fits the X bikes as they don't sell Vision cop bikes anymore. |
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Visionary
Posts: 1229
Rancho Cucamonga, CA | Same mounting points as the HMD one. |
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Iron Butt
Posts: 1066
Peru, IN | That's odd. You're right, though. It IS the same as HMDs version BUT different from WDs version. (The HMD version has both rear tabs on the sides. The WDs version has one rear tab on the side and the other rear tab on the back. I wonder if this could be the cracking issue?) Anyway, I remember seeing WDs version but I don't think I ever looked closely at HMDs version. Figured they were the same (except for material). |
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Visionary
Posts: 1229
Rancho Cucamonga, CA | What one has had a cracking issue? I have the HMD one. It is very solid and I have never had any issues. If I was to buy one again, however, I would buy the VPM model. I have several bent fins on my rectifier, I think from hitting speed bumps on a lowered bike. A little rectifier protection would have been nice. The mounting is much easier with the VPM and HMD style.
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Puddle Jumper
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MA facing NH, MA United States | I installed the HMD skid plate installed that came with their lowering kit. It's very solid far as I can tell. |
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Visionary
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Central Maryland | I have HMD's plate as well. I like it. Very solid. |
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Iron Butt
Posts: 1066
Peru, IN | Not HMDs, but I think 3 of WDs cracked at the rear tab. Probably a very small percentage based on what he's sold. I've done business with both HMD and WD and I'd do business with either of them again, in a New York minute. |
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Visionary
Posts: 3773
Pittsburgh, PA | would the ones that cover the rectifier decrease its cooling efficiency? |
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