Pro Circuit Platinum pipe guard

[Potatohead]

Bike is a 2017 300rr Race.

I need a new pipe and am thinking the FMF fatty or the PC Platinum. I've seen a few guards for the fatty but none for the PC. I also want a heavier duty skid plate and am considering a P-tech combo guard of the like....same issue though. What are other PC users doing to protect their pipes?

[aj_mariner]

Don’t get the platinum. The coating easily chips if it takes a hit, almost like it was spray painted on. I have been running the Works for a year and a half now...love it.
There are no pipe guards available for PC pipes on Betas. Just get the pipe repair kit from eBay https://www.ebay.com/itm/153968591216.
I use Ospho for rust in the spots I can’t scrub, but using a green Brillo pad on it every now and again keeps it in good shape.

I have been told that the FMF Gnarly is similar to the PC pipe but I haven’t personally used it.

AXP Extreme skid plate works great. You can trim the alternator side so the alternator cover can be removed without removing the skid plate.

[Potatohead]

Thanks for the reply. I haven't read about the plating issue before. I guess by having the raw pipe and that repair kit....you don't need to worry about the plating where you heat it for a repair. My current pipe has the neck area (between cylinder and expansion chamber) pushed back enough that the frame dented it. Not sure if a CF guard would have done much there. I like your thinking. I do have an oxy setup too....

[aj_mariner]

Just make a jig with the new pipe before you install it. Also, I did have to get some longer bolts for the repair kit.

As far as the plating issue, that was my own experience with the one Platinum I tried. It was a big big dent tho, one of those perfectly placed rocks 15min into its first ride

Oh, also forgot to mention that I removed the PC badge on the pipe. It was actually a rock magnet, and you’ll have to remove it anyways if there is a dent behind it. Since removing it, no dents where it used to be tacked on. Conspiracy? Most likely

[SaulGoodman]

The pc pipe fits beneath a p-tech guard. The coating is flakey so keep hard core pressure washers away. Tight squeeze in one area but it still fits.