Pretty cool catch....

[Pappy]

Cody put in a good practice monday....and now his stock heel gaurd is wasted. He said he did it going through a whoops section WFO and as he ripped through it, the frame hit and there ya go.

I found this shot in the mix, shows why heel guards break on many aftermarket nerfs


http://kenhill.smugmug.com/photos/612194741_Y2DBz-XL.jpg

[IdahoMX]

He has his heels planted in them. I dont run with any heel guards as I feel it restricts the movement in my ankles. That pic shows almost all his weight into them almost as if they were his footpeg.

[JParisi48]

i love the rath nerfs with the netted heel guards, i ride the same way as cody, i hate how the stock pegs are so skinny, its more comfortable to stick tour feet in the heel gaurd

[ProspectorJim]

is he landing short or taking off?

[Pappy]

He is taking off, its a table table step up section.

[rollie]

i ride like that too, and snap off heal gaurds almost like its my job, haha!

[Pappy]

I think alot of folks ride that way with heel guards, many probably dont even know it:p

The plastic is smooshed up from the bottom on the very inside well of the stock unit on his LTR....and I could hear the rev limiter as he charegd the whoops so I have no doubt that it is when it got broke.

I might just keep snatching up stock heel guards..cheaper then aftermarket that will meet the same fate:p

[Pappy]

Hell, he hardly uses the pegs:p

http://kenhill.smugmug.com/photos/610323744_5uQWE-L.jpg

Looks funny, but he was crooked as hell due to a bad lip on the jump and had to correct it all the way down:p

http://kenhill.smugmug.com/photos/610186578_8P58q-L.jpg

[631kfx400]

is BPG worth an 8 hour drive?

[Pappy]

If you like MX ...Yes

If you like riding until you run out of gas...Yes

If you like riding at a facility that lives and breathes quads...Yes

If you like big air...Yes

I would make it into atleast a 3 day trip. The camping, showers, facility and atmosphere is hard to beat.

If your into being a Goon..No

If your not in shape to ride all day...No

If your machine is a POS and cant handle it...NO

I only say this because it would be a waste of money if you went and werent ready to get your moneys worth!!!

[honda4life72]

i found out the best way not to break heel guards. take them off. :devil:

[ProspectorJim]

Originally posted by honda4life72
i found out the best way not to break heel guards. take them off. :devil:

Then you just break ankles:p

[honda4life72]

yea who needs them anyways right?:blah:

[SRH]

thats actually how your suppose to ride on the balls of your feet, i never ran heel guards, i got size 13's and couldnt function right , never had any issues with my feet coming off

[wolfpack91]

When I had to quit racing in 2002 there were no heel guards. They came on stock bikes but no one kept them and there weren't aftermarket ones made yet. When I ride a bike now with them, I can feel them hit the backs of my legs when I'm leaning back in whoops and so on. I'd have to get use to them now. My kids don't know any difference because they've always had them.

[SRH]

yeah heel guards are relatively new in racing, i started in 00 and no one had them on, on my 400ex stock theyd fill up with mud and it was slippery, times have changed for sure:p

[TCracin440ex]

Originally posted by SRH
thats actually how your suppose to ride on the balls of your feet, i never ran heel guards, i got size 13's and couldnt function right , never had any issues with my feet coming off


i never had heel guards on my 450r or my 400ex. i hated them. i felt the same that it restricted my movement. plus i ran a AC pro peg on both quads

the 450r w the ac pro pegs
http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z254/OneBaddAssZ71/washedup450r004.jpg

and a very very old pic of the 400ex with the AC pro pegs that came with the add on heel guards...i still got the heel guards in my shed
http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z254/OneBaddAssZ71/pic003.jpg

[JRP]

awsome pics pappy! The stock heel guards SUCK on the ltrs, ive broke 5 sets so far, its a PITA!

[quad2xtreme]

Originally posted by 631kfx400
is BPG worth an 8 hour drive?

I drive 7 hrs to get there about 4-5 times a year. Like Pappy says though, I stopped doing it for a 2 day weekend. I only go for 3 days at a minimum now.

I would definitely stock up on spare parts for a trip like this. Extra chain, sprockets, bearings, clutch cable, spark plugs, etc.

For a quad, it is close enough to WV to qualify for "Almost Heaven" status. :p In fact when I die, I hope there is a BPG in heaven.

[fastredrider44]

I guess I'm kinda different than most. I run aftermarket pegs and regular ol AC nerfs, without nets, and no heel gaurds. I wear a size 13 boot, and that's one reason, but really, I just don't like them. My feet usually stick to the pegs pretty good.

[andrew450r]

Can you bring bikes to BPG?

[bbender85]

i'm in the wear-size-13-don't-like-heelguards club too.

[quad2xtreme]

Originally posted by andrew450r
Can you bring bikes to BGP?

Yep, lots of bikes there. It is probably easier to learn to ride a bike there too because the landers are forgiving.

[quad2xtreme]

Originally posted by JRP
awsome pics pappy! The stock heel guards SUCK on the ltrs, ive broke 5 sets so far, its a PITA!

what are you doing on here Jordan? You don't even ride anymore. ;) Guys ditches his buddies as soon as some chick comes along.

[JRP]

Originally posted by quad2xtreme
what are you doing on here Jordan? You don't even ride anymore. ;) Guys ditches his buddies as soon as some chick comes along.

lol im getting back into it jon! I got my motor back and ive already broken it in ;) I didn't have the money to dump into my motor, but after 5months, im ready to go! Waiting for david to heal up! I think im heading to coles this comming tuesday to ride, since no one up here rides anymore lol

[born2ride14]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by TCracin440ex
i never had heel guards on my 450r or my 400ex. i hated them. i felt the same that it restricted my movement. plus i ran a AC pro peg on both quads

the 450r w the ac pro pegs
http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z254/OneBaddAssZ71/washedup450r004.jpg

and a very very old pic of the 400ex with the AC pro pegs that came with the add on heel guards...i still got the heel guards in my shed
http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z254/OneBaddAssZ71/pic003.jpg [/QUOTE





Hey i have been looking for a set of those ac clamp on heel gaurds, do you want to sell them?

[quad2xtreme]

Originally posted by JRP
lol im getting back into it jon! I got my motor back and ive already broken it in ;) I didn't have the money to dump into my motor, but after 5months, im ready to go! Waiting for david to heal up! I think im heading to coles this comming tuesday to ride, since no one up here rides anymore lol

Sounds good. David probably told you I dislocated my shoulder twice. MX is out until I have surgery. It is scheduled for Sept 17th. 4 months to heal so I am out for awhile after that too.

[TCracin440ex]

Originally posted by 300maniac

Hey i have been looking for a set of those ac clamp on heel gaurds, do you want to sell them? [/B]

why everything is forsale for the right price...shoot me a PM