R&G Track Day Donington Park

Jonjo's ZXR chilling in the pitlane at Donington Park

Trackdays. Bizarre events, normally gathering all kinds adrenaline hungry motorcycle riders. Noise, petrol fumes and power ranger suits guaranteed. 

On the 19th of September, at a damp Donington Park, there was a slight difference though. 

Are any words even needed for this? TAG Racing Yamaha R1M

R&G Crash Protection partnered up with NoLimits Trackdays to put on another solid day. They invited the TAG Racing Team for practice and a few of Instagram’s fastest growing UK Motorcycle Influencers in Garage 28.

Back to reality tomorrow after an awesome day with @rg_crashprotection at Donington. It was great to be with friends and meet new faces! Also glad that both @birotar_jonjo and @birotar_max managed to stay on their bikes without crashing! We're looking forward to the next one 😜. Big thanks to @ridewithpeaks for the photograph 👍

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After the track surface dried, both Max & Jonjo started to build the pace after recent track spills put physical and mental walls in place. The R&G Crash Protection fitted to Jonjo's NINJA certainly saved the bike from expensive damage, meaning it could be ridden at Donington without any major mechanical repairs.

Jonjo's ZXR showing battle scars from Cartagena and Cadwell Park

Donington is an incredible circuit with fast sweeping bends, double apexes and technical hairpins. An awesome place to push your limits and enjoy some 'quality track time', as NoLimits would say. 

You know that smell of petrol fumes we mentioned? Well, if you were at Donington on the 19th of Sept, you will have noticed that in Garage 28, there was a red piece of electronic wizardry. The ZERO SR. Producing 0 petrol emissions and 0 noise.

The ZERO SR proudly sporting the NoLimit Trackdays Sticker 

A fully electric, plug-in, 116ft/lbs rocket ship. Which we tested on the circuit. The review of the SR is coming soon - stay tuned. 

(An R&G GIF by BirotarUK)

The purpose of R&G’s presence at Donington was to get involved in the track day scene, raise awareness of their product range, and of course provide solutions to anyone who needed some advice for their motorcycle crash protection. 

If you don’t know about R&G, or would like to find out more, check out our video interview with Alan Garrett, UK Sales Manager from R&G.

A huge thank you to R&G for having us at Donington! See you at the next one. 

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R&G Super Bike Fork Protection

R&G Super Bike Fork Protection on Suzuki GSXR 1000

The thought of spending money on crash protection can seem strange because it feels like preparation for things to go wrong. 

We believe that it's easy to look at the price of crash protection as a 'cost' but if you love your bike/s as much as we love ours, then you should consider crash protection as an investment rather than a big expense. 

We're sure you will have heard of R&G Racing before, but if you don't already have any of their crash protection on your bike, you won't know how easy their kits are to install. The good news is, they're not just easy to fit, but also, they really do protect the bike against expensive damage in the event of an off.

Trust us on this one, we've been lucky enough to test them out!

This is Birotar Jonjo attempting to power out of the final turn in Cartagena, Spain

Unfortunately, Jonjo wen't down later on in the day.

This R&G Engine Casing protection prevented potential engine damage to the BirotarUK ZX6R

The Ninja is still ridable after Jonjo's off - we can't say the outcome would be the same if the R&G Engine Casing Protection wasn't fitted.

Anyway, you're here to see how easy the Fork Protection is to install, but first, here's what comes in the package:

R&G Fork Crash Protection box 

R&G Bung close up!

R&G Fork Crash Protection Box Contents

Included in the R&G Fork Crash Protection box you'll find:

1 x Instructions

1 x Stainless Steel Rod 

2 x Crash Bungs

2 x Fork Adapters

2 x Nuts

2 x Washers

2 x R&G Stickers

Fitting the part is incredibly easy and will take less than 10 minutes!

Step 1: Simply slide the Rod through the fork spindles

Step 2: Slot the adapters onto the end of the rod and push them in so that they sit flush against the forks (note: the two adapters are different, make ensure that you check the adapters are on the correct side before moving onto step 3 - the large neck bobbin goes on the left).

Step 3: Add the bung to the end of the rod

Step 4: Slide the washer and nuts to each side of the rod and tighten. There is no need to over-tighten the nuts, they will hold on tight.

Step 5: Step back and admire your hard work! 

We couldn't believe how easy this kit is to install, and we're sure you will too. Hopefully, we won't ever have to test them out...

Watch the video of these Fork Protectors being installed on the Bthou:

To find out more about R&G Fork Protectors, visit the R&G Website. 

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