Mike in Fresno said:

IMHO...Wrong, wrong, right, wrong.

The service I received from Hyde was good and I will be coming back to them in the future.

Hyde never "sold" anything on KTM talk. They are just censored because of the smears they received. Pat at KTMtalk censored their name. Hyde was banned as a KTM talk user.

The product is good. I've had my plate for 1 1/2 years and its held up great. Its the only skid plate that fits around the frame rails and offers any sort of good protection for the very rear of the frame and under the foot pegs and its light.

I just called them up, asked to know the stock, was told the truth and ordered it and got it when I was estimated. I can't speak for others though. I didn't get any special deals either. TT is not a dealer for them.

I've taken my Hyde through everything the east coast has to offer and it's great! I love it and it's better than any other skidplate out there. I put a screen on the front of it to keep the mud out. That was the only issue with it and now that's resolved. Here's a pic with the screen on the front. Noyice how it catches 90% of the mud.


Here's another shot......BTW, both of these pics are over a year old.

Go with the aluminum. Better price, protection, and longevity.

Matt you've been an absolute pleasure to deal with, when I've purchased loads of stuff for my 08 KTM 300XC from the TT store!

I only wish Hyde products had a skidplate available for my new to me 07 DR650. Funny with the popularity of the DR in South Africa, Australia etc., they never got around to producing one.

For my light duty needs for protection on the DR650, I settled on a SW-Motech skid plate from Twistedthrottle. It's isolated away from the frame and uses rubber grommets to deal with vibration issues etc... Only 3mm 1/8" thick though, but for my intended usage of the DR, it'll be perfect and quite tidy.

I prefer "plastic" or carbon fibre up against mc frames, for obvious reasons, as well as vibration issues etc. The Hyde skid/pipe combo on my 08 KTM 300XC fit beautifully and for the front stainless steel bracket, I just wrapped a single layer of a gummy cloth based tape around it, so no metal to metal contact.

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looks like im going with the hyde

I have the Hyde skidplate (the one WITHOUT the built-in pipe guard), and have been satisfied with it. It fits well, does the job, and is very lightweight.

Heck, I even was able to go and pick mine up from Jay in person. He was even nice enough to show me the ins and outs of my new 200xc (I was new to KTM when I bought the guard) by showing me all of the neat-o things on his bike.

Sure, I'm certain that every small company has some unsatisfied customers -- but those are the one you always hear about. People rarely praise a vendor when they do their job correctly by shipping you the (correct) product in a timely manner.

If I could do it all over again, I'd have no problems about buying another skidplate from Hyde.

Same here! I failed to mention my customer satisfaction. It took a little while to receive the skidplate, but I knew that. I got it when I was supposed to and the entire transition went flawless for me. I don't take to heart everything bad I hear because I know that every situation is different. KTMTalk banning Hyde is ridiculous IMHO. They have the best skidplate in the market IMO.

Matt Tiede said:

Matt

Thanks for the post.I was on the fence about getting one but after your endorsement I'm going to give them a try.

Bill

Veccster, on 27 January 2009 - 09:33 AM, said:

Who makes that skid plate?

I have always been a fan of the aluminum plates, because I managed to destroy a stock plastic KTM plate years back. The aluminum will not break, shatter, or come apart. Either way you go, a good skid plate is neccessary for any rough terrain!

Read the story on why KTM talk banned Hyde and it makes some sense. You can find the story on there if you search it. We run EE aluminum on all 3 KTMs and love them. I also run the Flatland pipe guard, it's well made and fits great.

Hillcapper, on 02 February 2012 - 04:28 PM, said:

if you post a link i would

I dont have time to bother trying to use the f'in terrible search engine they have at that site

love my hyde plate, great customer service will get use them again

.I choose to use the plastic Hard Parts plate (great item btw), aluminum frmo either Flatland or EE (both great products with great service). My carbon fiber plate from P3 was a very nice piece with great fit and quiet, much quieter over aluminum, but just not as durable as plastic or aluminum. No Hyde products for me thanks

Hyde products are underated here in the US imho...GOOD stuff!!