Engine protection options

[Pyrrho]

My buddy and I were on a trip and he dropped his brand-new Tracer. Even though his bike was fitted with frame sliders, when it fell on its left side in a parking lot, it broke a turn signal, blew a fuse, and yes -- scraped an expensive engine cover. I feel every bike goes down eventually if owned and ridden long enough. It's just a matter of will you put protection on before or after it happens.