The slave cylinder is an exposed component, and replacing it will cost around $90, plus if it’s damaged, I’m pretty much screwed, because I take the KTM way farther out than my Honda.

So I thought, yeah, a $35 investment in an Enduro Engineering slave cylinder guard is well worth the cost of repair and the hours of hiking in riding boots.

Related: I wanted to swap this rear brake guard from my old KTM, but…

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