When you've experienced the quality of other T.M. Designworks parts the protection you get from the Full Coverage Plastic Skid Plate is no surprise. While this skid plate boasts an extremely light weight, it is made from heavy-duty, impact resistant nylon composite that T.M. Designworks is known for. With this material, T.M. Designworks can closely conform their skid plate to the contours of your bike, increasing coverage and giving you a surface that slides over rocks instead of sticking to them like some aluminum plates do. With your frame rails, ignition / oil cover, and water pump side case protected, you won't have to shy away from any trail. And this plate weighs 35% to 40% less than a similar aluminum plates, plus T.M. Deisgnworks' plate doesn't mount with any noisy metal brackets.