TM Designworks Parts

TM Designworks — Indestructible Composite Chain Guides & Protection

### Brand Heritage & Return-Memory Innovation Founded in Oregon, USA, TM Designworks has been the world leader in composite off-road chain management and protective components for over thirty years. Frustrated by stock aluminum chain guides that easily bent, derailed chains, and destroyed engine cases in rocky off-road terrain, TM Designworks pioneered the use of specialized Ultra-High Molecular Weight (UHMW) polyethylene composite materials in motorcycle chassis components.

Known throughout the industry as 'The Indestructible Guide', TM Designworks products are 100% designed, engineered, and manufactured in the United States. TM Designworks holds multiple patents for its Return-Memory composite technology and Slide-N-Guide systems, earning dozens of national championships across GNCC, AMA Enduro, National Hare & Hound, and Lucas Oil Pro Motocross.

• Factory Edition Rear Chain Guides: Indestructible Return-Memory composite chain guides with replaceable bottom wear blocks and low-friction additives.
• Slide-N-Guide Dirt Cross Kits: Complete driveline packages containing front swingarm sliders, frame powerlip rollers, and rear Factory Edition chain guides.
• Baja Full-Coverage Skid Plates: Ultra-slick UHMW composite skid plates with extended side-protection ears that glide effortlessly over rocks and logs.
• Case Savers & Sprocket Guards: Heavy-duty composite case savers engineered to protect fragile engine cases from thrown or broken drive chains.
• Disc Guards & Caliper Protectors: High-impact composite rear brake rotor shields that absorb direct rock strikes.
• Frame & Swingarm Rub Protection: Extended swingarm protection blocks designed to eliminate abrasive chain wear.

### How TM Designworks Outperforms Aluminum & OEM Guides 1. Return-Memory Impact Absorption: Stamped aluminum OEM chain guides bend permanently upon impact with a rock or rut, derailing the drive chain and cracking engine cases. TM Designworks Return-Memory composite flexes on impact to absorb the blow, then immediately springs back to true alignment. 2. Zero-Drag Infused Lubricants: TM Designworks composites are impregnated with dry silicone lubricating additives, reducing chain friction, lowering drive drag, and decreasing drivetrain noise compared to slapping aluminum guides. 3. Low-Cost Replaceable Wear Blocks: The Factory Edition guide features a replaceable bottom rub block, allowing riders to refresh the wear surface without purchasing an entire new guide assembly. 4. Chassis Compliance & Sound Damping: Composite skid plates absorb chassis vibrations and glide smoothly over trail obstacles without transmitting harshness into the motorcycle frame.

### The Physics of Return-Memory Composites Ultra-High Molecular Weight (UHMW) polyethylene is an advanced engineering thermoplastic characterized by extremely long molecular polymer chains. This molecular orientation provides the highest impact strength and abrasion resistance of any known thermoplastic, outperforming carbon steel by up to ten times in abrasive slurry testing while completely recovering its original shape after severe impact deformation.

• Chain Guide Alignment: Install using the supplied stainless steel hardware with thread locker torqued to 10-12 Nm. Ensure the chain passes centrally through the internal channel.
• Wear Block Inspection: Inspect the lower wear pad groove during routine maintenance; replace the wear pad when the chain groove reaches the internal wear indicator line.
• Skid Plate Mounting: Mount TM Baja skid plates with a 3-5mm clearance gap from engine cases, allowing the plate to flex without transmitting engine vibration.
• Swingarm Slider Check: Inspect the front swingarm rub slider periodically; replace when the drive chain begins cutting through to the aluminum swingarm body.

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