I fitted the Goldwing guards a while back and am very glad I did.
Mrs Biggles and I had an off in Tassie. We'd stopped to photograph these Irises. It was a single lane road, so I'd pulled off the edge. Unfortunately, when I opened the throttle, the back wheel spun in mud and the bike went down. There was no way I was going to attempt to stop it faaling, with fully loaded luggage and a pillion. I stepped off and Leonie landed on her hands and hip. Thanks to gloves and bike pants she had no injuries at all, but did need to check her phone soon after, as you do.
Note how clear of the road everything is. Leonie says it makes it a bit more difficult to get on the bike, as it takes an inch of space from behind the pillion pegs. But not only is the bike protected, but the riders can't be trapped under the bike either.
If I'd bothered to attempt a lift, the guards hold the bike at an angle that makes it a bit easier. But we only had to wait a couple of minutes before one of my regular angels turned up.