The pipes are actually really tucked up in the front, but then the volume has to go somewhere, so the pipe sticks out the side a little more than other 250s (almost like a KTM200).
Options include:
a) don't crash so much
b) pipe guards, of which there is already an eLine available
c) a sturdier pipe like the FMF Gnarly
I've got 27 hours on mine with nary a scratch or ding ...