I know its been discussed here before, but I can't find any threads on it [through the search].
I've found a couple places where I could get radiator/oil cooler guards:
[
www.radguardaustralia.com/]
and [
www.amcmotorcycles.com/]
One stocks aluminium guards, the other Stainless Steel ones, but unsure if they've got a S.steel rad guard, just an oilcooler guard.
Anyhow, I know some of you out there have these radiator guards, would an Aluminium one be substantial? Has anyone had any problems?
Cheers,
-jon-
G'day,
A cheaper and more effective opion is to DIY.
For $50 I bought a roll of fine aluminium mesh from the local aluminium store (Capral).
Fitting is as easy as cutting to size, removing fairing and fitting inside the edge of the radiator edge. Electrical ties were then used to secure.
Have now travelled some 9,000 K's with the guard fitted and taken some big hits with no damage. No problems with engine temp either.
Have around a third of the roll left after doing my bike and 6 other bikes from R1's to Gixers.
Worth consideration.
David
Shit yeah!
Thats a decent idea.
Have been to Capral before.
Thx for heads up.
: ))
-jon-
Howdy POH,
Tell me more about the screen, the commercial screens are pricy. I have not heard of Capral, are they in Sydney. If not, then maybe some details of the type of mesh U use.
Thanks.
G'day,
Capral are aluminium retailers and should be in Sydney. You can get the same type of material at any metal retailer I would imagine.
Radguards are expensive and some of the locals in Newcastle have had engine temp problems with them.
The solution I suggest is cheap and works a treat. If I new how to attach a picture I would do so. Maybe Richard can tell me how to do it and I will make the post so that you can see what the finished product looks like.
Cheers,
David
Hey Poh,
A picture would be great if you can get it up(no pun intended!)
I didn't think I'd need a guard as I pretty well stay on the bitumen, but whilst washing the bike yesterday I noticed a decent crack in a blinker lense, if the stone had hit the radiator it could get very expensive. Some kind of guard would be cheap insurance.
cheers,
WARD
Hey Poh, first create a free account at
www.snapfish.com, or at
www.clubphoto.com, or similar, and follow the instructions there on how to upload a picture. View the picture at their site and right click on the photo. One menu option when you right click is "properties" and under the properties is the Address(URL) of the picture. This is what you need.
Highlight the Address(URL) with the mouse, and hit ctrl-c. Write your message here, and paste the URL with ctrl-v. Finally, put [image] before the URL and [/image] after the URL.
Sounds complicated and long winded but once you have done it a couple of times, it becomes fairly easy.
Fitted both the radiator and oil cooler guards from RADGUARD to my bike. Expensive, but worth it. Didn't notice the temperature go up until I just thought of it then. The needle has benn sitting a bee's dick higher, but no probs!!
Did some country riding yesterday and I could hear the stones from those shit back roads up north hitiing the guards. Lucky I had them fitted.
A little caution on Radguards, fitted one and found it sat hard against Rad header tank,ordered another and same prob,(also both were out of square and to be honest found the workmanship very poor quality) returned both as in time vibration would have worn thru header tank, so check clearance from Radguard to radiator as it must not touch any where apart from mounting points. FF1