radiator guards

[gday67]

Hi all,

just a quick query as to radiator guards like those sold by radguard. On the road for 2 weeks later next month. Are they worthwhile and has anyone used/using them??????

cheers

[Bone]

G'Day gday,

I've always used radguards and i think that they are a pretty good product, but I've got

to say that their prices have climbed a fair bit since I got mine.I'd be pricing a 2nd hand

radiator first for a benchmark. Probably also need to factor in the cost of fixing engine

damage from overheat if you holed your rad and cooked your mot. I guess the main

question would be how many Bus riders without them have holed their radiators??

Anyone???

Cheers Bone

[m8ee]

Get some sort of guard for sure. Especially if you are riding with other busa's and coming second. I holed mine once, got it repaired and a guard, never been hurt since. The dude that fixed the radiator made me a s/steel one for $50

New guard. $50
New radiator. $1300

No contest really

[VNSVLE]

I have always had a good run out of Warp Speed guards. I get them off ebay through Rated R Parts. Usually $150 for radiator and oil cooler set.

[Madmax]

I'm using RadGuard -excellent product, fits well if you remember to take the stock oil cooler guard off first - Duh!

Pricey but does the job.


Max

[davecrowley]

hi,i have just fitted the warp speed guards and found them better than radgard because they are a finer mesh to keep the fine stones out. cheers ////dave

[GiddyUp]

Radguards are the best.

But if you want to save money you can make your own from the aliminium mesh available at Autobarn. If you buy the large sheet you will do about 3 radiators. When mine looks cruddy, I just replace it.


It's the same mesh that's used for the fairing holes........

Cheers, Phil. "Riding not Talking"

[DAD]

Just like giddy said get the mesh from Auto barn I think its 400x250 and it comes in Red,blue,black,gold,silver and you will need some crimp weld to go around the edges and just zip tie it on.
You will have to make it so that it is a tight fit between the water tanks as that will leave less work for the zip ties to do they stick out about 5mm past the radiator core on each side. It cost less then $30 and dont worry about oil cooler as I think the stock one is good enough. And my son calls them DAD guard LOL.