Radiator guards

[BrunDog]

Has anyone had increased heat problems due to a radiator guard?  They look cool and would do the rock catching job well I'm sure.  I just wonder if blocking the breeze would contribute to more heat bars on the dash......????

You know, its a no-brainer to have one of these.

Nonetheless, I made my guard out of aluminum mesh. It is ~68% open. Does this restrict flow? Surely it does. If I were to do it again, I would use honeycomb shape, which is strong and is ~85% open.

Here is a pic of the pieces cut before assembly. The edges are 1/2" aluminum angle which I flattened and cut 45 degree bevels on:

Here it is painted and installed:

-BD

 

[radman]

HondaCBX6, a member here, was making a nice Cox like low $ guard. You might wanna contact him (pm) before buying. He does them up nicely too.

 

[galxy5]

I made mine too,,

followed the BrunDog method ,, I used a black rubber coated mesh ,, and some heavy duty auto door edging ,, also black ,, and some zip ties ,,

works well for me ,,

 

[dougc]

I've been using the BikeJohnny stainless version that I won at the first WFO. Joos was kind enough to provide a few door prizes.

Been totally bullet proof.