Radiator guards - RT LC
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Radiator guards - RT LC
Anyone fitted them? Or more to the point has anyone ever had radiator damage and wished they had fitted them....
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Re: Radiator guards - RT LC
In Canada, I had a very small rock puncture 1 of the vertical tubes. Had it fixed locally at a Radiator shop for $80cdn. After that I made my own guards from stainless wire sheet I picked up at the local metal shop. Taped the edges with aluminum tape & then put them in behind the plastic grill in front of the radiator.
Been good for the past 2.5 yrs.{EDIT} I also find they do a great job of stopping bugs getting into the fins of the Rads ( I live were the summer is BUGS).
Been good for the past 2.5 yrs.{EDIT} I also find they do a great job of stopping bugs getting into the fins of the Rads ( I live were the summer is BUGS).
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Re: Radiator guards - RT LC
One of the guys I was with had a small leak caused by a stone in the south of France, he bought something like this https://amazon.co.uk/dp/B004OS8N1W from the French Halfords then got in properly repaired 1500 miles later in the UK, personally I've never bothered with a guard on any of my bikes and would probably never both having seen a couple of people have over heating problems with them fitted
Re: Radiator guards - RT LC
I think their need is dependent on the location of the radiators on the bike. If debris can be picked up and shot toward the radiator by the front tire, I do a guard. Otherwise, I don't.
On my XR, the radiator (and oil cooler) is down low and directly behind the front wheel, so going without a guard is a risky decision. On my FZ, the radiator is behind the front wheel, but up much higher than the XR, so I did not do a guard.
On my XR, the radiator (and oil cooler) is down low and directly behind the front wheel, so going without a guard is a risky decision. On my FZ, the radiator is behind the front wheel, but up much higher than the XR, so I did not do a guard.
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Re: Radiator guards - RT LC
Thanks for your response.
I bought a set of the R&G rad guards on the basis that they’re not ridiculously pricey, weigh nothing and may save me grief one day. I’ve always held a view with motorbikes of ‘What can go wrong will go wrong, at the worse possible time’.
...and now having come to fit them I find that at some time in the past one of the radiators has already had a stone strike, not to the point of a leak but enough to bend the fins.
I bought a set of the R&G rad guards on the basis that they’re not ridiculously pricey, weigh nothing and may save me grief one day. I’ve always held a view with motorbikes of ‘What can go wrong will go wrong, at the worse possible time’.
...and now having come to fit them I find that at some time in the past one of the radiators has already had a stone strike, not to the point of a leak but enough to bend the fins.
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Re: Radiator guards - RT LC
I have a 2020 RT. Do you reckon the R&G guards will fit this bike? I've been looking for a suitable set to attach. Thanks -waltSteve398 wrote: Thanks for your response.
I bought a set of the R&G rad guards on the basis that they’re not ridiculously pricey, weigh nothing and may save me grief one day. I’ve always held a view with motorbikes of ‘What can go wrong will go wrong, at the worse possible time’.
...and now having come to fit them I find that at some time in the past one of the radiators has already had a stone strike, not to the point of a leak but enough to bend the fins.
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Re: Radiator guards - RT LC
I would think so, but suggest a quick check with R&G, or perhaps BMW to confirm that the part numbers of the radiators are the same? For what they cost and the time involved, for me, was a no-brainer and one thing less to worry about. There has also been no sign of overheating at all.
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Re: Radiator guards - RT LC
Good idea to check part numbers. So the guards fasten directly to the radiator? If part numbers are the same, it should work. I looked at R&G’s website, and they only show compatibility up to 2019. I’ll give them a call.Steve398 wrote: I would think so, but suggest a quick check with R&G, or perhaps BMW to confirm that the part numbers of the radiators are the same?
Thanks, Steve.
-walt