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Thought you may like to take a look at the Rad Guard I've just fitted. With summer coming and the speeds going up, I don't fancy getting a rock through my rad which can happen when travelling in a tight
group with ya mates, or just being unlucky and getting debris from your own wake
or even a passing car (suggest that if a car does this, then you follow them and
have a big burn out a couple of inches from their hood when they stop!).
Late model radiators are made with very thin walls. A small rock travelling at 100 kph will tear through radiator cores like a hot knife through butter.
Anyway, for $175 (Australian) you get a Rad Guard for your R6. They do them for most bikes. To be honest, it looks good as well - similar to the side rads on a VTR SP1.
It took me 25 mins to fit, and that was in the freezing cold when my hands weren't working.
I had to get the missus to push through the bolt
while I was aligning everything up, but generally it's a one man job.
Don't scratch your fairing when taking it off. The freebie tools
which come with the R6 are best - to remove the fairing. There
is a cheapy Phillips screw driver to loosen the screws
for the fairing, but the trick is to use the "O" spanner over
the handle to provide a massive amount
of torque without pushing the bit into your nice plastic work.
The Rad Guard finishes the front of the bike off nicely. To be honest it's a place where most people don't look until something looks good there. It's a solid fit, and will not move about when you start getting near to the slappers. Nice job.
Check out the Rad Guard fitting guide, easy stuff.
Visit the Rad Guard Website
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