Mounting of the "classic" heat shield

Gecko · Feb 28, 2014

Maybe somebody else had this issue as well (I thought I read about it in this forum). If you have a CF or ceramic heat shield installed, it might happen that you loose one or even all mountings screw while riding.

I guess this is basically due to mechanical movements caused by temperature changes and vibration.

I do not want to thighten these screws very strongly, because they easiely destroy the shield. So I decided for a different approach: changed two standard screws on the lathe and took steel springs to mount the shield in a flexible way. Since then I never lost a screw again and the shield stays were it belongs

Charliem90 · Feb 28, 2014

Nice creative thinking.

Is the CF installed over the steel stock one or in place of? And is it holding up to the heat?

Phl · Feb 28, 2014

it appears to be the Ilmberger one, that is solo...

like the idea!

Gecko · Feb 28, 2014

The thing you see on the pictures is actually not CF but ceramics. It's a replacement of the OEM steel heat shield.

The reason for installation for me was less heat shielding, more a question of weight and design. The good thing about ceramic is that it wont get destroyed or discolored like CF from heat. Disadvantage: it's very brittle. One has to be a bit careful during installation.

Due to the fact that I commute a lot whit the Pani, I'll stick to Phl's motto: "heat? what heat?"

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