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Congratulations, that looks awesome. Huge Kudos to Beanflicker for his innovation.
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Congratulations, that looks awesome. Huge Kudos to Beanflicker for his innovation.
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Looks good. Nice work.
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What did you use to get the neat edges on the top guard?
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"Spot on"
Top job. Looks pretty damn good to me...
Who's next I wonder?
Great stuff.....
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It was primarily from the aluminium sheet I got - looking from the the front of the bike, I worked from one of the machined corners, so the bottom and left vertical edges were "as bought" (if you know what I mean).
For the top and right vertical edges, I measured out using Bean's directions, marked the cut points using masking tape and then cut with a jigsaw, after clamping to my workmate bench with g-clamps.
The aluminium sheet was 1.2 mm, so very easy to cut.
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Evotech lower radiator guard (but yours looks real good imo)
It looks very good too - neat solution for the attachment too.
"Spot on"
Top job. Looks pretty damn good to me...
Who's next I wonder?
Great stuff.....
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Thanks a lot!
However, it was your initiative and design that prompted me, so kudos to you!
I don't think I saved much money in the end, but I had a good time making them, can easily make more, got a few new tools and learnt some new skills along the way.
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Evotech lower radiator guard (but yours looks real good imo)
Have you noticed any increase in coolant temps? IE: reduced airflow?
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Just fitted the RG Racing guards to my 1199s. There I was thinking it would be a relatively quick job...how mistaken I was. 5 hours later and I have a very neat finish, and to be honest they are a neat and tidy solution, but if I had known how big a job it would be to do it I wouldn't have bothered. Off with the fairings, then the fun starts, in theory you only need to remove the radiator bolts, but to access them you need to remove the fan cover, the battery and the battery box. Then it is a really tight squeeze to get everything lined up and the guards into place.
However must say after all the trouble the RG covers do look like they came standard from the factory, no obvious brackets visible when the bike is all put back together again. Unlike the evo tech that looks an awful lot easier to fit but not quite as tidy.
Pig of a job, but very pleased I didn't give up have way through it now it is done.
However must say after all the trouble the RG covers do look like they came standard from the factory, no obvious brackets visible when the bike is all put back together again. Unlike the evo tech that looks an awful lot easier to fit but not quite as tidy.
Pig of a job, but very pleased I didn't give up have way through it now it is done.
Yes they contacted me a week or do ago....they are working on them, waiting for access to a bike... They expect to see something in next 2 weeks as soon as there availble I ll post....
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Finally got around to creating the rad guard. Looks great.
Camera wide angle makes it look twisted, but it's perfectly straight. I think this design is much better than the commercial guards available made out of perforated metal plate because it restricts the airflow less.
Made one small change. Given the vibration, I didn't like the idea of the sharp edges of the mesh rubbing on the face of the rad. So I used some small diameter clear plastic hose, which I slit along its length, to cover the sharp edges. You could probably use the trim they sell for screens too. As the hose didn't melt when I subjected it to boiling water, I figure it won't be a problem in operation as the rad never gets more than a degee or two above boiling.
Not sure I'm going to bother with the top rad as I don't think its in the firing line.
Camera wide angle makes it look twisted, but it's perfectly straight. I think this design is much better than the commercial guards available made out of perforated metal plate because it restricts the airflow less.
Made one small change. Given the vibration, I didn't like the idea of the sharp edges of the mesh rubbing on the face of the rad. So I used some small diameter clear plastic hose, which I slit along its length, to cover the sharp edges. You could probably use the trim they sell for screens too. As the hose didn't melt when I subjected it to boiling water, I figure it won't be a problem in operation as the rad never gets more than a degee or two above boiling.
Not sure I'm going to bother with the top rad as I don't think its in the firing line.
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Oh I word of warning....
If you going to use this design take care when drilling the holes for the lock wire, it would be easy to put a hole in the lower rad if you're not careful. You have to drill the holes from the inside out and you can't see where the drill is going in relation to the side sections of the rad on the outside (the silver section of the rad you can see on the right of the photo). If would be difficult to get wrong, but take care and go slow with the drill.
If you going to use this design take care when drilling the holes for the lock wire, it would be easy to put a hole in the lower rad if you're not careful. You have to drill the holes from the inside out and you can't see where the drill is going in relation to the side sections of the rad on the outside (the silver section of the rad you can see on the right of the photo). If would be difficult to get wrong, but take care and go slow with the drill.
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To reduce this risk, I drilled mine with my wife watching where the drill bit went, but as I used a slightly "beefier" alu mesh, the holes were a bit further away from the rad, reducing the risk.
Yes they contacted me a week or do ago....they are working on them, waiting for access to a bike... They expect to see something in next 2 weeks as soon as there availble I ll post....
Cali, Rad guard available for ore order....
Ducati 1199 Panigale Radiator & Oil Guards - Radguard Store
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$295 !!!!!!!!!!
Jesus H. are they taking the piss?
If someone buys them then they must have more money than sense.
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When I returned from my last ride I noticed some damaged fins obviously stones that had pushed them right in.
Usually the lower rad is an oil cooler and has a thicker construction, these do look easily damaged, so any way if anyone's interested I fitted the Evotech lower guard, very easy no fairing removal just two bolts, nice design the way the bottom fits in, very pleased and reassured.
Could be an unnecessary waste of money but I feel better anyway
Usually the lower rad is an oil cooler and has a thicker construction, these do look easily damaged, so any way if anyone's interested I fitted the Evotech lower guard, very easy no fairing removal just two bolts, nice design the way the bottom fits in, very pleased and reassured.
Could be an unnecessary waste of money but I feel better anyway
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