to leave the radiator guards on or not. pic

[exhaust]

I have a 08 Black FZ and the silver guards on the radiator stick out pretty good. I took them off today because it was raining. I need to get them powder coated but they look pretty good off. Why would they make them Silver anyway?.

[kyle_ott]

paint them black, the sliver bolts will look awesome on your black bike.

[metalrat]

^+1^
I powder coated my rearsets, radiator guards and passenger pegs.
Then I rattle canned the forks and exhaust heat shield black.

It looks so much better.(will post a pic when I get home)

During the next winter I'll powder coat the triple tree.(thanx killernoodle)

[rickr61982]

Do these truly offer that much protection? What is the potential harm for leaving them off? I agree they kind of stick out with the all black and it looks a little cleaner with them off. I say leave em off.

[metalrat]

I rode with mine off for a couple weeks. So I know what your saying.

They can be rattle canned black in an afternoon.

I have mine back on now. Here's a thought. Picture your bike without the center stand
It looks much sportier.

When I need to service the bike, I just bolt the stand back on.

[davidsa1]

Go Black.

[segue00]

Off! Better yet, paint it black.

[rg-one]

^^^ +1

Also, don't forget to do your rearsets and passenger pegs!


ecchh shoulda refreshed before posting !

[Ducksridingbikes]

painting the radiator covers and exhaust heat shield with flat black should take about 10 minutes, go for it

[faca]

first thing I took off were these radiator guards.
I prefer the slecker look of radiator+less weight...even I didn´t put the screws on.
Now I´m looking for alumiun grille to change radiator front plastic grille.......

[crx81]

Originally Posted by faca

first thing I took off were these radiator guards.
I prefer the slecker look of radiator+less weight...even I didn´t put the screws on.....

Have you noticed faster acceleration or a higher top end now that you've elliminated all that excess weight on the bike?

[metalrat]

Painting the exhaust heat shield took about 90 min. I removed the tail pipe and seperated the heat shield for painting. Let dry and reassembled.

After market exhaust are pricy for very little gain... other than looks/sound.
still gonna see if I can find some R1 cans local. Until then

[mad_moto66]

davidsa1:

is that a buell fairing you have? How hard was it to fit? Looks good.

[medic523]

metalrat--

That stock exhaust in black looks great!

[metalrat]

Originally Posted by medic523

metalrat--

That stock exhaust in black looks great!

thanks.
It looks way better than sliver. Next is the triple tree.(powder coat)