Wednesday, March 25, 2015

Installing R&G Radiator guard

R&G Radiator Guard


I received this a couple of days ago. I wasn't sure what it looked like from the photos, I wasn't even sure how it was going to mount onto the radiator. 

I was even shocked to hear that it weighed less than a lb. At least, until I saw what it looked like. It fits onto the radiator mount with the single top bracket, and 2 brackets on the bottom. The two bottom were empty, the radiator uses them, not sure how though.

 These are heat resistant pads to separate the radiator from the guard and provide some kind of support from being pressed in. Even if slight.
This is the current radiator before the guard is put on. There's little to no damage on it, but, let's compare that to the CBR250r
 Yea, it's not as scar free as the CBR500r. The CBR250r currently sitting over 5,000km. There's a singe mark from where a cicada got stuck in the guard and burned a little spot in the center bottom. There's rocks that have dinged and bent numerous fins. 
The new guard should protect it from large bugs and rocks from damaging my radiator. If the 4,000 so kilometers I added to my CBR250r was any indication, damage will happen. Little or not, hopefully it'll protect the guard in the long run.


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