I think you are correct, only downsize would be maybe that thing buzzing from vibrationBurmashave wrote: ↑Sun Aug 25, 2019 4:23 pmSmaller fingers are a plus for that job.
I've been thinking about those annoying nuts on the downpipe grille, and I'm wondering if they're even necessary. The instructions explicitly state that you should *NOT* tighten them (tighten only until the locknut engages), so the only reason for their existence is to keep the bottom tabs of the grille over then ends of the bolts. That's why the nut must be a locknut, as there's not supposed to be any torque on it.
I think that the tabs would likely stay hooked over the grille without the nuts. Alternately, it might make much more sense to simply pick up longer bolts, which would keep the tabs hooked to the bolts without the need for the nut. According to the parts fiche, the bolt is an M5 X 16 mm long. I need to place an order with Partzilla, so I think I'll pick up some longer bolts and see what happens.
Radiator protection and downpipe grille
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Re: Radiator protection and downpipe grille
Yup. I went with both the rad and pipe guard late last year. I must have make 8 attempts to get the pipe guard set, and about 3 for the rad unit before that. I'm not looking forward to trying to get enough of the left side fairing loose to do an air cleaner service.Burmashave wrote: ↑Mon Aug 19, 2019 10:44 pmThe pipe guard does mount to the fairing. I have both and like them, but the downpipe grille does make it a pain to remove the lower part of the fairing. The lower mount for the downpipe grille attaches via a locknut that attaches over the exposed part of the forward lower bolt. The thing is, there's very little clearance there, and getting that little locknut and washer on and off in a blind, tight, reverse spot is a pain. If you take your finger and feel inside the lower fairing cross brace to where the bolt protrudes, that's where the locknut and washer go, but because the guard blocks the front, you've got to feel it in blind from behind.
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Re: Radiator protection and downpipe grille
Nope, only one side stay on the other so one screw more...
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Re: Radiator protection and downpipe grille
I installed the Rad Guard just now, now attacking the down pipe guard. Included instruction's photos are so poor, they are almost useless. And the link to the online PDF here is broken.
https://assets4.rg-racing.com/Images/si ... 02018-.pdf
Guess and By Golly I guess
https://assets4.rg-racing.com/Images/si ... 02018-.pdf
Guess and By Golly I guess
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Re: Radiator protection and downpipe grille
On the son-of-a-bitch scale the rad was about a 4, but the downpipe grill was an 8. Always good to have a 9 year old around who thinks it's cool when Dad's head is jammed between the floor and the fairing and is willing to offer her tiny hands
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