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Ah...i stand corrected......said the man in the orthopaedic shoes.If you don't plug in the model of your bike, you will see more options...
Ah...i stand corrected......said the man in the orthopaedic shoes.If you don't plug in the model of your bike, you will see more options...
Thanks for the response!Hey guys,
I have the r & g radiator guards on my bike
And it was a slide in and bolt them up application
Took me no longer than 10minutes to install top and bottom
Didn't have to take anything of the bike to fit
The picture and part number on there website is correct
So if you have what is pictured and the same part number
Than you have the right guards
My set came in a box wrapped up separately .Thanks for the response!
So I guess all the packages are stamped with STAINLESS STEEL and you just have to pay attention to the sticker...?
Jarel said that they weren't terribly complicated to install. I am pleased to hear that you didn't have much trouble either.
I have already thanked Jarel, however it never hurts to do it again!Mystery Solved: R&G said they ran out of the normal packaging for the Panigale radiator guard kits, so they used packaging for another kit to get the last batch shipped out to us rather than waiting for the normal packaging to come back in. This substitute packaging says "Stainless" on it, but the guards are still the normal aluminum guards, which are the only ones they make for the Panigale.
I haven't fitted them yet, but be careful if you choose to try installing them yourself. Search the forum about the Evotech posts specifically because a few members posted accounts of oil leaks from not keeping the anchor bolts from becoming loose when they removed the screws.This is another classic "god bless this forum" moment. I ordered a set of these last week and was starting to get nervous reading the first couple of pages
I think all the radiator guards require the removal of the same retaining screws. What makes the R&G kit so attractive is that it comes with both the lower and upper guards in one tidy package. Except with the Cox guards, it seems that the only safe way to install them all is by removing the fairings and securing the anchor bolt to keep it from turning as you remove and replace each screw.do you have to mess with those same screw that were causing the oil leaks with the R&G ones?
Well with the current R&G discount it looks like I have no choice but to buy them. If no one has pics by then I'll post up.Do any of the rest of you guys who have installed the R&G radiator guards have pictures of them on your bike? Sinjin's guards don't seem to be fitting correctly, so I'm curious to see if anyone else has issues with them or if this is isolated to his bike? I know quite a few of you on the forum have bought and installed those guards, and this is the first issue we've heard of with them, so I'd like to see visual confirmation of how they mounted up on your bikes! The design on the guards was changed earlier this year to mount on the outside of the plastic radiator shroud to make the installation easier. The ones I had on my 1199 in the past were the under-shroud style so I don't have any to look at here mounted up that are the new style.
Here are the guards installed on my bike... no, I didn't put them on myself, they were put on at the dealer:Well with the current R&G discount it looks like I have no choice but to buy them. If no one has pics by then I'll post up.
My R&G radiator guards looks like this too. It won't really cover up the whole radiator there's a small space on each side. Other than that I think it's fine. Be careful installing both the upper and lower. I installed mine and end up causing a leak which the dealer had to fixed.Here are the guards installed on my bike... no, I didn't put them on myself, they were put on at the dealer:
(note the location of the tabs; the left and right sides do not appear symmetrical to me)
I've had them on my bike for a few months now, and had no issues. I checked the fitment and it's about the same as Sinjin's, with about a 1/4" larger gap on the left side. The install only took a few minutes.Do any of the rest of you guys who have installed the R&G radiator guards have pictures of them on your bike? Sinjin's guards don't seem to be fitting correctly, so I'm curious to see if anyone else has issues with them or if this is isolated to his bike? I know quite a few of you on the forum have bought and installed those guards, and this is the first issue we've heard of with them, so I'd like to see visual confirmation of how they mounted up on your bikes! The design on the guards was changed earlier this year to mount on the outside of the plastic radiator shroud to make the installation easier. The ones I had on my 1199 in the past were the under-shroud style so I don't have any to look at here mounted up that are the new style.
R&G finally made good on my fitment issue, so I can't complain about their customer service... even though they questioned the positioning of the guard install at first. I don't think that it is a coincidence that they are installed in the same position here.I've had them on my bike for a few months now, and had no issues. I checked the fitment and it's about the same as Sinjin's, with about a 1/4" larger gap on the left side. The install only took a few minutes.