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do you have radiator guards, braces or both?

guards
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radiator guards or braces

Post by parker72001 »

just wondering if you guys have guards or braces, which ones are better, can you use them both, take my poll, if it works :please:
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aha, it worked :boogie: :bravo: :boogie:
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Post by m0rie »

I don't have anything, mostly because my radiators were "clearanced" before I bought my 89. When I get some non tweaked radiators from ebay i'll put on some rad guards.
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Post by fuzzy »

I've got guards, but just cause I got em cheap on ebay. Braces are the only way to go...
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Post by gwhII »

I've got braces because I fall down. :-) I am thinking about adding guards at some point but haven't had a problem with "spears" yet.

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don't guards bolt right to your frame too, they probably work as braces to, just not as good
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Post by IdahoCharley »

I'm running the Works Braces on my boy's KDX .

Parker - Devol Guards wrap around the side of the radiator and connect back to the frame at least on the KTM and Honda models. IMO they offer greater protection than just the radiator braces; but do block some air flow. Some other brands of guards offer primarily frontal protection.

My boy tipped his KDX over in what I would call a soft fall (but it was on the side of a hill and of course it tipped over on the downhill side) and he smashed the outer row of fins. I'm sure it would have cost me a radiator had not the Works braces been there to help transfer some of the energy.
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Post by parker72001 »

good to know, so should i get the braces and possibly the guards a lot lot later, they are expensive

list of things to get very soon,
wiseco piston, wristpin bearings
radiator braces
anything else, not necessarily power wise but more for the insurance
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Post by FLAKDX »

Bark busters if you ride in the tree's. The stock shields SUCK IMO. They will push in after any real contact with anything and make your front brake lever stick. Good Aluminum bark busters will also save you money on broken levers as well. You can get generic MSR/Answer/Moose (there all the same) with shields for around $69.00 retail. High end Cycra's that mount to the top triple tree will run you around $110.00.
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