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SpyderExtras F3 Front Grille Guard users - Thoughts? Opinions?
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ARtraveler
R.I.P. Dwayne
I do like the looks of it. I don't have one myself. Now it will really look like a Dodge truck.
RICZ
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All I wanted was something that will lightly touch a concrete wheel stop in a parking lot before the plastic chin bar does. Rivco sells an attractive bumper at a high cost and it's not for F3 bikes. So I made my own out to aluminum bar and shapes, since I can't weld. If I could weld, it would have looked different and made of steel.
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RICZ
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If you ae talking to me, I don't have a bumpskid. But the two 1/4 X 1" aluminum bars that the bumper is attached to will act as a skid.
troop
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PM sent. Sounds good JP.
troop
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Ha ... That's what I thought
I drove mine up on tire ramps, which gave ample work room. I found a cardboard box the perfect height to hold the guard up. Weighing approx. 13#, and being a bit wide, it is very hard to hold upright without support. Plus, you don't want it hanging from a single (or double bolt). With the box centered underneath the guard, aligning bolts > bolt holes was MUCH easier. So, the answer is NO without a support, and YES with a support.Arrived today and got it installed. I like it
Looks nice, troop. My only concern would be the (4) (2 on each side) bars that angle back towards the suspension. I can see hitting something easy enough to not damage the front of the bike but just hard enough to allow those (4) bars to contact the suspension. Might do a LOT of damage in an otherwise fairly minor collision.
troop
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The photo is a bit misleading Monk. The end caps of the guards are 12" from the suspension. The guards crashing against the grill would prevent that. I think most damage would occur at the (4) lower mounting bolts. This guard actually has a touch more ground clearance than it did with my SpyderPops bumpskid installed. With the 2019 F3S having the ribs on the underside grill, the bumpskid actually sat 1/2" lower to the ground.
RICZ
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I see a potential problem; where the oval tubing angles down and is welded to the supports that go under the bike, there is a sharp corner. When hitting a pothole or a sharp dip, that will dig in like a plow. I have already scraped the bottom front edge of my DIY bumper's channel, so I am going to replace it with round or half round material.
