SpyderExtras F3 Front Grille Guard users - Thoughts? Opinions?

[troop]

Just inquiring to see if any F3 owner/members here have this grill guard installed? Yeah .. it's kinda pricey, but the heart wants what the heart wants Just curious about thoughts/opinions from any owners. Thx

 

[ARtraveler]

I do like the looks of it. I don't have one myself. Now it will really look like a Dodge truck.

 

[troop]

Ha .. Yup. Having a black F3S, I think it'll look bad azz

 

[Bfromla]

Gill guard or push bars?:shocked::dontknow::thumbup: Looks good:doorag: is it beefy as looks?

 

[troop]

Deer Bashers ? Hopefully not too heavy. Might have to ramp up the preload to get some height back ...

 

[RICZ]

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.

 

[JP58]

I dont think you can use your spyderpops bump skid with it since it has it's own built in skid plate. If you go that way I maybe interested in buying your bumpskid.

 

[RICZ]

I dont think you can use your spyderpops bump skid with it since it has it's own built in skid plate. If you go that way I maybe interested in buying your bumpskid.

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.

 

[JP58]

I was referring to Troop. He lives near me and has the bumpskid on his F3

 

[troop]

I was referring to Troop. He lives near me and has the bumpskid on his F3

PM sent. Sounds good JP.

 

[troop]

Ordered

 

[troop]

Arrived today and got it installed. I like it . I'll wait till another day and dial up the preload on the front shocks. This weighs 13#, so it won't hurt. I see some amber lights for it in the future too

 

[JP58]

Nice!

 

[carsong]

I like it a lot! The You Tube video of an install looks easy. Is it?

 

[troop]

I like it a lot! The You Tube video of an install looks easy. Is it?

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.

 

[MONK]

Arrived today and got it installed. I like it . I'll wait till another day and dial up the preload on the front shocks. This weighs 13#, so it won't hurt. I see some amber lights for it in the future too

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]

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.

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.

 

[troop]

The grill came with mounts to add more lights

 

[RICZ]

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.

 

[troop]

We shall see. This will be approx. 1/2" higher than my Spyder Pops bump skid, as the underside ribs are not an issue to mounting. That did scrape a few times. Won't be riding here in WI for a couple months.