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MMRanch Serious Thumper Offline Evil flourishes if Good Men do Nothing. Posts: 5837 LYNCHBURG TN Gender:	Re: Opinion on removing the belt guard Reply #15 - 08/15/17 at 19:44:45 What do you think happens to the normal type folks like MM and me ? We bleed. Motorcycles aren't dangerous enough ... now your thinking about taking the chain/belt guard off ??? It doesn't weigh enough to justify the added hazard-ness. Just paint it so it don't show (satin or flat black )
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Reply #16 - 08/15/17 at 21:03:17

MM, it's not about weight ... just looks Cool

My boss said to me "everything on a motorcycle is there for a reason". I don't doubt that, and I always think twice (and seek advice where possible) before making mods. However, sometimes the 'reason' is not always what we think it is. For example, I found a throttle restrictor in my bike. As best I can tell it was there for noise compliance reasons - Noise compliance on a stock S40!?

Funny thing is, when I first bought a bike I said to my friend "I don't want to muck around working on it, I just wanna ride it". That's partly why I first bought a Ninja. But, motorcycling, and the S40, have taught me a lot about myself in a short time.

I've discovered, among other things, I like to tweak Grin

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Reply #17 - 08/15/17 at 21:10:05

I'll offer another example, just because I've got a day off work and I'm in a chatty mood

I'm swapping out my turn signals next weekend. I want them to look a specific way, but I also want them to be seen by car drivers, and not to let in water! I forked out 100 bucks a pair for quality billet aluminium signals with clear lenses and amber LEDs, and have had a hell of a time finding a minimalist mounting system that will put them at just the right spot for looks and visibility.

However, it's been great fun, and very rewarding to manufacture my own brackets etc. And I get to spend a day with my son (who is a sparky) next weekend while he 'supervises' the re-wiring.

This little bike is the gift that just keeps giving.

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Reply #18 - 08/16/17 at 07:13:17

IslandRoad wrote on 08/15/17 at 21:10:05:

I'll offer another example, just because I've got a day off work and I'm in a chatty mood

I'm swapping out my turn signals next weekend. I want them to look a specific way, but I also want them to be seen by car drivers, and not to let in water! I forked out 100 bucks a pair for quality billet aluminium signals with clear lenses and amber LEDs, and have had a hell of a time finding a minimalist mounting system that will put them at just the right spot for looks and visibility.

However, it's been great fun, and very rewarding to manufacture my own brackets etc. And I get to spend a day with my son (who is a sparky) next weekend while he 'supervises' the re-wiring.

This little bike is the gift that just keeps giving.

I feel the same way. Please post some pics and a review of the signals when you get them mounted

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IslandRoad Serious Thumper Offline It doesn't vibrate, it purrs! Posts: 1147 The Kiewa Valley, Australia Gender:	Re: Opinion on removing the belt guard Reply #20 - 08/16/17 at 14:39:11 [quote author=435A565A553B0 link=1502785012/15#18 date=1502892797]IslandRoad wrote on 08/15/17 at 21:10:05: ... Please post some pics and a review of the signals when you get them mounted Will do
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Reply #21 - 08/16/17 at 14:42:08

Serowbot wrote on 08/16/17 at 07:34:13:

IslandRoad wrote on 08/15/17 at 21:03:17:

My boss said to me "everything on a motorcycle is there for a reason".

Ask him about the chrome head covers that block our access to the spark plug... Huh

Aren't they little mirrors so people can see who took the photo when you post an image of the bike on a forum?

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Re: Opinion on removing the belt guard
Reply #22 - 08/16/17 at 14:47:40

IslandRoad wrote on 08/16/17 at 14:42:08:

Serowbot wrote on 08/16/17 at 07:34:13:

IslandRoad wrote on 08/15/17 at 21:03:17:

My boss said to me "everything on a motorcycle is there for a reason".

Ask him about the chrome head covers that block our access to the spark plug... Huh

Aren't they little mirrors so people can see who took the photo when you post an image of the bike on a forum?

Well... that explains why the crazed then melted after the 1st pic. Grin

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Re: Opinion on removing the belt guard
Reply #23 - 08/16/17 at 15:03:38

verslagen1 wrote on 08/16/17 at 14:47:40:

IslandRoad wrote on 08/16/17 at 14:42:08:

Serowbot wrote on 08/16/17 at 07:34:13:

IslandRoad wrote on 08/15/17 at 21:03:17:

My boss said to me "everything on a motorcycle is there for a reason".

Ask him about the chrome head covers that block our access to the spark plug... Huh

Aren't they little mirrors so people can see who took the photo when you post an image of the bike on a forum?

Well... that explains why the crazed then melted after the 1st pic. Grin

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Re: Opinion on removing the belt guard
Reply #24 - 08/16/17 at 16:48:31

justin_o_guy2 wrote on 08/15/17 at 17:10:29:

gizzo wrote on 08/15/17 at 11:48:31:

My bobber's never had the pulley cover or the belt guard on. Hasn't caused me any problems.

Crash and get something that matters in a pinch point and that won't be true any more. The shields are there for the rare moment when you need it.

Sigh

. This isn't my first rodeo, you know? I do realise the small risk presented by the choice I made. IR only asked what other people were doing so I shared my experience. I would never try to impose My values on the rest of you. I think that you guys are just as capable of making your own choices as I am.

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MShipley Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 681	Re: Opinion on removing the belt guard Reply #25 - 08/17/17 at 10:27:55 I don't run the belt guard......hope I never regret it.
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Opinion on removing the belt guard Reply #26 - 08/17/17 at 10:56:03 Just a small deflector at each pinch point would be a good idea.
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Re: Opinion on removing the belt guard
Reply #27 - 08/17/17 at 12:50:55

justin_o_guy2 wrote on 08/17/17 at 10:56:03:

Just a small deflector at each pinch point would be a good idea.

I like that idea JOG!

My small saddlebags are probably larger deflectors than what you had in mind for the rear pinch point Cool

. They are a bit contradictory to the minimalist look I'm working toward, but they're a practical necessity (and they are removable). I'm just picking little things on the bike and kind of tidying it up

I've seen a photo of a bobber-style Savage that had a hidden battery, no air-box, and a very thin low seat ... and saddlebags. I wouldn't have expected that to work visually. But it actually looked great - for those times when "you ride a bad-ass bobber, but the missus wants you to pick up milk and bacon!" Grin

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IslandRoad Serious Thumper Offline It doesn't vibrate, it purrs! Posts: 1147 The Kiewa Valley, Australia Gender:	Re: Opinion on removing the belt guard Reply #29 - 08/18/17 at 22:02:49 Great looking bike! ... But I can't even imagine riding with those handlebars!!
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