Frontend swappers rads move query
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Frontend swappers rads move query
I am moving my rads back about 3/4" so the hose up top doesn't get squished at full lock. Making little alum plates a la Hawkrider. The bracket underneath that the rads sit on......did any of you swappers extend it? leave it off? what?
evil man of nothing
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From: Boynton Beach, FL
I just turned mine back a little and they still fit the way they did before. I think I made my plates a little shorter than yours but they moved the rads back far enough for me. I have an rc51 front end and the hose is no longer in the way.
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From: Thornwood, NY
I moved mine back as well.... pics below...
I had intended to make a new bracket for those bottom attachments between the fairing, rad, and motor... but never did... so far I haven't had any issues with the rads not being held by that bracket...
I had intended to make a new bracket for those bottom attachments between the fairing, rad, and motor... but never did... so far I haven't had any issues with the rads not being held by that bracket...
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I like the 1 piece because it can't move unlike two individual brackets. That rad wil stay where you put it.
Only word of advice is to mark each rad L/R individually before drilling the holes in your bracker... as I found the tabs that hold the rads on were not the same distance apart... (about 1/8" difference).
You'll also need to put a small "S" bend in the bracket... you'll know what I mean as soon as you put some flat stock up against the mounting holes in the frame.
Only word of advice is to mark each rad L/R individually before drilling the holes in your bracker... as I found the tabs that hold the rads on were not the same distance apart... (about 1/8" difference).
You'll also need to put a small "S" bend in the bracket... you'll know what I mean as soon as you put some flat stock up against the mounting holes in the frame.
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