All 2st Heat Gun to Radiator Shrouds

I was just wondering if anyone has tried using a heat gun to the radiator shrouds? The shrouds on my 300 stick out to far and it would be nice to bend them in some.

Ummmm, your bike is way too clean

I've done that just to get them to lay against the tank a little better but not to really bend them in. Bend them to much and holes wont line up and the plastic clip from the bottom shroud wont clip in.

A Heat Gun near the gas tank... Sounds a little dangerous.

Nobody said anything about using the heat gun next to the gas tank.....but obviously there are people in this world who need warning lables . I happen to be a fan of natural selection though.

Do it to all of mine, got tired of braking shrouds in the tight stuff. Just Hemet them up a bit and bend them in. I duct tape the 2 pieces together to and it helps a lot.

It shows better on an old set.

Ya, thats what I'm talking about!! Thanks! What did you mean by Hemet them up first?

It's Brand New! only have a couple of hours on it. First real ride will be this Tuesday.

Thanks, I'm goin to try bend just the tips in.

That should have been heat them up first. I taped them in to the forks where I wanted then and just heated them up right on the tank applying heat to the outside part. If you do it on the inside the part that takes the tab from the lower shrouds starts to deform. You really don't get to close to the tank and it's not like you have an open flame or anything.

Where did you get the white shrouds?

Yes, those shrouds look good.

Cool, thanks for the tips! I'll have pick up some tape and attempt in the morning.

Hall's ordered them in for me it took several weeks to get. They are CEMOTO. I also have new Blue and Yellow Graphics going on as soon as I adjust the shrouds.

Thanks husky jim. I think that's what more than a few of us are thinking about. Do you know if they are wr250 model shrouds for your year bike or from another model or year?

Motoplastics has white shrouds shown but only through 2008. Maybe halls did something custom or all info isn't shown on the site?

The '05-'07 450te has the same upper shrouds as the late model 250-300 WRs. I think the side panels are the same too. Check out the part #s on their website. http://www.cemoto.it/prodotti.php?act=1&id=11&lingua=uk

Cool, thanks.
Mike

yep done it to both my bikes with missus' hairdryer-works a treat! didn't bend em quite as much as above but just enough so they don't point outwards & collect the local flora & snap the locater/retainer tabs. just heat up area while keeping a little pressure by hand on where you want the bend & bobs ya uncle.

I 'trained' mine with an elastic bungy cord. They stay like this now.