Making a bracket to mount new rad. fan..and then guards.

Discussion in 'Common Items on Husqvarnas: Tires/tubes/grips/etc' started by bower100, Apr 2, 2009.

  1. bower100 Husqvarna
    AA Class

    Location:
    Wilmington, DE
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    '83 250CR - '07 TE450
    Other Motorcycles:
    TY350Trials-BetaRev3-'77RM250-'80YZ
    Well since I have to make a bracket to mount the cooling fan I'm adding to my 07 te450, I'm contemplating just incorporating it into a complete homemade radiator guard. Does anybody have pictures of their fan and how it was mounted from Husky? And I was wondering if aftermarket rad guards have issues fitting a TE equipped with a fan. (some bikes came with a fans...some didn't?)

    What I envision would be ultra strong but require welding attachment points , not use the radiator mounts.

    dave
    bower100, Apr 2, 2009
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  2. Motosportz CH Sponsor

    Location:
    Vancouver WA
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    2021 TE250i, 570 Berg, 500 KTM, 790R
    Other Motorcycles:
    many
    Motosportz, Apr 2, 2009
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  3. Coffee CH Owner

    Location:
    Between homes - in ft Wayne IN
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    2006 TE250, 2013 TR650 Terra - sold
    I rode a 2007 TE510 a couple of days ago and it had a 610 OEM fan and bracket installed, did you consider looking into that?
    Coffee, Apr 2, 2009
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  4. dags Husqvarna
    B Class

    Location:
    Oz
    i combined guard & brace - very strong, drilled & tapped an M4 thread & bolted the fan on, sweet

    Force guards come with a bracket good to go


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    dags, Apr 2, 2009
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  5. bower100 Husqvarna
    AA Class

    Location:
    Wilmington, DE
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    '83 250CR - '07 TE450
    Other Motorcycles:
    TY350Trials-BetaRev3-'77RM250-'80YZ
    What brand rad guard is that in your photo's? ( Not the Force you mentioned?)

    It's nice for store bought ones that you get total protection, as should be, but to be honest for homemade ones I believe all that's not needed.

    Th top half of the rads are well tucked in. It's the lower tank and lower half of tubes/fins that's vulnerable to the big hit when you go down.

    I less concerned with the sheet of metal in front of the tubes/fins...anything there is fine...expanded metal, whatever.

    I'm looking at it now 'cause I want the fan on there soon.

    Dave
    bower100, Apr 3, 2009
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  6. dags Husqvarna
    B Class

    Location:
    Oz
    they`re an 07 Force Guard & (can`t remeber the name of the brace)
    it`s the armoured tank of radiator protection :p

    They are sensational, i had some pretty big hits & they just don`t budge. You can "whack" it as hard as you like with your hand & they don`t move back or forward, we`re in hilly Hot country in North Queensland Australia, and no o`heating.
    dags, Apr 4, 2009
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