I was looking around for radiator protection and saw a nice restrictive guard for $77 online. I have also seen some DIY guards made from the aluminum expanded metal for screen doors (for cats and dogs). I hunted for that aluminum expanded metal and the best price I could find was $35 at Ace. Yesterday, at one of my steel suppliers I found this honeycomb mesh, 20ga steel, and bought a chunk. I have a pretty cool bargain store, and they carry this piping for the edges. Whala, el cheapo guard. I plan on using zip ties to fasten it to the radiator. I may or may not paint the mesh. Probably will, RED, LOL. I saw some expanded mesh on a KLR the other day, and it looked like they just pulled up some floor grating and cabbaged it on, jeeze it was ugly. This stuff is a little bendy being 20 gauge mesh, but when in place seem quite strong, and should keep sharp rocks from killing the radiator.
Lightly wedged between the tank heads. On the top right corner there is a small part of the bracket it is tucked behind. It is not touching the fender. I haven't picked out the spot to zip it to yet. In past times, with electric fans, they fasten with pushpins that go through the radiator combing. I don't like that idea, because it does restrict airflow, minimally albeit, but ristriction. I think you can see smaller versions of this by looking at your radiator, and noticing the bolt heads on the front. I'm working on the brackets for the muffler, and when I paint that stuff, will most likely paint the guard, then install it.
