250-500cc What to do with WR300 chain guard???

Not sure what to do with the stock chain guard on the top of the swing arm. What do you guys with WR250/300's do with that plastic guard? I removed it, but I assumed (perhaps incorrectly) that it was just a usless chunk of plastic placed there for pseudo-safety.

What's the group experience with this guard? Never had a bike with one, maybe it serves a function on these huskies... Like keeping the chain out of the airbox???

Thanks

Heath

Mine was already removed when I got the bike with @10 hrs. Now 30 hrs later I don't miss it and doubt it's function. Can't see how what looks like flimsy plastic is going to protect anything from the chain.

The chain guard is not to guard the chain, but to keep it from slinging mud and water on the rider.

So it is the useless chunk of plastic I thought it was.

It'll stay in the "WR300 parts" box in the garage then.

Heath