chain guard???

[ilikebike]

So who has them on, and who has taken them off? Same with reflectors???

[Cloggsy]

It's illegal to remove your chain guard :!:

I haven't got a refector though :oops: One to be fitted soon though (cheers Richie1743 :thumbsup:)

[zx6man]

no relect is illegal too......naughty naughty

[jonboy]

It's illegal to remove your chain guard :!:

I'm not sure it is, though it's certainly an MOT fail. I haven't got one on as I broke off one of the lugs on the swingarm :oops: , which reminds me I must pick up the replacement swingarm from Jelster.

Certainly looks better without one (makes me look real hard :lol: ) and I doubt whether the flimsy piece of black plastic that Suzuki supply would actually do much to prevent the chain from wreaking havoc should it snap.


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[zx6man]

Doesn't making it an mot failure....make it illegal?

[jonboy]

Not necessarily, no. Strangely. ;)


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[Ceri JC]

Certainly looks better without one (makes me look real hard :lol: ) and I doubt whether the flimsy piece of black plastic that Suzuki supply would actually do much to prevent the chain from wreaking havoc should it snap.


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The stock chainguard (on a K4 at least) does have a bit of metal lining in place which could offer some protection. Worryingly though, lots of huggers (which are attached by replacing the chain guard) are just all plastic.

[Cloggsy]

I doubt whether the flimsy piece of black plastic that Suzuki supply would actually do much to prevent the chain from wreaking havoc should it snap

Ah... Mine isn't a flimsy piece of plastic though :wink:

8)

[Carsick]

It still won't help. You'd need a pretty substantial guard to actually absorb a decent amount of the chain's energy. You just gotta keep it maintained and hope that if it does snap you're not going very fast or it misses you.
As far as I was aware, the chain guard is more to stop you putting you foot onto the chain, which would obviously not be terribly pleasant.

[dclifford]

Why would you want to remove the chain guard. Safety first. :D
With regard to the reflectors, I think some bikes have more than some. I had 1 refelector on the rear. It went when I took of the rear mudflap. Just never though about putting one back on.

[KIERON5131]

there are some laser cut stainless steel chain gaurds on Ebay I think they look smart enough. there there often

[RandyO]

my chain guard is actually worn out... that's right, the flimsey plastic thing has vibrated so much over 100,000 miles , it slaps against the chain, makes noises, I just ordered an aluminum guard from Lockhart Phillips

to me, the chain guard is a catchment for excess chain oil fling

[Stig]

Certainly looks better without one (makes me look real hard :lol: )


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Errr no it doesn't :lol: :lol: makes the bike look better with that fancy gold chain that is always spotless though.

[jonboy]

And I just gave it a good clean again today (including sprocket, sprocket carrier etc) :lol:


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[xj/frosty]

My Sv is for racing and the standard unit is --well rubbish .
I made one up using a section of 50x50 (mm) aluminium angle
It isnt exactly the prettyest thing in the world
Its mostly there to stop my heel going into the chain in the section from the front sprocket to the first mountiing point.