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acpdx

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posted November 05, 2010 03:23 PM

Radiator Guards!

A must have product! Have you ever had to replace your expensive radiator because of debris on the road or track? Now you dont have to! Buy a radiator guard for your ZX-14 or any other make/model. To purchase one today visit us at:
http://www.coxracingroup.com

speedyme

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posted November 05, 2010 04:37 PM

Edited By: speedyme on 6 Nov 2010 00:39

do you know how hot these zx14's run? are sure this would not block a little of air moving through the radiator? just wondering , because i would like to have one, so if anyone on here has one , chime in and let me know if it runs hotter with it on. thats the only thing keeping me from ordering one.
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Meangreen14

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posted November 05, 2010 05:37 PM

Im with speedyme, anyone with a moded 14 have one of these? I two I'm interested in one, especially since I had to cut the back of my front fender guard from pushing radiator forward to install turbo
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kawasakijockey

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posted November 05, 2010 06:19 PM

I have always been interested in one, but that is a helluva high price(79.95) for what it is.
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posted November 06, 2010 05:38 AM

Home Depot screen door guard cut to size, about 4.95, zip ties 1.00, black spray bomb 1.00. Do it yourself kit @ $7.00. Even comes in floral patterns for you little faggots.

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speedyme

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posted November 06, 2010 05:54 AM

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Home Depot screen door guard cut to size, about 4.95, zip ties 1.00, black spray bomb 1.00. Do it yourself kit @ $7.00. Even comes in floral patterns for you little faggots.

now i like this idea! but i will pass on the floral pattern!
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posted November 06, 2010 07:34 AM

I'm getting one this winter for mine along with the 2nd fan kit and engine ice swap for standard coolant - may even install a zx10 front fender..........there's a few fella's here that are already running the cox rad guards and i'm sure these dont affect cooling much at all.........at least they haven't claimed anything noticeable with higher temps
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dubious

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posted November 06, 2010 11:14 AM

I ran a cox on my zx14 for 2 years, no problems, perfect fit, clean piece worth every cent.
Its still on my bike and never coming off.
A small rock poked a hole in my rad at 90 MPH in mid corner, lucky it sprayed up on my leg insead of down on my tires...
I was suprised when I felt something warm and wet on my leg.... :P
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posted November 06, 2010 01:17 PM

I put mine on before I made the trip from texas to california in 2008. It's been on through summer heat, stop and go traffic, hundreds of passes down the drag strip, and my radiator still looks like new. It has more than paid for itself on my bike. Price a new radiator and tell me how big of a waste of money it is...
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posted November 06, 2010 01:26 PM

I have had a guard on mine since 06 didnt notice it runing hotter . I average 4 bars all day exept at long stops.
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Meangreen14

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posted November 06, 2010 01:53 PM

Rock just went thru my radiator 3hrs ago! In San Antonio. I was just asking about this guard yesterday go figure.... If it eint one thing it's another lol
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KawaBonzai

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posted November 06, 2010 10:39 PM

I've run Cox guards on all my bikes, never had a change in heat ... and I live in Southern Arizona ... 110+ degree riding.

Also, about the Cox Guards versus other stuff like screen door grills. I took a Cox guard off a older 600 I had sold, nailed it between two 2x4's and shot pebbles and stones at it with a sling shot. It got a bit dinged up but nothing ever went through.

Did the same thing with a Home Cheapo screen door grille. It's cheap and pliable, rocks cut through it no prob. One even busted through and broke a 4x6 8mm twinwall poly carbonate panel on my wife green house.

Keep the screen door stuff on screen doors. Use the real stuff for the bikes.

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Stu64

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posted November 07, 2010 06:18 AM

Sounds like SPAM to me, shouldn't this be in the for sale section or venders section ?

oilfieldtrash

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posted November 07, 2010 06:53 AM

A few ads is okay if it helps em pay the bills.

Can anyone with the rad guard tell me if you had to take the plastics off to install the guard? The side panels on zx6r are connected to the nose fairing so I basically have to take all the plastics off to get side panels off.
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dubious

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posted November 07, 2010 08:58 AM

cox is a site sponsor after all .....
I had my plastics off already. I think you would need to....
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ninjaboy311

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posted November 08, 2010 04:29 AM

Pretty sure when I installed mine, I did it with the plastics on. But would be easier with the plastics off. The front fender for sure so you don't scratch it while installing.
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