Hi folks!

Being angry cause by mud attacking my oil cooler and topcase fitting,
I decided to mount some mud protectors. They're taken from polish Fiat 126 car,
and fit perfectly without any cuttings.
In the rear I used original steel bar that is fitted for panniers, in front
a small piece of aluminium bar did the work.







I think it's the cheapest tuning on Tiger, 2 pieces of rubber cost a bit more than 1 GBP
If anyone wants such thing I can buy&ship it

Best regards,
Lisciasty

not wanting to be offensive here? please dont take this the wrong way, but you were worried about mud etc i,d be more worried about the state of the wheel bearings? looking closely at your photo,s the chain gaurd is filthy and the left swing arm chain side does,nt look good either all that dust and crap will be getting in,, and after all if theres a bit of mud in the cooler just use a jet wash it will all come out,,

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Originally Posted by bearusa

not wanting to be offensive here? please dont take this the wrong way, but you were worried about mud etc i,d be more worried about the state of the wheel bearings? looking closely at your photo,s the chain gaurd is filthy and the left swing arm chain side does,nt look good either all that dust and crap will be getting in,, and after all if theres a bit of mud in the cooler just use a jet wash it will all come out,,

Remember where the guy comes from, you think our roads are bad try theirs. If you want to see a dirtier bike than that I can show you mine, the half wits are still putting acres of salt on our roads here in the West of Scotland, good grief its nearly May 7 the Salt is making the roads slippier than the little frost we are getting. My bike currently looks like I have been trialing in a salt mine.

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Originally Posted by bearusa

not wanting to be offensive here? please dont take this the wrong way, but you were worried about mud etc i,d be more worried about the state of the wheel bearings? looking closely at your photo,s the chain gaurd is filthy and the left swing arm chain side does,nt look good either all that dust and crap will be getting in,, and after all if theres a bit of mud in the cooler just use a jet wash it will all come out,,

I know the bike is dirty because we've got bad weather this spring, a lot of rain
and of course road mud everywhere. I just took a photo before washing :]

The problem with mud hitting oil cooler is that it could damage the fins.
My recently bike, honda xx, had the same problem and after 70 kkm the middle section
of water cooler was smashed, you know when tiny stones and thick sand is hitting a cooler it's not healthy for it :/
It's been a hard work to clean it and straighten the fins, so with Tiger I try to preserve, not to heal after damage

Originally Posted by bigD

Remember where the guy comes from, you think our roads are bad try theirs. If you want to see a dirtier bike than that I can show you mine, the half wits are still putting acres of salt on our roads here in the West of Scotland, good grief its nearly May 7 the Salt is making the roads slippier than the little frost we are getting. My bike currently looks like I have been trialing in a salt mine. D

Our roads are bad indeed, but hopefully they don't use too much salt in winter :]
It causes problems with driving, of course, but they only use salt on main roads
and only in heavy winter, so we don't have any problems with corrosion in bikes.
Personally I prefer this solution than watching Tiger being eaten by salt

Best regards,
Lisciasty

I nice easy mod, and something I could have done with over the weekend!



and something I will try and remedy this weekend!

Mick

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if your that worried about mud etc, now i,m not sure if triumph produce one but you can get some metal mesh that would fit infront the fins and protect from stones chipping away, just an idea,,

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Bear, there are lots of oil cooler and radiator covers on the market. It's not just the stones, its the mud getting stuck in the fins. With a mesh cover it just gives the mud more places to get stuck on and makes it harder to clean out. Good mud flaps for mud riding are a must IMO. Coupled with a mesh guard and you've got the best of both.

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i got to be fair here miker,, i have been off road riding for about 17 years now, from cr 80, cr 125 yz 250 crf 250r xr 400r, i have never ever had a problem with mud etc on any of my water cooled or on my xr400r air cooled equipped with an oiler cooler that a jet wash could,nt sort out, all off road use involved the use of knobbly off road tyres which im sure your aware of they flick mud crap and shi?te everywhere, and i,ve riden in some pretty rough areas up through the black mountains in wales, and never once had a problem,, anyway it is a good idea i just would,nt do it to mine,
happy riding everyone and remember bikers make traffic fun?

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Bear, you and I seem to have a similar off roading history. I got my first off roader in 1972 and have been riding various dirt bikes ever since.

I'm not worried so much about having to clean out the mud, I have a Karcher pressure washer that's brilliant. However, if the oil cooler and radiator are clogged with thick gooey mud that dries in place and I have to then ride the bike to work until the next weekend before it actually gets a wash, then it could perhaps make the bike run hotter, which I believe it did for the last few days of commuting. The fan was on much more often and for longer than is usual, we had less traffic because of school holidays and it's coming into winter.

Mick

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