Rad/oil mesh guard

p.ludlow · Dec 30, 2008

Can anyone tell me what size mesh sheet i would need to cover a rad,take it they are both the same size,and also what size for oil cooler.Saves me taking bike to bits in this cold weather,size in cm would be great.
I have brought some trim edge and wont to make some mesh guards now i know the price to replace these items.

bad boy · Dec 30, 2008

Fella,just use your common sense,get a big sheet & use it for next time..:confused

amb67 · Dec 30, 2008

No need to dismantle any of the bike to take this measurement.

All you need to do is to measure the actual size of the matrix for the rad and the same for the oil cooler.

No need to make the covers so big that they cover all the rad and oil cooler.

From memory I used 3 sheets which measured 25cm x 25cm and 2m of that ribber edging material.

p.ludlow · Dec 30, 2008

amb67 said:
No need to dismantle any of the bike to take this measurement.

All you need to do is to measure the actual size of the matrix for the rad and the same for the oil cooler.

No need to make the covers so big that they cover all the rad and oil cooler.

From memory I used 3 sheets which measured 25cm x 25cm and 2m of that ribber edging material.

:thumbup Brought the ribber edging,seen mesh on ebay but not in big sizes,got this bloody cold thing all house had it all xmas.Thought someone who as done the mod whould know roughly size needed so i could stay in warmth.:biggrin

AREESSMILL · Dec 31, 2008

p.ludlow said:
:thumbup Brought the ribber edging,seen mesh on ebay but not in big sizes,got this bloody cold thing all house had it all xmas.Thought someone who as done the mod whould know roughly size needed so i could stay in warmth.:biggrin[/QUOTE

Measure the rads and add 6 cm to this and there we go you will have your mesh amount

amb67 · Dec 31, 2008

p.ludlow said:
:thumbup Brought the ribber edging,seen mesh on ebay but not in big sizes,got this bloody cold thing all house had it all xmas.Thought someone who as done the mod whould know roughly size needed so i could stay in warmth.:biggrin[/QUOTE

Measure the rads and add 6 cm to this and there we go you will have your mesh amount

Hi Guys,

I added in my response that I used 3 sheets of mesh that measured 25cm x 25cm each.

If you are careful and make no mistakes then you'll get away with a sheet 75cm x 75cm, you'll still have enough left over from this sheet if you make a mistake to have another go at the oil cooler.

My tip is to do the rads first then do the oil cooler.

PS. I decided to add some wire retainers to mine just in case the vibrations from the bike caused them to break free.

I just grabbed some electrical wire, removed the insulation and used three strands of copper to secure the grille to the radiator/oil cooler.

STURSVR · Jan 1, 2009

Hi guys
i made some guards up for my bike found the mesh at B&Q of all places they have a large selection of patterns,gauges and colours and if i remember right it only cost me 6 or 7 quid ! One sheet is big enough to do both rads and oil cooler, i secured them in place using gardening wire and theyve never budged job done just B&Q it !!!!

whitetrash · Jan 1, 2009

STURSVR said:
Hi guys
i made some guards up for my bike found the mesh at B&Q of all places they have a large selection of patterns,gauges and colours and if i remember right it only cost me 6 or 7 quid ! One sheet is big enough to do both rads and oil cooler, i secured them in place using gardening wire and theyve never budged job done just B&Q it !!!!

do you work for B&Q???

amb67 · Jan 1, 2009

Can you remember what aisle the stuff was in as several people have checked out B & Q and come away empty handed?

Thanks

v60 · Jan 1, 2009

Here you go.. check here to see if its in your store..http://www.diy.com/diy/jsp/bq/nav/n...ts=1230842854118&isSearch=true&selected=range

amb67 · Jan 1, 2009

v60 said:
Here you go.. check here to see if its in your store..http://www.diy.com/diy/jsp/bq/nav/n...ts=1230842854118&isSearch=true&selected=range

Cheers,

I might buy up some and make up some for the guys on the forum.

Here's mine I made:

Do you reckon they would sell?

I reckon I could do them for around £25 a set plus delivery costs.

p.ludlow · Jan 2, 2009

v60 said:
Here you go.. check here to see if its in your store..http://www.diy.com/diy/jsp/bq/nav/n...ts=1230842854118&isSearch=true&selected=range

:confused Thats just plain fence mesh,thought they did some in gold and other colours.I went to the big store in nottingham and could not find any only plain fence mesh.Been looking on ebay can not find gold mesh there too.

amb67 · Jan 2, 2009

p.ludlow said:
:confused Thats just plain fence mesh,thought they did some in gold and other colours.I went to the big store in nottingham and could not find any only plain fence mesh.Been looking on ebay can not find gold mesh there too.

There's another thread about these guards, I took the quote below from one of my earlier posts.

It seems the mesh is so well hidden in B & Q that even the staff don't know about it. LOL

Here's where the mesh is located in the B & Q stores:[/QUOTE]

Originally Posted by dangleebals View Post
Did you ask the young scroates that mull around thinking that they own the place?! that was your first mistake its easy to make - I made that very same school boy error anyways don't ask the staff look for the ilse that has the screws , nails etc (I'm assuming they're laid out fairly similarly all over the country) anyways they are packed into an upright shelf (by that I mean they are slotted in vertically like a book if you will) THERES The checker plating there too - it will be there but the staff are so fekin inept they will just say no - even the manager that works at ours said nahh got nuffing like that 'ere, sill cow.
Now go forth and search my son glad to help

forgot to add ........................... I'm down souf too

p.ludlow · Jan 2, 2009

amb67 said:
There's another thread about these guards, I took the quote below from one of my earlier posts.

It seems the mesh is so well hidden in B & Q that even the staff don't know about it. LOL

Here's where the mesh is located in the B & Q stores:

Originally Posted by dangleebals View Post
Did you ask the young scroates that mull around thinking that they own the place?! that was your first mistake its easy to make - I made that very same school boy error anyways don't ask the staff look for the ilse that has the screws , nails etc (I'm assuming they're laid out fairly similarly all over the country) anyways they are packed into an upright shelf (by that I mean they are slotted in vertically like a book if you will) THERES The checker plating there too - it will be there but the staff are so fekin inept they will just say no - even the manager that works at ours said nahh got nuffing like that 'ere, sill cow.
Now go forth and search my son glad to help

forgot to add ........................... I'm down souf too[/QUOTE]

:thumbupWill look again next time in notts,they took me to the fence items ect

v60 · Jan 3, 2009

Sorry about that p.ludlow..I looked on the web site and found that and though it was the mesh needed!.. If it makes you feel any better I went looking for some today and they took me to the fence mesh too:dunno
Couldn't find any in my local store either:banghead

Sprocker · Jan 3, 2009

For those that don't know how to use the SEARCH function :biggrin clicky 4 meshy

superyellow · Jan 3, 2009

they kick ***! Post a picture when you are done! Good job, man!

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