Heat Shield Rant
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Heat Shield Rant
Whoever designed these heat shields needs to have their *** kicked and then they need to be drop shipped into the middle of Syria. I tried aligning them up with the FM head pipes with no luck over the course of several months. I got tired of the look so changed my headpipe to the new SE high flow system and again the heat shields fit like ****. Then went on here and bought a brand new set of heat shields thinking mine might have been bent up from constant fiddling....damned things still won't line up. Having a beer across from the dealership while they try and take a shot at it now. Maybe I'm just a dumb *** that can't figure it out. If it were me I would have made it one piece.
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I'm glad you didn't design them. One piece would be a bitch to work with. I had no problems lining mine up. Did you watch the Fuel Moto video on YouTube where Jamie shows how to align them? Skip to 12:20
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Originally Posted by Buelligan666
I'm glad you didn't design them. One piece would be a bitch to work with. I had no problems lining mine up. Did you watch the Fuel Moto video on YouTube where Jamie shows how to align them? Skip to 12:20
Didn't line up even with the HD system. Took it to the dealer and they spent more than 30 min and it still isn't perfect but better than I could do.
Going through the dealership and looking at bikes on the floor fitment appears hit or miss with some being nice and flush and some not.
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This is how they look at the moment. Attachment 485966Attachment 485965
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I am living with it but the perfectionist/OCD part of me is twitching slightly lol. Oh well. I'm over it. Just put 250 miles on the bike today and pulled in to a German restaurant for beer and schnitzel.
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