heat shield thingy....

[Red the Dog]

so on the 06s, on the right side (rear brake side) ... actually... right by the rear brake behind the nice black plastic theres a big silver metal heat shield thingy... anyone ridden with this off????????

anyone tried painting it???????

feed back of any sort?

[red02f4i]

I sanded it and painted mine black using high temp grill paint. I have an '04 so it's not as visible, but I think it looks much better black than silver.

[troy clower]

I have a 04 it is the same .I would not advise removing it .it would get pretty hot on your leg.I have a full AKRO system that came with a carbon sheild.I beleive there is a reason for it

I took my rear pegs off and polished that piece with mother's polish and it looks pretty good for what it is....

[BlackRR]

Originally Posted by troy clower

I have a 04 it is the same .I would not advise removing it .it would get pretty hot on your leg.I have a full AKRO system that came with a carbon sheild.I beleive there is a reason for it

I took mine off and put the plastic cover back on and it does not even get hot enough to hurt it so I don't see where it would get hot on your leg.

[troy clower]

Originally Posted by BlackRR

I took mine off and put the plastic cover back on and it does not even get hot enough to hurt it so I don't see where it would get hot on your leg.

Just my opinion

[BlackRR]

Originally Posted by troy clower

Just my opinion

I feel you! I thought the same thing but figured if it messed the plastic cover up it would just give me an excuse to get a carbon one. Its been that way for a few months now and I have had no trouble.

[Rice Burner]

I took both the heat shield and black piece of plastic off of mine and replaced it with a Carbon Fiber unit that I purchased from mrgrn on this site.

Nice improvement - IMO!

[3482]

How about a pic of that sexy thing.

[highside101]

I took it all off. No problems at all with the heat.