belly pan/under cowling

[willbo]

Hi blokes.
I'm thinking of getting a plastic belly pan/under cowling and am wondering if anyone has one they like or sudgest.  I don't do off road so metal is overkill really. I just want something to protect the filter an exhaust from the odd chipping and muck.

Thank you in advance

[geekay]

problem is that the metal is as cheap as the plastic - they seem very expensive don't they? - I quite fancy 'something' there too. not sure what thought.

[willbo]

Yes, I've looked at a few and the cheaper ones don't have fitting brackets which u have to buy, making them just as expensive or close.

the pyramid one looks interesting

[geekay]

it looks OK, yes - not exactly cheap though is it?

[willbo]

Nope, not cheap at all. And the sv650 ones which fit cost the same

[JRS81]

This is something that's been bugging me too. I want one, but they all seem seriously over-priced! I really want a nice aluminium one, but they're all more than I'm willing to pay for a bit of folded metal. Maybe next year I'll think about making my own...

[mr_diver]

Avoid the Moto Agora ones- had one, ruined it, gave it away, and glad to see it go.

crap quality- high price- stupid design that meant when I banked it in hard on a corner the engine guard would ground out. and it meant it was difficult to clean the engine.

the pyramid sv650 ones look good and I am thinking about one for day to day and put the metal one on for adventure days

[willbo]

the pyramid sv650 ones look good and I am thinking about one for day to day and put the metal one on for adventure days

that's my thinking too. I've got a sw motech metal one, great item, but to be honest its overkill atm. the worse I ride on is the gravel in the local garden centre . but one day I might fancy a turn of off road and I can just re attach it then

[Juvecu]

If garden centre gravel is the worst, get a mudguard extender and stop worrying about a little dirt that might get on your engine I have an aluminium bash plate and it gets dirty anyway (and I have a mudguard extender too.) Off road the alu guard is worth it, you know it is when you ground it out.