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    V Strom owners! Making skidplates. Keen?

    Have a look and if you're keen let me know. Getting it priced up at the mo.
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    Check out the finished product. PM me if you're interested. As you can see, it bolts right up to the Givi bars and to the centre stand mounts. This is the one for sale. I bolted it on to test fit. { It is the pick of the 2!}
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    Quote Originally Posted by Laava View Post
    Check out the finished product. PM me if you're interested. As you can see, it bolts right up to the Givi bars and to the centre stand mounts. This is the one for sale. I bolted it on to test fit. { It is the pick of the 2!}
    Sorry to raise a difficult question but are you going to get enough air to the oil cooler now? Maybe relocating the oil cooler like was done for for the Two Wheels project vstrom might be a good idea. Basically mounted vertically on the RHS of the engine. Looks nice and neat and makes you wonder what is isnt there from the factory. I can scan a pic and put up if you haven't seen it.

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    It's actually not that bad. If you have a look at what is commercially available and check out the V Strom site, you'll find oil cooling is not a problem and this is probably one of the better ones for air flow. I did consider that when I made the template up. Will keep an eye on the temp though initially! Cheers Cooney
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    Quote Originally Posted by Laava View Post
    It's actually not that bad. If you have a look at what is commercially available and check out the V Strom site, you'll find oil cooling is not a problem and this is probably one of the better ones for air flow. I did consider that when I made the template up. Will keep an eye on the temp though initially! Cheers Cooney
    Oky doky. I've not read a lot about the stroms but I did see the article about relocating (along with other things) in the two wheels. Just as long as it is something you though about - would want you melting down your pride and joy Hope it works well for you.

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    Will it fit 650 too?

    Looks good.
    Will it fit the 650?
    Can it be fitted without the Givi bars?
    Cheers.
    When you take thousands of photos of your bike does the light from the flash weaken the plastic?

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    Without the Givi bars there is nothing to bolt the front to. You could however make a bracket> FWIW it would be easier to spend the $189 at Motomail and get the Givi crash bars
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    Quote Originally Posted by Laava View Post
    Without the Givi bars there is nothing to bolt the front to. You could however make a bracket> FWIW it would be easier to spend the $189 at Motomail and get the Givi crash bars
    Thanks for that will go and have a look. Cheers.
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