Belt guard removal

[Roccodart440]

Is there any issue with removing the belt gurds or at least one of them?

 

[dave_xb12r]

None that I have noticed. A LOT of people on here have done it and I haven't read of anyone having issues

 

[His_and_Her_Buells]

top one is no prob but bottom one could allow road debris to get between belt and sprocket.

 

[LVsleeper]

Is it necessary to remove the rear wheel to get to the bolts?

 

[dave_xb12r]

I got mine off no problem without removing anything else. It did take a few minutes to figure out how to work the inner metal guard off

 

[Bordsnbikes]

I took both of mine off and haven't had a problem. My lower guard was rubbing on my belt and fraying the edge a bit. I think it just plain looks cooler too.

 

[GatorBuell]

All mine are gone.

 

[dgp]

I took my top ones off the day I got my bike a year ago. My problem was that the brackets (whatever you may call them) that are welded? onto the frame to hold the guards, annoy the piss out of me, i want it to be flush. Wonderd if I can just grind them off...

 

[2003buellxb9s]

i ripped mine off last night... was much more of a bitch than i thought, plus on my 03 it seemed like it was all or nothin.. i ended up having to break it off to get to some of the bolts.. looks way cleaner now though.. plastic sucks.

 

[Thaloc]

I must be the only person who likes the look of the gaurd. In fact if been thinking of accenting it with some hero blue so it pops a bit more.

 

[Infamous1]

Removed all of the gaurds on my '07 Bolt with no issues thus far even removed the inner fender just put all the bolts back in and they really don't stand out that bad as not supposed to be there but would prefer to have mine smooth also. I'm thinking it would be a pain to repaint the arm, so for now I just clean around them! I really like the look of the open arm around the tire and belt

 

[Roccodart440]

I took the bottom one off. After a clkoser look the bottom one seems to do nothing. The top one was too difficult to get off with the tire on. It will come off in the spring.

 

[Ralph2]

All mine come off in the spring. Saving for a free Spirits tensioner, which is supposedly better for the belt. Also gives a little bit if something gets trapped between the belt and the rear pulley.

 

[Thaloc]

I left mine on, and when I changed my back tire I had a twig stuck inbetweeen the sprocket and the belt that partially flattened out one of the belt 'teeth'. so Ill be keeping mine on, I dont wanna pick up any more shizzzzz

 

[RHYNOXB9R]

i ride to fast to get anything caught,jk.i took all of mine off as well,but as a safety measure, i will roll the bike and look at the pully to make sure that it is clear of rocks,ect.after all,the belts are,use to be,there for a reason.

 

[Midnight82]

So I'm feeling like a hardcore newb right now.

What's the plan of attack to get the top gaurd off? Do I really need to pull the wheel off for this lousie piece of plastic?

The bottom gaurd was so easy a caveman could do it.


Throw me a bone, Tell me there's a trick for this top one. (types violently)

 

[only1reds]

I haven't done it yet. But I would think by the sound of the other members that have, all you would have to do is pray to BABY JESUS and waala.

But on a serious note, I've given it a look and it really seemed a bit difficult to get to the bolt that holds the sub frame brace and belt guard together, so I gave up.

But that's just me [confused]

 

[Midnight82]

I got the bottom one off without any idssues at all. But that dang top one looks to be a bit more challenging. I feel like I need someone to draw up some scymatics (spelling?) for me.

 

[FalconryBoy]

i popped the top one off my '07 12s a couple months ago with no probs. gonna take off the lower one tomorrow.

 

[TechMagic]

firstly, only1 it's "Voilà" it's french impress the ladies

Midnight, it's "schematics" root word "scheme"

And you guys trying to get your guards off, a set of low-profile 1/4" drive torx sockets and ratchet will do some real work. If the ratchet is too thick, there are 1/4" socket wrenches that aren't ratchets, saving some height. I've even bent square stock like a allen key before