Opinion of the BCF massive

[Patriot180]

Evening all.
The radiator on my bike its looking if I'm honest a bit past its best. So I've been looking for a cover for it to hide the worse bits and stop it getting any knocks from stones. The only two I've really found are as follows.

Option 1:
https://i1344.photobucket.com/albums/p649/Graham_Canham/grill1_zps56691a41.jpg

Option 2:
https://i1344.photobucket.com/albums/p649/Graham_Canham/grill2_zpsc29604dc.jpg

Thinking of option 2 as it looks like it covers the whole of the radiator and not centre part (whatever it's called).
Price wise, option 1 is the more expensive of the two buy about £10.

Opinions or other options people know of would be gratefully received!
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Mod 1 Passed 31/7/12:::Mod 2 Passed 7/8/12
Current bike Honda CBF 600S

[Handsome]

Option one would be better as with option two if a fair sized stone hits that it'll just bend the fins apart and possibly still twat the rad', whereas option one will have some resistance to it...
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[Patriot180]

Fair point! And I suppose I shouldn't be lazy and just clean up and repaint the sides of the rad.
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Current bike Honda CBF 600S

[bridgedino]

Stick both of them on!!!

My CBF600 radiator caught a sharp stone. Even radweld would only hold it temporarily so i spent 2 or 3 weeks hunting ebay, gumtree and uk wide bike breakers for a 2nd hand one without any luck.

No-one makes OE ones so it was a sore £250 or so to buy a replacement from Honda

Ouch

[dannymassive]

I personally prefer the look of Option 2. What brand is it by the way? First one looks like a Beowulf one?

If you get Option 2 and are worried about stones hitting the fins still as mention above, fit a "Fender Extender" - they stop a lot of crap heading towards the rad, and your downpipes! Keeps them shiney!
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[dannymassive]

[Handsome]

[dannymassive]

[Clanger]

I prefer the look of the second...but it's probably not as practical as the first...
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[Turkish]

Option one is chrome? If it is I'd be tempted to go with option two because cheap shit chrome always rusts - stone chips will only make it die faster.

You could always get option two and sandwich some fine-ish aluminium mesh betwixt the rad and grille to catch smaller rocks.
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[Patriot180]

Fender extender is now also on my list.
The second one from a germen company called BS Motoparts and is stainless steel. The first one is from Beowulf and is also stainless steel. Thinking it might have to be option 21
And dannymassive, cheers for the tip...sure I've got some wet dry paper somewhere. As for the paint...hamerite??
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Mod 1 Passed 31/7/12:::Mod 2 Passed 7/8/12
Current bike Honda CBF 600S

[dannymassive]

[trevor saxe-coburg-gotha]

Easy - the first.
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[Patriot180]

[bridgedino]

[Rogue_Shadow]

visual appeal aside, the mesh will be stronger

[GREENI3]

[c_dug]

I thought there was a big thread recently with issues with beowolf and a general consensus that they were best avoided?
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[c_dug]

Couldn't find the thread but it is referred to again here.
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[Polarbear]

I really think that Beowulf thread about exhausts was a one off, albeit a big own goal for Beowulf.

Other than that I haven't heard of problems with their gear, and no, I'm not related to or fellated by Miss Beowuf.
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