Skid plate/Belly Pan?

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pcar911

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I formed up a belly pan for the new project and am looking for input into
how wide to keep it? I left it super wide to have material available for
trimming.

Looking for thoughts on how wide is practical. For a little protection from
objects and snow versus how much snow will just collect in it?

Thoughts?

 

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• Dec 17, 2018

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If anything, some stuff foam so snow does not build up too much between the plate and the engine.

My BIL wants a plate that will be big enough to stop the snow, when it is deep/flufffy, from flying up.

I would try it out and see how it does before doing anything else. Its a nice looking custom job you got going there anyway.

 

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• Dec 17, 2018

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I would trim it away from the pegs so the snow can fall out and not build up underneath your pegs.

 

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• Dec 17, 2018

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Yes cut to the frame once the plastic goes parallel to the ground. I had a similar setup and spent my first day not being able to shift once snow was packed in

 

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What he said above -- make it as wide as the radiators out front and taper it right down to the frame rails as soon as it is flat on the bottom so the snow can fall out bellow. I have aluminium rad guards and louvers and tape the gap between the rad and snow shield of with gorilla tape. Also important is to have a sunshield that covers the back of the engine so the track does not pound it with snow al day long. that is all it takes with a good thermostat and the rads covered by 1/3.

Cheers.....

 

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what type of plastic ais that and where did u get bit I want to do something like that as well

 

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UHMW Plastic

Here is the stuff I used. Not cheap but tougher than nails.... Used a torch
to heat up for bending. Thanks to all for input on what shape to trim it to.

 

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pcar911 said:

I formed up a belly pan for the new project and am looking for input into
how wide to keep it? I left it super wide to have material available for
trimming.

Looking for thoughts on how wide is practical. For a little protection from
objects and snow versus how much snow will just collect in it?

Thoughts?

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What are you using to extend your shifter? Almost looks like the stock peg, extended, then wrapped with a plastic/rubber boot??

 

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Shifter

I turned down some aluminum stock, threaded the end 1/2-13 and tapped
the end of the shifter. Put on some shrink tube. Was not my original idea,
saw it somewhere and copied it....

 

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pcar911

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Pictures

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pcar911

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Trimmed the skid plate and made a guard for the brake, up front of the
track, and over the open weldmate out of some 1/8" material. Made a
bracket for the tunnel cover and siliconed it in, thought i would need 2
but I formed the back to catch on the spare gas can holder rod.

Hopefully keep a little of the snow off the engine and muffler.

 

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pcar911

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Also milled up a frame saver chain guide that lines up correctly to my KTM.

 

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pcar911 said:

Trimmed the skid plate and made a guard for the brake, up front of the

track, and over the open weldmate out of some 1/8" material. Made a

bracket for the tunnel cover and siliconed it in, thought i would need 2

but I formed the back to catch on the spare gas can holder rod.



Hopefully keep a little of the snow off the engine and muffler.

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Digging the cover! Any chance you would produce more?

 

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pcar911

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I might, was a PITA the first time, kind of have a pattern now. Not sure what I'd have to get for one, quite a bit of time into it.... Thoughts on what anyone would be willing to pay?

 

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• Jan 10, 2019

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ACERBIS plastic skid, 3 years on this one, two on my older WR, slides over the snow, side panels tuckin. Better than tin or aluminum in the snow.

 

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