Give me the low down on belly pans? Will they fit on trikes?
I have a CSC Viper. Thanks
I have a CSC Viper. Thanks
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A belly pan also protects the plastic coolant reserve tank that is located at the rear and below the engine case on GL1800s They are notorious for getting punctured. I had one punctured years ago when loading a trike on a trailer. The trailer had an expanded metal wire mesh floor and the end of a piece of that caught the reservoir and ripped it. I have spotted aluminum sealant tape repairs, JB Weld repairs and silicone glue repairs on coolant tanks on quite a few Goldwings in my shop for conversions. If your trike has running boards, a belly pan may not fit in some cases.
A belly pan also protects the plastic coolant reserve tank that is located at the rear and below the engine case on GL1800s They are notorious for getting punctured. I had one punctured years ago when loading a trike on a trailer. The trailer had an expanded metal wire mesh floor and the pointy end of a piece of that caught the tank and ripped it. I have spotted aluminum sealant tape repairs, JB Weld repairs and silicone glue repairs on coolant tanks quite a few times on GL1800s in my shop for conversions. If your trike has running boards, a belly pan may not fit in some cases.
Papa Zook, the very first time I got my trike up high enough I could really get a good look under it that reservoir tank, oil filter stood out at me like an accident waiting to happen.
I have running boards on my trike so maybe I need to do some homework before ordering.
If anyone is running a CSC viper with belly pan please chime in. Thanks
Papa Zook, the very first time I got my trike up high enough I could really get a good look under it that reservoir tank, oil filter stood out at me like an accident waiting to happen.
I have running boards on my trike so maybe I need to do some homework before ordering.
If anyone is running a CSC viper with belly pan please chime in. Thanks
What brand belly pans is everyone running? I agree on the two piece pan being the better option.
Sorry Papa Zook, I forgot about this suggestion. I’ll see if I can get that done today and report back.
I sent an email to CSC. I got a response back that said they will definitely fit but will be a hard install as the ground effects is in the way to access the exhaust bolts needed.
Again i I guess I need to crawl under my trike and take a look. If it’s a matter of removing the running boards (ground effects) to install I’ll probably go with it. However if the running boards interfere with removing the front half of the belly pan for an oil change I’d have to think twice.
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