belly pan

[shortleg0521]

Yes that is one I'm looking at, the Show Chrome black one. Thanks for your reply. Mike

First off I just want to tell you get one!
I hit something on a trip to Montana and it ripped my shifter
almost off and made me jump into the air. If I had not had
a bellypan I can,t even thnk what damage would have been done.

[BuzzzPhotos]

I had the black Showchrome one first & it was easy to install. Stripped a bolt & fixed it & it was a pain. it seemed to scrape a lot and it was beat out of shape after about 3 oil changes. Threw it away & got a McG. Can't even see it once installed. After having the black one & seeing how beat up it got I'll keep this heavier one on it.

[olegoat345]

I'm on the fence.
It looks like it mounts using the 4 tiny bolts that hole the exhaust heat shields, correct?
If that's the case, those tiny bolts look like they might give way after a few times lifting.
Am I confused? Help me out here.

[53driver]

I'm a huge proponent of the belly pan.
Things I've hit, run over, the scratches and wear on the sides where I've leaned over, all tell me it's a "good thing" to have on the bike.

I'll offer this as I just discovered it when I changed my oil...
Background: I have the same black pan with the circle cutouts that Sorcerer had, and also like JimmyT, some very spirited rides have left some serious scratches on it.
Yes, the front access cover nuts were stripped, just like Sorcerer's.

So when I change my oil I just loosen the 4 acorn nuts and drop the whole pan.
Lets me clean out any debris and give a good look-see at what's happening under there.
This last time, I was missing an acorn nut head.
Not the bolt - it was still securely in its hole, no rust had formed...
I rolled over a speed bump about a week ago - I know which one exactly - and the belly pan hit.
I'm guessing the impact sheared the head off the bolt.
One comment I recall - I think it was Big Larry - cautioned the use of the McGyver pan as a lift point as the acorn nuts are not designed to take on lateral loads.
Obviously, an "impact" vs. gradual pressure is a key factor.

So my pan is off and I discarded it due to the way it had become bent, discolored by heat, and generally just beat up looking.
I'm mounting another one after I disinf*ckulate my acorn bolt and I'm leaning towards Sorcerer's second pan as well with the aircraft fittings.

Just sharing my experience.
Cheers,
Steve

[JMartin]

Is this the one everybody is talking about:

http://wingstuff.com/products/37566-..._new_year_sale

Jim

[2wheelsforme]

That is the one I'm leaning toward.

[2wheelsforme]

Looks just like the SS version but steel and black instead.

[Sorcerer]

Just a note. My 13 pan had the slots going up from the edge of the pan. The 14 as shown in the link have them running with the length of the pan. I had 1 slot that I had to use a carbide bit in my dremmel to open it up to get it over the stud. Being as it was the last one to go on and I didn't want to pull the pan to see if there were another combo I just removed enough to clear the stud. I didn't want to have to by the pan stretcher.😜