Belly Pan to protect stupid location for coolant tank

[dustytrader]

Which belly pans work best? I was pulling my bike onto a uhaul trailer this week and snagged the coolant tank that is on the very underside of the bike. The trailer has a little bend where previous bikes have scraped and poked a hole right in it causing all the coolant to leak out of the tank. Plastic tank on the very bottom...very good Honda! NOT. Anyhow, got the new tank installed which was quite easy, but not going through this again when the belly pans are pretty inexpensive. I would recommend installing one of these to all, since Honda stated that it is common for these to get punctured....sometime just from the front tire kicking up something.

[2wheelsforme]

I have the Performance from Wingstuff. It was easy to install and has worked well so far. It has taken some scraps both leaning and over speed bumps. I've even jacked against it and it is easy enough to remove the front part for a oil change. Almost invisible from above. http://wingstuff.com/products/37566-...nted-belly-pan

[edgeman55]

Macgyver pan is the strongest around.I had one of the lighter sheet metal ones and it got bent up after a year on the bike.Macgyver has been on 3+ years and has no dents at all.

[Kokomo Kevin]

+1 on the Macgyver, I even use a floor jack on it when I change oil for a little more clearance, although a few folks say it puts too much pressure on the headers.

[Draxsr]

I bought a Macgyver pan for my 2016 and can't get the thing to mount properly. It's all the way against the bottom and the slots still don't get high enough for the bolts to grab. I tried a slight crease and still no joy. :shrugs:

[coffee_weasle]

I bought a Macgyver pan for my 2016 and can't get the thing to mount properly. It's all the way against the bottom and the slots still don't get high enough for the bolts to grab. I tried a slight crease and still no joy. :shrugs:

i too, bought the macgyver, and had to wiggle and wangle the sh.t out of it to fit right

careful it doesn't cut you, it has some sharp edges on it

[masonmike]

Dare I say, if the F6B was meant to have a belly pan, would Honda not have equipped it with one?

[gregj]

i too, bought the macgyver, and had to wiggle and wangle the sh.t out of it to fit right

careful it doesn't cut you, it has some sharp edges on it

Ditto here. I snugged down one side, then used an old scissor jack to push up the other side to snug it down. Had to do a couple of times to get it right. Still drags before the pegs.

[Sorcerer]

On my 13 I had the light one with the tiny Allen screws that the heads stripped out easily. On my 14 I went with the louvred stainless steel with the aircraft screws that I painted flat black. I think Wing St-ff now has an stainless anodized black one. On my 13 at 6,000 miles the aluminum tape Honda covers the tank with was hammered. We do end up on gravel roads a lot.

[53driver]

My belly pan got gone after some serious curves and the right side dug up and removed one of the four frame welded bolts that the belly pan mounted to. Sh*t.
So, I coated the bottom of my reservoir with a few layers of Gorilla Tape....
Cheers,
Steve