Belly pan - Yeah, I think it's a "must have"

[53driver]

Okay, my suspension is set on 22, tires are 40/41 give or take 1 or 2. I'm 210 lbs and usually travel with full bags and a top bag.

Not sure if it's my riding style or the roads I traverse, but I pulled my belly pan this morning to change my oil and decided that it is doing a REALLY GOOD job of protecting the underside of my bike.

Attachment 22558

From the heat discoloration, to the amount of crap splashed up and to the shiny lack-of-paint areas up and down the sides, there's a lot that could have affected the bike had this pan not been there...

Cheers,
Steve

[Sonny]

I just ordered mine.

[Felloverboard]

The main purpose of a belly pan on a Goldwing is to protect a tear in the plastic coolant tank on the bottom of the bike. I have had a few minor scrapes on the bottom from speedbumps even when going slow and a few uneven sections when pulling off the road. I think they are a cheap and smart protection for the bike. Mine was silver and I painted it with a black paint used for grills.

[Felloverboard]

Okay, my suspension is set on 22, tires are 40/41 give or take 1 or 2. I'm 210 lbs and usually travel with full bags and a top bag.

Not sure if it's my riding style or the roads I traverse, but I pulled my belly pan this morning to change my oil and decided that it is doing a REALLY GOOD job of protecting the underside of my bike.

Attachment 22558

From the heat discoloration, to the amount of crap splashed up and to the shiny lack-of-paint areas up and down the sides, there's a lot that could have affected the bike had this pan not been there...

Cheers,
Steve

You should only have to take off the small front section to change oil and filter. Mine is the same type as yours.

[stroguy]

Battle tested, love it, love mine.

[Greg O]

+1 on the belly pan, it's the first accessory I put on my bike.

[willtill]

I'm waiting on Tony's creation... if he gets it into production.

I did have the belly pan that Steve is displaying... but removed it.

[53driver]

You should only have to take off the small front section to change oil and filter. Mine is the same type as yours.

You are 100% correct.
However, I pull the whole thing off every oil change so I can do an inspection and cleaning of what's going on under there.
Also bend it back into shape as required.....

Cheers,
Steve

[Felloverboard]

You are 100% correct.
However, I pull the whole thing off every oil change so I can do an inspection and cleaning of what's going on under there.
Also bend it back into shape as required.....

Cheers,
Steve

If you have to bend it back in shape after each oil change you must be using the bike trail riding. Mine has a few minor scratches.

[53driver]

If you have to bend it back in shape after each oil change you must be using the bike trail riding. Mine has a few minor scratches.

It got bent one time and the two screws became "difficult to manage" so now I just pull the whole thing off and take a look see underneath!
Getting into the twisties scrapes the sides pretty good (as pictured) and "flicking" the bike over in a delayed apex turn sometimes causes longitudinal compression which needs to be reset.
No biggie.
Isleen doesn't like gravel and going off road...so we pretty much avoid that.
Cheers,
Steve