Radiator Sleeves from Outerwears

[DenverSnowBike]

Has anyone tried these before?? I just scooped up a pair, should keep snow from getting jammed in your radiator.

 

[teal_210]

I used them for 2 seasons. At first they were great, allowed air flow but kept ice from building up.

But about halfway through last season they got clogged up and no longer allowed air to flow through them despite looking clean (mine were yellow). I ended up ditching them because we didn't have much for powder days last year and there were making my bike overheat. The velcro is so strong that it pulls the sticky part off of the bike before the velcro separates, so removing them frequently didn't work very good.

I'll be back to sliding a solid piece of plastic behind the plastic radiator louvers on powder days to keep snow off the radiators.

 

[DenverSnowBike]

They are cheap...like $25...maybe just replace them year to year?

 

[Corban_White]

I just take the louvers off in the winter. Then the snow that hits the radiators just melts and drips off instead of freezing in front of them and blocking airflow.

 

[Uncle si]

I must be a high load / low speed rider. Radiators couldn't keep my motor temperatures reasonable in any conditions, so I've got a cooler with a bypass thermostat.