Chain Guards? What do you have?

[mcgalinmd]

After searching and searching on the board I wanted to ask this question - do you have any chain guards on your bike?  I looked at tons of pictures, and I saw all sorts - chopped, none, carbon fiber, front only, etc.  Tell me what you have, and if you've modded them, show us a pic!!

I have both of mine chopped, but have seriously considered taking both off.  The sato rearsets with the heel guard keep my foot well away from the front one and I don't wear boots with laces, so there is no danger of anything getting in there.

[stopintime]

Yours are chopped? How?
Mine are ugly plastic stock. I want to take off the sides of them - is that what you did?

[mcgalinmd]

The rear one is cut to less than 1/2 the original size, and the front one has the "side" cut out of it; side facing your foot - sort of like a window that you can see the chain through.  It does somewhat make the chain guard disappear from the side.  I have some pictures of them in my camera that I took this weekend.  I'll get them up this evening.

I left the mounting holes (obviously) and then hacked away with a coping saw.  It's easier than the dremel.  The front one got real weak when cutting the side out though.  I was going to hack out all sides, but the plastic is just not strong enough to do so.  I thought about bracing it with some aluminum bar, but was afraid it would get snagged on the chain possibly.

Pics to come later!

[Statler]

little carbon jobbies for me.   The plastic was huge and ugly.

[mcgalinmd]

Stopintime,

Here are my two chainguards...front and rear




The rear one could be taken off all together or chopped some more IMO.

[teddy037.2]

 

mine only has one...


oh. n'mind. more S*R elitism, eh? 

[flsurfdog]

i tried chopping my rear guard......came out like ass so i only run the front

[Big Troubled Bear]

Both are still stock

[hypurone]

Mmmmmm, carbon. 
I love carbon, I'd push a moron into traffic for some more carbon.



Someday I'll take some new pics to show off more of my newer handy work...

[m1moto]

I removed them along with the frame stickers and reflectors.