Flatland radiator guard - great protection, better price

I have the Flatlands and I am thinking about welding my own crossbars for better drop protection .. I will let you know how it goes.

Aside from the rubbing issue. This is like the oil\rear rack\steering stabilizer discussion--everyone has an opinion--I'll reserve mine. Unless you have used both and compared them under testing all you have is your opinion. I've got different radiator braces on two bikes, one being the Flatlander, the other Devol.

eakins wrote:

since the force one has the industry standard crossbars (which flatland does not have and is key for sideways blunt force hit strength. flatland has eliminated the 3 cross bars, to save $, and is compensating by using slighly thicker alum.) i'd disagree about the flatland looking more stout. pics (on adv) of the force one fitting just fine w/ safari tanks, where as pics of the flatlander rubbing the tank are seen. basicly you're voting on the flatlander, even though it has 2 strikes against it, soley because it's cheaper. maybe wallmart has an even better deal.

http://www.everydayriding.org/2009/08/wr250r-force-accessories-radiator-guard.html

David Haynes wrote:

SheWolf wrote:

Not sure about the FL one, but the Force fits in there like a glove. A few ppl have that setup.

...the Flatland looks more stout and appears to be cheaper (all the pricing I found was in Australian dollars though, so I could be wrong since I'm not up on the exchange rate).

I'd just hate to get the Flatland and then have to modify or ditch it when I get the larger tank.