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oldsandman
02-08-2004, 05:53 PM
Locktight your heat shield bolts before riding! They like to back out.
ml450r
02-08-2004, 07:22 PM
I know both of my bikes they have already fallen out of.
Merrill
MR. HONDA EX'S
02-08-2004, 07:26 PM
To late I lost 2 of the 3. Damn bolts!!! Thats with less then on hour on it!:grr:
Hammer trx450r
02-08-2004, 07:31 PM
you mean spark arrest
tdd6405
02-08-2004, 07:47 PM
no he means heat shield on the header
Hammer trx450r
02-08-2004, 08:37 PM
oh i got ya. duh Im surprised because i did my cam mod and every bolt was a b****h to get off
2004TRX450R
02-09-2004, 01:38 AM
Ya I lost one today and the other two are loose. I'll be ordering another one on Tuesday and locktiteing the rest.
KILLAQuad
02-09-2004, 08:45 AM
I lost 2 of my 3 this weekend as well :grr:
Honda
02-09-2004, 08:49 AM
I tightened mine before they came out. They where on the loose side.
96ss1664
02-09-2004, 11:26 AM
I lost two bolts on mine yesterday
Honda
02-09-2004, 11:27 AM
It won't matter after you get a new exhaust system.
RobRacing
02-09-2004, 04:09 PM
I lost two of the three and just decided to take the heatshield off. Then I removed the brackets that hold it onto the pipe. Looks better now.
2004TRX450R
02-09-2004, 06:03 PM
Originally posted by Honda
It won't matter after you get a new exhaust system.

That's not necessarily true. The shield on these are kinda cool in that the mounts clamp on to the pipe. So if you have an aftermarket pipe and it is even remotely the same shape as the stocker you can just put them on it and it will retain the factory heat shield. I think this is very cool!
Bartman012
02-09-2004, 06:03 PM
Mine aren't loose. Yet. By the way, I put the new red powder-coated HMF slip-on on and it looks way cool and sounds even better! I you want pics, let me know.
sparky450AR
02-09-2004, 06:40 PM
mine were all loose and i broke one tightening it:huh dammit....oh well its stuck in there good now:devil:
sparky450AR
02-09-2004, 06:40 PM
Originally posted by Bartman012
Mine aren't loose. Yet. By the way, I put the new red powder-coated HMF slip-on on and it looks way cool and sounds even better! I you want pics, let me know.

i want pics!
2004TRX450R
02-10-2004, 12:44 AM
Ya me too! Is it powdercoated or anodized?
Bartman012
02-10-2004, 12:50 AM
Let me wash the quad in the morining and then I'll take some pictures and post them up. It does look pretty trick. And it's not too loud either.