Chain guards

[bioman_imp]

Bioman, Back in the day I experimented with the no chain guard look, and quickly put it back on. Have you evert taken the guard off and looked inside? There is always chain lube splatter inside, that would otherwise be slung on the bike and the rider. Then too, if you get caught in the rain, it will throw water all over. As a side note, I also experimented back then with no rear fender. Result: I put it back on after riding on a wet road. With no rear fender, the rear tire threw a stripe of water up my back from waist to neck.

My suggestion would be to bite the bullet, get the OEM part, and have it powder coated. However, here is an after market I found on eBay: Item number 154750000170 , just copy and paste or manually enter the number into the search box on eBay.

I have had the chain guard on my EX off before during maintenance, and it is a thick rigid aluminum alloy of some sort. I dont know if the eBay offering is as stout, but the seller offers 30 day returns, buyer pays return shipping.

Thanks for all the good advise. Yes, I was already fearing the oil mess when I would take the guard off, so I won't go that route.
Re the Ebay item: I had seen that, but the seller is not shipping to Canada (I have communicated with him), and anyway, I find the shape of that guard a bit too edgy.

So you are right: I will go ahead and get the OEM part and paint it black.

Thanks everybody!