Patent ID: 7448463

Claim:
A motorcycle exhaust guard system comprising: a front guard for mounting by at least one mechanical fastener onto to an outer surface of a front end of an exhaust can; and a rear guard for mounting by at least one mechanical fastener to an outer surface of a rear end of said exhaust can, wherein said front guard and said rear guard are curved to conform to a contour of said exhaust can and have abrasive resistant, resilient polymer pads extending normally therefrom that extend perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of said can, and wherein said front guard is formed from a lower plate which is mechanically fastened to said can, and an upper plate mechanically affixed to said lower plate, and that houses said pad on an outer surface thereof, and wherein said plates are configured in a layered, staggered configuration such that said upper plate is in a cantilevered configuration with respect to said lower plate, and resides above said outer surface of said can.