Front mudguard, seems pants!

[dizzyblonde]

on the black bike, the previous owner fashioned a metal sheet, which he's attached to the brackets on the radiator. I think???? it sits rather nicely over the front cylinder and stops everything getting into the front plug. I've got a fender extenda on the yellow ones mudguard, and, was a little dubious to screwing the thing in but YC has done a nice job. I'll probably get one for my black one now just to be on the safe side.

How hard is it to fit the fender extenders? Do you need to drill the original mud guard and rivet the extention in?

[yorkie_chris]

Pfffft to fender extenders, had one on the original mudguard, but forgot to fit one before NW3 after I fitted the gsxr front end (TLS mudguard). Right on cue it pi$$ed down and I was riding a single all the way down the M6...
So..
Go to luckypants' house, nick some of his troughing, flatten it with a heat gun and duct tape it to the mudguard.

It's lasted 2000 miles and I'm not inclined to change it yet!

[yorkie_chris]

Originally Posted by Miles

How hard is it to fit the fender extenders? Do you need to drill the original mud guard and rivet the extention in?

Either poprivets or screws. I've used screws before, don't know what poprivets will be like for crushing the plastic

[northwind]

I just araldited it on, it was still there 20000 miles later (and then I sold it to someone else on here, for all i know it's done another 20000)

All three mentioned above are the best methods, if using the screws replace them with stainless steel ones when you can as the ones supplied are very prone to rusting.

Originally Posted by kwak zzr

fenda extenders are a must but you'll never stop it completely,as dangerous Dave says cleaning the front of your engine regular is the best way.

Agreed +1

I'd often wondered why the manufacturer of the bike made the front mudguard so skimpy & presumed the air swept by the tyre was essential for directing it to the radiators for cooling ?

Obviously no-one has experienced overheating so why don't Suzuki do it, after all elswhere their attention to detail is excellent ?

Mike [SV650 in Sussex]

[yorkie_chris]

Fashion more than anything else

O.K I've ordered one !

Sales site is a bit scarce on info. so assume/expect it's an all black finish & won't need painting.
In which case should look acceptable on the back of the Speedtwin blue guard [well nearly! ] which Suzuki call 'silver'.