front mudguard removal

[Seeker]

Originally Posted by Dave20046

Not sure you needed to zoom in seeker

WorldsLargestMudflap™ Corporation thanks you for your interest.

At one point I had made a larger one which touched the ground when on the propstand but it failed spectacularly when it snapped and the plastic wrapped around the header. This iteration has been on for about 12k miles. What it has shown me is that a lot of the spray comes from the top (and sides) of the front wheel. The spray is thrown into the airstream and then immediately blown back onto the bike.

The inside of some trucks' mudflaps look like a bristle doormat which catches the fine spray and allows it to drop in larger, err, droplets. I experimented doing a similar thing with a door draft excluder (hairy type). Results were inconclusive plus it looked hideous (even by my standard of aesthetics).

This mudflap keeps the header and oil filter clean but the engine cases still pick up spray. Quite and achievement on such a narrow bike - well done Suzuki.

My next (half baked) idea is to add a turkey tail to my hugger to reduce the overspray from that. I'm beginning to think that manufacturers are reducing the size of their front and back weather protection to make bikes rot quicker.

edit: someone has beaten me to it - this was what I was thinking of: https://www.motorcycleparts-hornig.c...el-hugger.html I was thinking of adding a rear lip (turkey tail/fantail) to my hugger.

[redtrummy]

I inherited a Triumph 3TA (T21) from my Dad many years ago now that did not need any mudguard extensions, huggers or anything else (until the bathtub finally rotted away). Guess the bike was built for a different purpose, a working mans personal transport - although to stop liquid getting were it shouldn't, it should have come with a drip tray!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triumph_Twenty_One

[svenrico]

What is the sense in Suzuki cutting off the back of the front mudguard about 3/4 of the way up the wheel ? It doesn't even look good in my opinion, it just likes like what it is - a mudguard that is too short !
I fitted plastic extenders to the front fender extender and rear hugger on my Honda cb650f and a mudflap below the number plate which all worked to some extent(but the mudflap was a step too far and that came off )
I must say the SV650A does seem to blather itself up as much if not more than any bike I have known. Manufacturers should be capable of designing bikes with decent 'mudguards' that look good as well as being functional.

[maviczap]

Originally Posted by garynortheast

I fitted my front mudguard extension with windscreen sealer back in 2010 and it’s been on there ever since. It’s never moved in more than 75,000 miles. No screws or rivets.

Similar here, I just used silicon sealant and clamped it overnight until it set

[svenrico]

I think the problem is getting the extension ( to the fender extender already fitted) in the right position for drilling with the mudguard on the bike. An extension with the curvature not quite the same as the mudguard doesn't help.

[svenrico]

Fixed the plastic mudguard extension (with a small rubber mud flap screwed to the bottom ) to the Pyramid fender extender with 2 well nuts and screws and washers. That way you don't have to get to the underside of the mudguard.

[trickydickym]

Just fitted a Pyramid extenda to my 2018 bike. These come with sticker pads to fix the two together rather than the old way of fixing with self tappers, but either way it's best to remove the mudguard. If you undue the mudguard retaining screws and lift the mudguard up a bit you can get at the underside of the brake hose guide clip with a pair of pliers to remove it without breaking it and then you can simply remove the mudguard from the bike.

[svenrico]

Originally Posted by trickydickym

Just fitted a Pyramid extenda to my 2018 bike. These come with sticker pads to fix the two together rather than the old way of fixing with self tappers, but either way it's best to remove the mudguard. If you undue the mudguard retaining screws and lift the mudguard up a bit you can get at the underside of the brake hose guide clip with a pair of pliers to remove it without breaking it and then you can simply remove the mudguard from the bike.

That's what I really wanted to do, remove the mudguard to fix everything properly.
ps I wouldn't rely on just sticky pads to fix an extenda to the mudguard.

[SV650rules]

Originally Posted by svenrico

That's what I really wanted to do, remove the mudguard to fix everything properly.
ps I wouldn't rely on just sticky pads to fix an extenda to the mudguard.

I fitted a pyramid fender extenda to my 2016 L7 and the part came with sticky pads ( or double sided tape ) and a 4 of those hollow plastic fasteners with an internal press in bit that expanded them for a snug fit ( you find larger ones holding car trim together ). The tape was really just to hold part in place until you got the 'rivets' fitted.