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Cheap V85TT inner fender
egschade:
Lots of folks have noted that the high front fender on the V85TT offers little to no protection from road spray. My first ride on a wet dirt road totally covered the engine in mud. I considered the Caponord fender and Pyramid Plastics deflector but decided to do my own thing.
I bought this China rear fender skirt on eBay https://www.ebay.com/itm/Universal-Motorcycle-Rear-Fender-Wheel-Splash-Guard-Cover-Motorbike-Mudguard-ATV/143679868602 for $23.
Used the U-brackets to make 4 short tabs I bent to 100 degrees then fitted to the caliper bolts. The material is about 2mm so I don't think it will affect bolt retention. Just to be sure I used blue thread lock and torqued them to spec. Things are a little clunky as I only have hand tools - a drill press and grinder would have made for a better result but you don't really see things.
At first I had the brackets pointing up but that was too much of a gap and the fender hit the skid plate. Reversing them to point down made for a much better fit. The end result looks decent enough and is very effective at keeping things cleaner.
hauto:
For 23 bucks looks interesting
Huzo:
That’s pretty darn good.
Although the look is an acquired taste, that is more than overcome by the indisputably good protection it affords.
egschade:
--- Quote from: Huzo on April 10, 2021, 09:21:07 PM ---That’s pretty darn good.
Although the look is an acquired taste, that is more than overcome by the indisputably good protection it affords.
--- End quote ---
Yeah, not the prettiest thing but I was looking for function over form at this point. Would rather protect the bike on the dirt/gravel roads I intend to frequent more with this style bike.
Vagrant:
Within a day or so of seeing this, I ordered one. I'm sick and tired of cleaning off road tar and believe me the paint from the double yellow lines doesn't come off. It can't hurt as a flat tire deterrent either. It got here yesterday. not sure of exactly how he did the brackets but after trying to figure out a way to make the ones that came with it work I started cutting. Basically I
snipped off the sides and drilled out the end hole so the bolt for the calipers would fit then opened the end so they slide over. making a 90 degree or so bend at the end and there you go. Nice and sturdy.
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