Down under, an idiot and a 400F

[neevo]

I'm not the poacher, honestly. There is a vendor in the US with a few of these for sale on eBay.

 

[eyhonda]

Oh I didn't really think so. I just thought it was cool that I just seeing it on one forum then seeing it on another! Plus, it would be a bigger coincidence if you were also on the Ducati forum. Anyway, like I said, Nice fender!

 

[neevo]

Yeah it's nicer than I thought. Some slight fitment challenges getting it on GSXR forks but nothing a drill and a vice shouldn't fix.

 

[eyhonda]

Here's the Duc forum pic to help you see how it's mounted on a Duc setup:

As you can see, there are 2 bands per side that clamp around the bottom portion of the fork with eyeholes that in turn the fender bolts too. I measured mine and it is roughly 50mm diameter in that area. Hard to measure without taking it apart since the bands actually fit into a recessed area to keep them from moving up or down. Maybe you can get these pieces and see if it helps the mounting. They are plastic.

Here are the part numbers:
741.1.022.1A R.H. clamp
741.1.021.1A L.H. clamp

$10 each on one Ducati sight I just checked. You'll need 4 total.

Are your wheels/tires 18"? It looks to be a little taller than the wheels/tires for the Duc since your fender is sitting slightly higher.

 

[eyhonda]

I'm not the poacher, honestly. There is a vendor in the US with a few of these for sale on eBay.

I'm thinking why did he say "poacher"? Now I know. No worries. I wasn't shopping for one, just looking!

 

[neevo]

Thanks for the info bud. I'm mounting it to GSXR forks which have mounting points in the lower leg:

They seems a little wider than the Monster mounting points, but nothing a little bending wont fix.

I'm a little worried about the tyre to fender clearance though. Only about 10m between the 2, anyone know what the minimum distance should be? How much does the upper part of the tyre distort under load?

 

[eyhonda]

It won't distort under load. It will expand under speed. I tend to think it is not enough. Maybe you need 25-30mm. Think about adding an adapter between fork mounts and fender. The adapter will help to avoid bending the fender by exact fitment.

 

[neevo]

I might look at making some custom lower brackets then. Means I can lift it up a little bit.

 

[ABCanuck]

IMHO, you couldn't have made a better choice on that fender. Looks stellar.

 

[crazypj]

I would think 10mm should be enough clearance, your not running a 400 at 200mph

 

[eyhonda]

True and a smaller gap looks better. On my ducati, I can flip the mounts to raise or lower it. I went with the higher position and the gap measures 15mm. The lower position is 5mm or so. It was too close. Ok, 10mm might be fine.

 

[neevo]

Ah excellent, that's one less thing to have to make then.

IMHO, you couldn't have made a better choice on that fender. Looks stellar.

Cheers bud, that's very kind. Front looks a bit weird at the moment but I think it's because the headers aren't on, which makes the front look sparse.

 

[Brodie]

Looking good Neevo.

 

[neevo]

Looking good Neevo.

Getting there very slowly, not much happening at the moment as I'm still waiting on bits to come in so I can weld up the swingarm and shock.

I'm thinking the next step is either the motor or the exhaust system. Probably thinking motor as then I can have that finished and in the frame for the right geometry to do the headers and mufflers.

 

[Brodie]

Yeah better to build the exhaust once the engine I recon. What is your plan for the exhaust?

 

[neevo]

Getting the headers custom bent, then buying some merge collectors from Meg's. Going 4-1-2 with twin mufflers from Yoshimura:

Eg:

 

[Brodie]

Ha now I remember. I though you had planned it already and went back a few posts but not far enough obviously. This should be excellent.

 

[beachcomber]

Neevo,

that RAM shock was built specially for your application - and was designed to fit in standard orientation - "right way up" [ as in you pic ] , NOT USD.

 

[neevo]

Neevo,

that RAM shock was built specially for your application - and was designed to fit in standard orientation - "right way up" [ as in you pic ] , NOT USD.

Not a problem BC. I was thinking about it to provide a bit more space up top for the pods, but now it's out of the question I will double check the clearance and look at other options if required.

 

[neevo]

Well it turns out the new fender I bought doesn't fit properly. Something I thought about before I bought it as I had the option of making some custom lower brackets. Turns out it was mounting too far away from the fork leg causing issues with clearance at the back.

So today I decided to make some brackets. First I grabbed some MDF and cut analogues of the current brackets to see if I could simply redrill some holes:

This is where I worked out how to make sure the fork legs cleared the fender and also got appropriate clearance between the fender and tyre.

Next up was to redo the brackets and mark up the holes, here they are compared to the original brackets:

I wasn't going to make the brackets as I was thinking of giving them to a buddy of mine with a CNC mill, but I had some 4mm Alu here that I thought I would at least try and see if it worked:

I drilled the bottom holes and tapped the top ones:

Mounted:

And done. Pretty pleased with how it's turned out, just need to lightly brush the brackets and they should be finished:

Tyre clearance is much better too:

I have the bike up the top end of the garage so I thought I would get it out for a proper side view to start getting an idea of what it's going to look like:

The stance is a bit funny as the front is off the ground. Won't be too long before it sits on its own though.