Fender Eliminator Tip
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Lets all learn from my mistakes shall we.
I put the "L" bracket under the battery box to mount my license too. (I will post pictures this weekend, I hope). It looked awesome. Well Thursday I decided to ride it to work (first run since installing) and when I pulled out of the driveway and got about a block away and smelled plastic. I thougt hmm wonder what is going on. So I hoped off and visually inspected everything and it all looked good. I drove to a gas station by my work (about 15 miles, 98% freeway). Then as I pulled in I hurd a noise again. I filled up, did a second visual inspection and all was well. I took off and didn't make it out of the parking lot and my bike sounded like a baseball card in the spoke of a kids bike. I hoped off again thinking my license was loose. Nope. I drove to work (about 2 miles) and when I got off I finally noticed what happened.
When I mounted the plate to the bottom of the battery box I did not account for my weight on the bike. The plate pushed down the tire hugger (rear fender) and a hunk of it was ground off by the back tire. It was about the size of a baseball. So the moral of the story is mount the plate at an angle and check it with your weight on it before riding......
I put the "L" bracket under the battery box to mount my license too. (I will post pictures this weekend, I hope). It looked awesome. Well Thursday I decided to ride it to work (first run since installing) and when I pulled out of the driveway and got about a block away and smelled plastic. I thougt hmm wonder what is going on. So I hoped off and visually inspected everything and it all looked good. I drove to a gas station by my work (about 15 miles, 98% freeway). Then as I pulled in I hurd a noise again. I filled up, did a second visual inspection and all was well. I took off and didn't make it out of the parking lot and my bike sounded like a baseball card in the spoke of a kids bike. I hoped off again thinking my license was loose. Nope. I drove to work (about 2 miles) and when I got off I finally noticed what happened.
When I mounted the plate to the bottom of the battery box I did not account for my weight on the bike. The plate pushed down the tire hugger (rear fender) and a hunk of it was ground off by the back tire. It was about the size of a baseball. So the moral of the story is mount the plate at an angle and check it with your weight on it before riding......
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I was actually gonna do my fender eliminator this weekend, however I already knew about the mounting at an angle thing. I've been scoping out different FE kits and trying to design mine for a few weeks now. The Competition Werkes one has a great design where it's spring hinged with a roller at the bottom. That way when your weight is on it, or if you go over a bump, the whole plate and bracket folds, and the roller slides along the tire hugger rather than dig into it or push it into the rear tire as in your case. Sorry couldn't give you the heads up before, but it's good you let everyone else know about the tricky laws of physics.
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I did my own FE and even when sitting on it it had a good 3inches of clearance but when i was in the twisties i hit a pothole in a lean at 90mph i think that's what dented it. Cause once i stopped i looked and it bent pretty good(the plate).
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Lets all learn from my mistakes shall we.
I put the "L" bracket under the battery box to mount my license too. (I will post pictures this weekend, I hope). It looked awesome. Well Thursday I decided to ride it to work (first run since installing) and when I pulled out of the driveway and got about a block away and smelled plastic. I thougt hmm wonder what is going on. So I hoped off and visually inspected everything and it all looked good. I drove to a gas station by my work (about 15 miles, 98% freeway). Then as I pulled in I hurd a noise again. I filled up, did a second visual inspection and all was well. I took off and didn't make it out of the parking lot and my bike sounded like a baseball card in the spoke of a kids bike. I hoped off again thinking my license was loose. Nope. I drove to work (about 2 miles) and when I got off I finally noticed what happened.
When I mounted the plate to the bottom of the battery box I did not account for my weight on the bike. The plate pushed down the tire hugger (rear fender) and a hunk of it was ground off by the back tire. It was about the size of a baseball. So the moral of the story is mount the plate at an angle and check it with your weight on it before riding......
Lets all learn from my mistakes shall we.
I put the "L" bracket under the battery box to mount my license too. (I will post pictures this weekend, I hope). It looked awesome. Well Thursday I decided to ride it to work (first run since installing) and when I pulled out of the driveway and got about a block away and smelled plastic. I thougt hmm wonder what is going on. So I hoped off and visually inspected everything and it all looked good. I drove to a gas station by my work (about 15 miles, 98% freeway). Then as I pulled in I hurd a noise again. I filled up, did a second visual inspection and all was well. I took off and didn't make it out of the parking lot and my bike sounded like a baseball card in the spoke of a kids bike. I hoped off again thinking my license was loose. Nope. I drove to work (about 2 miles) and when I got off I finally noticed what happened.
When I mounted the plate to the bottom of the battery box I did not account for my weight on the bike. The plate pushed down the tire hugger (rear fender) and a hunk of it was ground off by the back tire. It was about the size of a baseball. So the moral of the story is mount the plate at an angle and check it with your weight on it before riding......
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