Rear mudguard upgrade options?

[stewgnu]

I love riding my v11 too much not to ride her in inclement conditions. (Plus, gotta hone those skills eh?)

As we all surely must know: The oe mudguard is utter pants. Road salts and dirt all over the wasp-tail, poor, poor shocker slathered in muck (if you don't have the trick, home-made triangle fitted).

 

So, is there owt else that I can fit? I don't give a munky's if it looks rubbish- i want functionality dammit.

[docc]

I love my "Edge Guards." Sadly, he doesn't make them anymore; he offered up the kit to build them, but nobody took him up on it. Three pieces of thermo-molded plastic that protect the shock, shock eye, and battery area above and forward of the "hugger."

 

Seems it was Bjorn (?) that built some alloy pieces that are very similar.

[The Monkey]

Go to your local plastics shop and look at 1/8 and 3/16 material choices

grab a 1/4 sheet. Make what you need

Heat gun and a drill is all thats required

[JesterGrin_1]

Sorry I have no pictures but as mentioned people for many years have used a piece of rubber around 1/8 or 3/16 and either riveted the piece to the bottom front of the rear fender to keep much off of the forward components such as in our case the shock. Of course if one wishes one could do the same to the rear of the rear fender as well as the front depending on each individuals needs. Just be creative.

 

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and at times there is great beauty in function but not in vision.

[Scud]

You could close some of the gaps in the swingarm with an old inner tube and some zip ties. Once you like how it works, you can use the inner tube as a template for your plastic. Another way is to rivet the innertube inside the top of the hugger fender - you could make something like a mudflap in there. Dirt bikes have things like that to protect the shock, linkage, and other sensitive parts. Maybe go look at a dirt bike for inspiration.

[JesterGrin_1]

Here is some GREAT threads on the subject along with pictures and some measurements on how to make your own.

 

http://www.v11lemans.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=18837

http://www.v11lemans.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=984

http://www.v11lemans.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=4893

http://www.v11lemans.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=4893&page=2

 

Sorry if I am getting a bit too into this lol. The 4th link is a discussion on some that a forum member made some quality ones and sold them for a reasonable price here on the forum.

[JesterGrin_1]

I love my "Edge Guards." Sadly, he doesn't make them anymore; he offered up the kit to build them, but nobody took him up on it. Three pieces of thermo-molded plastic that protect the shock, shock eye, and battery area above and forward of the "hugger."

 

Seems it was Bjorn (?) that built some alloy pieces that are very similar.

 Docc it was edge that made some.

[stewgnu]

That's great guys, but apologies, i've not been clear enough. I do have a front triangle fitted that i scratched out myself, which is fine and is keeping my nice hp shock clean enough.

It's the main bulk of the hugger- particularly the fact that the rear portion doesn't seem to extend backwards, and wrap around the wheel, enough to prevent road spray flicking up over the wasptail.

 

Hmmm, let me find a pic of something...

Here's an example, plus some eye-candy:

http://www.airtech-streamlining.com/images/SUPERMONO_front.jpg

[Scud]

Hey Stew - I think you were clear, but maybe we only know how to help with the front part, which IMO is the main problem (and which you have already fixed). I don't shy away from rain and dirty roads (although we don't much rain here). When I ride in those conditions, I find the rear fender adequate, even after I chopped off the bit below the license plate.