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I'm thinking about doing a similar thing. I was planning to mount the plate to the bolts that hold the bottom tail cover. I'll need to be sure that it won't hit the tire with a passenger on board. I think it will be a summer job for me.
If you search the forums you'll find a few others who have done this and there are some good ideas in each one.
I'll be watching for your end result.
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Yep, the suspension works pretty good and with the tag mounted below the stock tail lights it will hit. (Ask me how I know this)
The rear tire will almost touch the underpan. (There is a dish in it for a reason)
I always wanted a set of those 59 caddi lights on something. They are wierd looking in a pretty sort of way (just like the Spyder)
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Just beware riding without a rear fender.... we had to do a fenderectomy while we were in TN on our cross-country trip and had to ride all the way back to CA without. When it rained we got drenched.
I also rode in dry conditions about 40 miles without the rear fender and ended up with all sorts of junk and crap all over the place underneath and on the painted surfaces.
It looks nice, but seems very necessary. I am going to just chop my rear fender to make it smaller.
Just food for thought.
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Having stumbled across Steve's rear fender mod and liking the look, I did the same my self yesterday. Just waiting on a used OEM left bracket to modify and refit the upper belt guard.
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done the same thing last week and it look sharp
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done the same thing last week and it look sharp
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Originally Posted by Freddy
Having stumbled across Steve's rear fender mod and liking the look, I did the same my self yesterday. Just waiting on a used OEM left bracket to modify and refit the upper belt guard.
Originally Posted by stickygreen0
done the same thing last week and it look sharp
Any problems with the new fender rubbing on the tire when going over bumps? I tried that same thing and could never get rid of the tire rub and eventually took it off. I think part of my problem was not getting a really secure mount of the new fender to the Spyder. I was mostly depending on the undertail pan for mounting and it's way too flexible. I was thinking of making bracing to the Spyder frame to stiffen the fender but I decided to go without any fender.
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no dont have this issue i just use 3 bolt to hold it , and its really tight i dont even try to move
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Originally Posted by bjt
Any problems with the new fender rubbing on the tire when going over bumps? I tried that same thing and could never get rid of the tire rub and eventually took it off. I think part of my problem was not getting a really secure mount of the new fender to the Spyder. I was mostly depending on the undertail pan for mounting and it's way too flexible. I was thinking of making bracing to the Spyder frame to stiffen the fender but I decided to go without any fender.
If the suspennsion bottoms out, the tyre will touch the fender. I used a longer bolt thru the original rear most hole in the ZX fender into the origianal bolt hole in the Spyder and drilled 2 more holes in Spyder splash fender and used large flat washers to provide support. I have the rear spring set to max and don't go 2 up. Time will tell if remains untouched. So far so good, but haven't been over any huge bumps yet.
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where did you guys get those rear splash guard and plate light?
i think i will do the same.
thank you in advance.
Last edited by aka1004; 07-18-2010 at 10:04 PM.
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Originally Posted by aka1004
where did you guys get those rear splash guard and plate light?
i think i will do the same.
thank you advance.
From a Kawasaki C14 or ZX14. They are the same except the ZX one has to loops for tie straps which need to be removed before fitting to Spyder as they prevent it from fitting flat.
http://www.spyderryders.net.au/tips.html
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Originally Posted by Freddy
If the suspennsion bottoms out, the tyre will touch the fender. I used a longer bolt thru the original rear most hole in the ZX fender into the origianal bolt hole in the Spyder and drilled 2 more holes in Spyder splash fender and used large flat washers to provide support. I have the rear spring set to max and don't go 2 up. Time will tell if remains untouched. So far so good, but haven't been over any huge bumps yet.
Okay, sounds like I did the mount similar to you. I'm a fairly big guy and the roads here are pretty bad in spots so I probably had more stresses on that fender. I know when I had it, I liked the looks and the possibility of it working.
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Good idea - I'll do the same. Should solve the problem when 2 up.
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That is one sharp looking Spyder. IMO, that type of rear fender is what BRP should have done in the first place. Their fender struts are too fragile.
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Thanks BJT there is a lot of love, time and money in that baby. I noticed that some of you have the bottom belt guard on I think it is best to throw that thing away. What it does is when you throw a stone onto your belt it kinda guides it to your sprocket rather then letting it fly by. It doesn't eliminate the problem but it minimizes it. The open belt is definitely the way to go, till BRP can solve this problem.
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I removed my rear fender, it looks pretty sweet, I love the color on that orange bike, that looks awesome, what color is that exactly?
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The color is orange blast .
Originally Posted by NITSPYDER
I removed my rear fender, it looks pretty sweet, I love the color on that orange bike, that looks awesome, what color is that exactly?
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Just moved mine back 1.5" by drilling and tapping the underside of the luggage rack as Eric did. No way will the tyre touch it now with spring fully compressed. Even better!
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