Front fender contacting A Arm cover

[billrob71]

I have a appointment to drop the bike off this weekend to get a couple things done and made the dealer aware if I make a sharp left turn for parking the inner fender cover for the wiring hits the upper arm cover . Have never really noticed till recently and it's cracked the paint on te cover . Bike seems to be aligned correctly but something is not correct

Right is fine about a 1/4 of a inch of clearance but enough not to hit.


Anyone ever had anything similar??

 

[DrewNJ]

Got a sec to snap some quick pics?

 

[Bob Denman]

:agree::nopic: :2thumbs:
There HAS to be a difference in how things have been nailed together...
Check your fender to tire clearances on both sides... and then make sure that the covers have been secured solidly to the A-arms...
Good luck, and please let us know what you find! :thumbup:

 

[billrob71]

Left side first
Right side second

 

[billrob71]

:agree::nopic: :2thumbs:
There HAS to be a difference in how things have been nailed together...
Check your fender to tire clearances on both sides... and then make sure that the covers have been secured solidly to the A-arms...
Good luck, and please let us know what you find! :thumbup:

Yeah there something different but cover is already damaged now :cus:
Only cosmetic not effecting me riding but still gotta address it

 

[Bob Denman]

I'd try loosening up the fender, and A-arm cover mounting hardware, and see if some extra room can be found... :shocked:

 

[DrewNJ]

Wow! Yea, something isn't right....
Some simple things come to mind:
-fender somewhat centered over the wheel...bent bracket?
-with the steering straight is the steering gear aligned at the dps unit?.
-alignment toed out on that one side allowing it to turn out more than the other??

Solution: yank those 1950's Cadillac fender skirts and toss them in the trash!.....[emoji12]

Seriously, keep us posted on what you find...

 

[billrob71]

Wow! Yea, something isn't right....
Some simple things come to mind:
-fender somewhat centered over the wheel...bent bracket?
-with the steering straight is the steering gear aligned at the dps unit?.
-alignment toed out on that one side allowing it to turn out more than the other??

Solution: yank those 1950's Cadillac fender skirts and toss them in the trash!.....[emoji12]

Seriously, keep us posted on what you find...

:roflblack:

I do that and ill half to chase people out of my trash

Alignment HMM dont know, wheel is straight and not pulling that I have noticed


It's going to see Jim on Saturday so I'll find out then. :thumbup:

 

[billrob71]

I'd try loosening up the fender, and A-arm cover mounting hardware, and see if some extra room can be found... :shocked:

If it didnt mess the paint up on the cover I would just do that but want the dealer to look at it first.

 

[Bob Denman]

Please let us know what they find... :thumbup:
This sure seems like a warranty issue; if it hasn't expired! :shocked:

 

[billrob71]

Please let us know what they find... :thumbup:
This sure seems like a warranty issue; if it hasn't expired! :shocked:

Bike is only 13 months old and 2400 miles I would think but who knows :shocked:

 

[Bob Denman]

The warranty is solid... :2thumbs:

 

[MikeinGA]

Left side first
Right side second

My arm covers are different, on my 2011RS-S SE5. Mine have air deflectors to move air into the engine compartment and my fenders don't have square pieces on the fenders. You can get touchup paint for that. At:
https://touchupdirect.com/motorcycl...etallic-neutron-green-2013-can-am-spyder-rs-s

Mike

 

[billrob71]

My arm covers are different, on my 2011RS-S SE5. Mine have air deflectors to move air into the engine compartment and my fenders don't have square pieces on the fenders. You can get touchup paint for that. At:
https://touchupdirect.com/motorcycl...etallic-neutron-green-2013-can-am-spyder-rs-s

Mike

Yeah I've seen the touch up paint but the cover paint is not just chipped it's spider webbed cracked around the impact spot

 

[DrewNJ]

Heck, if I would have known those silly inner fender liners were worth dumpster diving for i would have left them out of the trash!.....haha

While your at Jims, ask him if he is going to be a Polaris dealer. A few of us are thinking about another toy.....[emoji56]

 

[billrob71]

Heck, if I would have known those silly inner fender liners were worth dumpster diving for i would have left them out of the trash!.....haha

While your at Jims, ask him if he is going to be a Polaris dealer. A few of us are thinking about another toy.....[emoji56]

2012 fender liners aren't worth anythinganything:roflblack:




Never happen would be a conflict in interest beside you know he already dumped the BRP ATVs , what else do they have opcorn:

 

[bruiser]

Broken fender bracket?

 

[billrob71]

Broken fender bracket?

No all good there

 

[DrewNJ]

2012 fender liners aren't worth anythinganything:roflblack:




Never happen would be a conflict in interest beside you know he already dumped the BRP ATVs , what else do they have opcorn:

2013 front fenders here my friend. And what's funny is that I got more for my 2012 fenders on eBay than what I paid for the 13' fenders....odd huh?
I removed those silly inner fender caddy liners and cut the tabs off the brackets.

 

[billrob71]

2013 front fenders here my friend. And what's funny is that I got more for my 2012 fenders on eBay than what I paid for the 13' fenders....odd huh?
I removed those silly inner fender caddy liners and cut the tabs off the brackets.

I know you have the 13 fenders

They just need to fix it