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Message started by EJID on 07/14/09 at 09:47:23

Title: Rear Fender Replacement
Post by EJID on 07/14/09 at 09:47:23

My new rear fender should be here tomorrow, and I just want to know, am I going to have to pull off the rear wheel to change it? It looks like I should be able to access the bolts without pulling it, but would it simply be easier to pull off the back wheel? Anyone willing to offer any tips before I do this?

Here's the fender that's coming off... :-?

http://p1.bikepics.com/pics/2009/07/13/bikepics-1725194-full.jpg

Title: Re: Rear Fender Replacement
Post by Serowbot on 07/14/09 at 10:13:32

Geez!.... I'd hate to lay her down with those studded struts...
You gonna' put shocks back on?....

Title: Re: Rear Fender Replacement
Post by Yonuh Adisi on 07/14/09 at 10:20:13

1B14171A5E0 wrote:

You will have to remove the rear tire to get the rear fender off.

Title: Re: Rear Fender Replacement
Post by AngloSaxon on 07/14/09 at 11:31:14

Ditto on what Yonuh said. It would be like wallpapering your front hallway through the letter box otherwise.

Title: Re: Rear Fender Replacement
Post by EJID on 07/14/09 at 12:42:42

3127302D35202D36420 wrote:

Geez!.... I'd hate to lay her down with those studded struts...
You gonna' put shocks back on?....

Actually for the around town riding that I will be doing, call be CRAZY, but I don't think I will put on any shocks.

Title: Re: Rear Fender Replacement
Post by EJID on 07/14/09 at 12:44:30

446B62696A56647D6A6B050 wrote:

It would be like wallpapering your front hallway through the letter box otherwise.

LOL, that clears it up, I'm taking the wheel off. :D

Title: Re: Rear Fender Replacement
Post by EJID on 07/18/09 at 06:24:51

725D545F5C60524B5C5D330 wrote:

Ditto on what Yonuh said. It would be like wallpapering your front hallway through the letter box otherwise.

I must be pretty good at doing things in small spaces, ;D I swapped fenders last night, and I
didn't pull the back tire off. I was worried about keeping the belt in alignment :-/ so instead I
just took the studded struts off and dropped the swingarm and wheel down as far as they could
go without hitting the exhaust. :-? It was a tight fit, but I think I saved myself the headache of
trying to align the belt. :D

Thanks for the advice though.

Title: Re: Rear Fender Replacement
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 07/19/09 at 09:40:51

I woulda never dreamed it could be done w/o pulling the rear wheel. Congrats.

That fender was butchered. Not a well thought out mod.
How do you like the ride with no shocks?

Title: Re: Rear Fender Replacement
Post by matt_savage on 07/20/09 at 07:48:37

I got my rear fender off and back on w/ drop spacers no problem? Just undo the shocks/struts and lift the bike up on a lift. The back wheel will drop down enough to be able to access the 4 bolts holding the rear fender to the frame. The muffler and/or exhaust may have to be removed to do this tho. Mine were already off for mods. HTH anyone wanting to remove the rear fender or put some spacers on it and drop it 3/4"-1"

-Matt

Title: Re: Rear Fender Replacement
Post by srinath on 07/20/09 at 08:29:50

Yes dropping the rear shocks is the way to go, but if you strip a bolt, you're shafted.
The other way to do it, you can drill into the other side of the bolts and hammer in a small non spiralled thread estracter. It looks like a long phillips screw driver - its an old school tool, almost extinct these days.

I have done that way but dropping the shock is good if you dont strip the thing.
Cool.
Srinath.