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Message started by arteacher on 06/28/11 at 04:14:24

Title: mud flaps
Post by arteacher on 06/28/11 at 04:14:24

I did a search and found nada regarding mud flaps. Does anyone use them?
If so what type?

Title: Re: mud flaps
Post by webhead on 06/28/11 at 04:22:05

Mud flaps? Sounds interesting.

Title: Re: mud flaps
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 06/28/11 at 06:54:51

If I wanted a mud flap Id go to the gasket shop & buy a hunk of 3/16ths rubber, spend some time lookin around a hardware store or junk yard for a piece of metal to cut the edge trim out of & mount that thing up.. Rivets are fun to work with,,

Actually, Id find the metal bits first,,

Title: Re: mud flaps
Post by Bug Chaser on 06/28/11 at 11:37:18

Cut a thin rubber doormat, some car door molding for the bottom, carpet door metal for the top, drill a few holes, and secure with a few pop rivets. Cheap mud flaps. They’ve work on my vehicles for years. Change as needed.

Title: Re: mud flaps
Post by Serowbot on 06/28/11 at 11:45:05

I bought 1ft of rubber floormat runner from Ace Hardware ($4.00 per running ft., 3 ft wide)...
It comes in three thicknesses,... I got the thickest..

Cut it to shape, put a metal support plate at the attachment point under the fender,
...and done... ;)...

http://i600.photobucket.com/albums/tt82/serowbot/savlmmn010.gif

http://i600.photobucket.com/albums/tt82/serowbot/savlmmn006.gif

Title: Re: mud flaps
Post by youzguyz on 06/28/11 at 12:03:47

Mud flaps?? What for? :-?

http://p1.bikepics.com/pics/2011%5C04%5C27%5Cbikepics-2196336-800.jpg

;D

Oh.. for the look.

Title: Re: mud flaps
Post by babyhog on 06/28/11 at 12:13:59

RidgeRunner13 is the first one that comes to my mind. There's a pic in here. http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1304496672/7#7

Title: Re: mud flaps
Post by Sunchasers on 06/28/11 at 12:30:10

Just curious.... but doesn't mounting a mud flap on a chopped fender kinda defeat the purpose or look of having a chopped fender??? Just sayin'. :-?

Title: Re: mud flaps
Post by Serowbot on 06/28/11 at 12:34:26

6A7C676D6B0E0 wrote:

Just curious.... but doesn't mounting a mud flap on a chopped fender kinda defeat the purpose or look of having a chopped fender??? Just sayin'. :-?

Mebbie so,...

Truth is,.. the fender was about 4" longer but developed a crack, so I had to shorten it... a bit more that I liked...
So,... I added the flap...
That's my story... :-?...

Title: Re: mud flaps
Post by WD on 06/28/11 at 15:53:44

Kinda pointless on a stubby fender. I'll likely add them to my Savage, but, I do run a full rear fender.

Any HD catalog will have them, I like the ones from J&P Cycles Vintage catalog or V-twin Mfg's vintage section. You'd order a skinny front (Wide glide type) and a medium size rear if you run both stock fenders.

Buy the rubber ones, leather ones are for show bikes.