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Message started by Greg on 05/30/12 at 05:52:16

Title: How much can rear fender support
Post by Greg on 05/30/12 at 05:52:16

How much weight can the rear fender support without the side rails? I would like to install a driver's back rest but want to remove the rails. Will this work or should I add some support to the fender?

Title: Re: How much can rear fender support
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 05/30/12 at 10:51:59

Thats a pretty thin piece of metal,, Id expect the thing to fold up if it was loaded with a person w/o the rails,

If you have a friend who will follow you, get someone to watch you pull away from a stop & go thru the gears. The rear fender goes thru some pretty serious shakin even with those braces. They tend to crack the license plates..

Title: Re: How much can rear fender support
Post by Greg on 05/30/12 at 11:29:52

I will not have a passenger. I will be removing the pillion. I am just concerned about me leaning on the back rest. I can do it and get the back rest less one but that costs money.

Title: Re: How much can rear fender support
Post by skeebo on 05/31/12 at 21:18:13

Heck ya those fenders shake, I had to beef up my aluminum fender strut when it started showing stress cracks.

http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/428116_229936300428114_228669960554748_493241_1246585620_n.jpg

Title: Re: How much can rear fender support
Post by Greg on 06/01/12 at 17:01:33

Thanks all. More ideas in the works...