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Message started by mojohand40 on 07/04/13 at 14:55:43

Title: trying to fit a Blue Collar Bobber rear fender.
Post by mojohand40 on 07/04/13 at 14:55:43

Well, I'm back trying to finally finish my Savage with a BCB kit.
I'm having a heck of a time getting the fender to fit. I don't have enough clearance from the front of the swingarm to the rear tire.
The tire I'm running is a 140 90 15. Is this my issue?
The belt seems tight enough, and I don't want to over tighten to get more clearance.
What do I do?
Run without a rear fender? I'd rather not..

Title: Re: trying to fit a Blue Collar Bobber rear fender
Post by Johnny57 on 07/04/13 at 17:15:26

The stock tire is a 140/80-15, so that would probably be the problem. It really hugs the stock tire and yours is higher. Although this is probably not going to help you, I am glad you brought it up because I had wondered about that.

Title: Re: trying to fit a Blue Collar Bobber rear fender
Post by Greg on 07/04/13 at 18:07:20

I hate to be the b!tchy one, but right from their website: "YOU MUST USE A STOCK-SIZED REAR TIRE (140/80-15) WITH OUR FENDER.". Caps are theirs.

Title: Re: trying to fit a Blue Collar Bobber rear fender
Post by mojohand40 on 07/04/13 at 20:25:12

yeah...well..I bought the bike used and never occurred to me that it wasn't a stock tire.
Arhhg!!
Oh, well...looks like I got to get meself a tire.

Title: Re: trying to fit a Blue Collar Bobber rear fender
Post by savagebob on 07/05/13 at 05:44:07

I almost had the same problem. Was almost going to buy a BCB fender kit but noticed my bike was also running a 140/90.. seems like more people run the 140/90 than the 140/80 from what I've seen.

Looking around local tyre places it seemed like the 140/90 was much easier and cheaper to get hold of so I didn't want to change the tyre.

I'm now in the process of doing my own fender which is going pretty well so far :D

Looking closely at the BCB setup...imo instead of a weird box clamp going around the swing arm (using up some of the precious space between tyre) BCB should made an L shaped bracket with a vertically slotted hole which you drilled & bolted or welded to the swing arm, you would be able to raise and lower the fender to whatever you wanted..

that is what I'm going to do anyway.

Title: Re: trying to fit a Blue Collar Bobber rear fender
Post by WD on 07/05/13 at 07:44:09

Check LowBrow Customs and The Factory Metal Works websites for better fender and mount choices.

Title: Re: trying to fit a Blue Collar Bobber rear fender
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 07/05/13 at 16:26:47

Id so much rather keep the tire size you have Id start over on the fender, sell that, build somthing,, the tire size gives it a higher gear top end, slightly perks the handling, easy to get, in qualitry rubber,