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EJID Serious Thumper Offline Work to ride and ride to work. Posts: 1536 Pocatello, ID Gender:	Rear Fender Replacement 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...
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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28660 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: Rear Fender Replacement Reply #1 - 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?....
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Re: Rear Fender Replacement
Reply #2 - 07/14/09 at 10:20:13

EJID wrote 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... Huh

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

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

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AngloSaxon Full Member Offline I'd rather have one big one than four small ones. Posts: 141 Framingham MA Gender:	Re: Rear Fender Replacement Reply #3 - 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.
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EJID Serious Thumper Offline Work to ride and ride to work. Posts: 1536 Pocatello, ID Gender:	Re: Rear Fender Replacement Reply #4 - 07/14/09 at 12:42:42 Serowbot wrote 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?.... 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.
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EJID Serious Thumper Offline Work to ride and ride to work. Posts: 1536 Pocatello, ID Gender:	Re: Rear Fender Replacement Reply #5 - 07/14/09 at 12:44:30 AngloSaxon wrote on 07/14/09 at 11:31:14: It would be like wallpapering your front hallway through the letter box otherwise. LOL, that clears it up, I'm taking the wheel off.
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Re: Rear Fender Replacement
Reply #6 - 07/18/09 at 06:24:51

AngloSaxon wrote 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.

I must be pretty good at doing things in small spaces, Grin

I swapped fenders last night, and I
didn't pull the back tire off. I was worried about keeping the belt in alignment Undecided

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. Huh

It was a tight fit, but I think I saved myself the headache of
trying to align the belt. Cheesy

Thanks for the advice though.

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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Rear Fender Replacement Reply #7 - 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?
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Re: Rear Fender Replacement
Reply #8 - 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"

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Re: Rear Fender Replacement
Reply #9 - 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.
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