Hehe, actually I found a pair of black anodized struts on eBay for $15...
but it turns out the advertised specs were wrong.
They were only like 7" total, eye-to-eye was even less...
had to send them back, and they couldn't replace.
I still want to dabble with hardtail,
but I'm gonna wait a bit, come back to it later.
I'm testing the fender mounts with rubber stoppers, instead of washers (or spacers)...
I'm hoping the rubber stoppers provide enough flex for the shock/sissy bar movement.
Obviously, I don't want the fender fighting the swingarm...
so I'll tighten up the shocks if I have to... then move to hardtail, if I must.
I know, it's unconventional... but it
should work. XfingersX
I've already got the stoppers drilled (couldn't find rubber washers big enough), and it's all looking pretty good...
I just gotta get this sissy bar mounted, so I can decide where to cut the fender!
Drilling these holes has been a big hold-up... that's almost done!