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raydawg

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My rubber worked....
10/26/12 at 17:54:28

Pulled the front fender, and found a nice surprise with stainless hardware, and installed my mud flap. Had to drill 3 holes, and dang if I didn't nail them, uh, I didn't really nail them, I screwed them....uh, that doan sound right either Embarrassed

Anyway, my 10 buck piece of rubber knocked down most of the road wet that even rose up into my legs....all I got was some water on the front of my boots and nothing at all between the bike and the inside of my ankles, legs, etc.
I can do pixs if anyone wants to see it?
This will help greatly here in the Pacific Northwest

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Cavi Mike Serious Thumper Offline Thumper n00b Posts: 1005 Rochester, NY Gender:	Re: My rubber worked.... Reply #1 - 10/26/12 at 18:38:17 Is the Pacific Northwest one of those places where you'll run into standing water on a clear 70deg day when it supposedly hasn't rained in 3 days?
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raydawg Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 11551 pacific northwest Gender:	Re: My rubber worked.... Reply #2 - 10/26/12 at 19:49:23 Cavi Mike wrote on 10/26/12 at 18:38:17: Is the Pacific Northwest one of those places where you'll run into standing water on a clear 70deg day when it supposedly hasn't rained in 3 days? 3 days we call a dry spell.....
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: My rubber worked.... Reply #3 - 10/26/12 at 21:05:28 The denizens call it the Pacific Northwet.
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Re: My rubber worked....
Reply #4 - 10/26/12 at 21:57:44

raydawg wrote on 10/26/12 at 19:49:23:

Cavi Mike wrote on 10/26/12 at 18:38:17:

Is the Pacific Northwest one of those places where you'll run into standing water on a clear 70deg day when it supposedly hasn't rained in 3 days?

3 days we call a dry spell..... Tongue

Sounds like I'd be in waterproof gear all day every day. But hey, as long as the rain is warm, give it to me.

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07s40scotty Junior Member Offline If it doesn't kill you- it makes you stronger Posts: 77 TN Gender:	Re: My rubber worked.... Reply #5 - 10/26/12 at 22:53:41 Yeah Mike I lived my first 39 years in Upstate NY- you've got til the end of June before you can break the bike back out on the road lol
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Re: My rubber worked....
Reply #6 - 10/27/12 at 12:28:43

raydawg wrote on 10/26/12 at 17:54:28:

Pulled the front fender, and found a nice surprise with stainless hardware, and installed my mud flap. Had to drill 3 holes, and dang if I didn't nail them, uh, I didn't really nail them, I screwed them....uh, that doan sound right either Embarrassed

Anyway, my 10 buck piece of rubber knocked down most of the road wet that even rose up into my legs....all I got was some water on the front of my boots and nothing at all between the bike and the inside of my ankles, legs, etc.
I can do pixs if anyone wants to see it?
This will help greatly here in the Pacific Northwest

I like pictures

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raydawg

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Re: My rubber worked....
Reply #7 - 10/27/12 at 14:55:38

prechermike wrote on 10/27/12 at 12:28:43:

raydawg wrote on 10/26/12 at 17:54:28:

Pulled the front fender, and found a nice surprise with stainless hardware, and installed my mud flap. Had to drill 3 holes, and dang if I didn't nail them, uh, I didn't really nail them, I screwed them....uh, that doan sound right either Embarrassed

Anyway, my 10 buck piece of rubber knocked down most of the road wet that even rose up into my legs....all I got was some water on the front of my boots and nothing at all between the bike and the inside of my ankles, legs, etc.
I can do pixs if anyone wants to see it?
This will help greatly here in the Pacific Northwest

I like pictures

shore enuff....

And as you can see I get pine needles and all sorts of road debris from riding around the island, its not a city with curbs and gutters and winos, no, but very rural....and the flap keeps the motor clean now too

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prechermike Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Kalashna Kitty, from Skat Posts: 1190 Ponzer, NC Gender:	Re: My rubber worked.... Reply #8 - 10/27/12 at 15:32:40 Cool! Thanks
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: My rubber worked.... Reply #9 - 10/27/12 at 21:01:54 Looks like a good design,
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Cavi Mike Serious Thumper Offline Thumper n00b Posts: 1005 Rochester, NY Gender:	Re: My rubber worked.... Reply #10 - 10/27/12 at 21:11:19 That looks really good - almost like a factory option. That gives me ideas...
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Dj12midnit Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline If you'r here and I'm here isn't this our time? Posts: 1036 Lynden Wa. Gender:	Re: My rubber worked.... Reply #11 - 10/28/12 at 20:14:57 Has to be a better way to mount then drilling the holes.
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: My rubber worked.... Reply #12 - 10/28/12 at 20:32:24 That how the fender mounts to the forks, holes drilled, bolts, Holes & bolts & stuff like that are pretty well recognized as normal for a mounting method.
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ToesNose Serious Thumper Offline Pardon me, do you have Hot Sauce? Posts: 1993 Mooresville, NC Gender:	Re: My rubber worked.... Reply #13 - 10/29/12 at 04:31:02 Yea I'd be leary of using 3M double sided tape to hold a mud flap on
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Reply #14 - 10/29/12 at 05:58:36

Gotta love it. Factories design slim (and ineffective) fenders for styling. Bobber guys trim them even more, or remove them completely, because they are excess weight and unneeded. Other folks who sometimes ride in the rain, or even through puddles on the road, modify fenders to actually do their job. Stolen from Larry Niven, TANJ (There Ain't No Justice).

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