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Treadmarks
| Posted on Friday, October 24, 2008 - 09:51 am: |
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Finally got around to mounting the gloss black acerbis EVO supermoto fender on the uly. Wanted to lose the beak to try and prevent mud from covering the headlights everytime we hit the dirt. I mean, lets face it....When it comes to performing the job of a front fender, the factory designed beak is pretty much useless. The template uses all three bolts on the front of the lower fork clamp to attach to the bike. The square lower tab matches the flat top of the EVO fender. Transfer the template to 1/8" aluminum and bend at 90 degrees then bolt to fender. Due to the shaky nature of the uly at idle I was concerned about the bracket cracking over time so I used a spare bare end hand guard mount to provide extra rigidity to the mount. The bar end will slip up into the steering stem and fits perfectly. Fender is now rock solid. Will test it in the mud this weekend.
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Miamiuly
| Posted on Friday, October 24, 2008 - 09:55 am: |
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Need some company testing that thing in the mud???? Let me know. |
Etennuly
| Posted on Friday, October 24, 2008 - 10:12 am: |
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Well now that don't look too bad! I see your cause for the seriousness about this problem. The Death Rays cannot be covered in mud.....at anytime. It just wouldn't be right. |
Bertotti
| Posted on Friday, October 24, 2008 - 02:17 pm: |
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Well I don't care for the sharp angles on that front fender but the install job is stellar. I think I will look around for a rounder front fender suited more to my style. Thanks for the pics treads! |
Neurorider
| Posted on Friday, October 24, 2008 - 04:04 pm: |
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I see you've removed the "inner fender". Was that part of this conversion, or do you think the new fender would work with the inner fender intact? I love the way it looks! |
Greenman44
| Posted on Friday, October 24, 2008 - 05:40 pm: |
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You never stop amazing me T. A job up to par with many of your other! A great thanks for all that you post. I have a couple of yours I plan to do in the near future! Greenman
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Treadmarks
| Posted on Saturday, November 08, 2008 - 06:23 pm: |
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A few more pics, a little better I hope:
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Bertotti
| Posted on Saturday, November 08, 2008 - 06:28 pm: |
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Do the fork protectors rub? It really grows on you doesn't it? (Message edited by bertotti on November 08, 2008) |
Treadmarks
| Posted on Saturday, November 08, 2008 - 07:51 pm: |
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No rubbing, and yes it does! |
Hoon
| Posted on Sunday, November 09, 2008 - 10:35 am: |
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Nice job Tread. The original 'gaurd looks cool but it sure don't do it's job properly do it. |
Andrejs2112
| Posted on Sunday, November 09, 2008 - 03:22 pm: |
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Looks great! Does is keep the mud off the lights and keep the sand from hitting you in the face when riding off road? |
Hangetsu
| Posted on Sunday, November 09, 2008 - 08:15 pm: |
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Hey Treadmarks, Two questions for you. What lights and pipe are you running there? You've got that thing set up pretty sweet. Cheers. A- |
Treadmarks
| Posted on Monday, November 10, 2008 - 08:45 am: |
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Looks great! Does is keep the mud off the lights and keep the sand from hitting you in the face when riding off road? I haven't been off road with with the EVO fender yet, but the water spray that used to hit me after slinging off the front wheel while riding in the rain at low speed is gone. |
Treadmarks
| Posted on Monday, November 10, 2008 - 08:54 am: |
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Two questions for you. What lights and pipe are you running there? You've got that thing set up pretty sweet. Hi Hang, lights are the DeathRay and the pipes are silver ceramic micron system from American Sport Bike. Check profile for more info! |
Neurorider
| Posted on Monday, November 10, 2008 - 11:25 am: |
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Tread, will that front fender fit with the stock inner fender intact? |
Treadmarks
| Posted on Monday, November 10, 2008 - 01:28 pm: |
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Tread, will that front fender fit with the stock inner fender intact? The possibility of contact may exist between the two fenders at extreme full bottom. But thats not why I removed it. I removed it because I thought it looked like sheit, and because I am searching for a slightly taller more aggressive tire. Keep the front brake hose in mind when deciding if it should stay or go, as that is the only thing supporting the hose once it passes the fender mount. I don't ride the uly in heavy brush yet so I wasn't too worried about it. |
Bigkuri
| Posted on Saturday, November 15, 2008 - 07:55 pm: |
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Speed wobble? Have you had it up to any speed?...? |
Treadmarks
| Posted on Saturday, November 15, 2008 - 09:52 pm: |
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}Speed wobble? Have you had it up to any speed?...? It doesn't wobble at 135 mph indicated, for what ever thats worth. |
Skinstains
| Posted on Sunday, November 16, 2008 - 07:50 pm: |
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Hey Treadmarks, what would you give those lights out of a 1 to 10 ? |
Jaybirdxb12x
| Posted on Sunday, November 16, 2008 - 08:27 pm: |
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thanks tread another briliant job farkel king. |