Just managed to source a set of RT wheels, so are these still available? If so, I'd like to order one if possible. What was the final cost of them? Cheers.
Mudguard 17inch wheel.
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Hi Steve, I’ll check with him again but he’s rather old and has a lot of projects on the go at the moment.
I think it would need a few to make it worth his while
I think it would need a few to make it worth his while
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I've adapted the original mudguard, so I no longer need one
I understand. Let me know if he is happy to go ahead. Cheers, Steve
Did you ever hear back from your friend?
Apologies Steve I did. Don’t think he’s up for it but I’ll check again. Might be a little pricey for 1 though
When I did the fork-swap on mine, I had to find a suitable 17” front mudguard and was able to adapt one from an S1000XR. I also used mudguard mounts from a Ducati and some aluminium flatbar to make up the mounts but it worked really well and looks contemporary. The 1150 forks may be even easier as they aren’t as thick as the 1250 ones and I had to dremel the plastic Ducati hoops a bit to fit. However, you would need 4 of them to hold the aluminium bracket, top and bottom. Everything I used came from eBay…
NB: I changed the brackets slightly after this, using 30mm wide flatbar to make it so I could reposition the mudguard using different hole positions.
Nice looking job Paul, but probably beyond my, very limited, skills set.
Thanks, but that means you’re doomed to rely on someone else sorting it for you, when you’re more than capable of thinking up and implementing a solution of your own. You would be surprised at what you can do…
Finally got all the parts, but more importantly, the time to carry out your suggested 17" wheel conversion.Thanks, but that means you’re doomed to rely on someone else sorting it for you, when you’re more than capable of thinking up and implementing a solution of your own. You would be surprised at what you can do…
As JedJack's contact can't now manufacture the appropriate front mudguard, I was wondering, after following all the relevant threads, what bike the original mudguard came off to do this conversion?
I'm dropping off my RT wheels for some new rubber this week, and I finally have the time to do my own conversion. Thanks to all who contributed to this thread.
There was no original bike to do the mudguard conversion. That’s the problem. You can look at a Rockster or r1100s for inspiration, or keep a lookout for one of Mike O’s copies of the specials that was made by one of the German suppliers. The other alternative is to fabricate something yourself from a mudguard that you like the looks of.Finally got all the parts, but more importantly, the time to carry out your suggested 17" wheel conversion.
As JedJack's contact can't now manufacture the appropriate front mudguard, I was wondering, after following all the relevant threads, what bike the original mudguard came off to do this conversion?
I'm dropping off my RT wheels for some new rubber this week, and I finally have the time to do my own conversion. Thanks to all who contributed to this thread.
Aah, I didn't realise that. That's why I couldn't find a mention of it.
I did get hold of an XR1000S front mudguard as your mod looked really natural/original. Fingers crossed I don't botch it.
Thanks again for the inspiration.
Mine is mounted to 1250gs forks that have a tab at the bottom that I used to support the alloy plates the mudguard mounts to. I’d start off getting some 30mm wide alloy flat bar, long enough to make 2 plates that cover both mounting holes on the mudguard. Ducati plastic hoops go around the lower fork and two on each leg might be possible to support both ends of the alloy plates you make up. This will be the trial and error part unless you can get measurements but then you need to mock it all up and mark the mounting holes on your plates so you can line everything up where you want it.
Best of luck
If anyone wants a (somewhat damaged) Rockster/R11S front mudguard to use as a former, let me know.
(As stated, it's damaged, but the main shape is there).
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