Mudsling

[logyk]

Just fitted a Machine Art Mudsling up to my bike and I am a little concerned by the fit.

Has anyone fitted one of these to their bike ???

I would like to compare notes !

 

[Big Lee]

Whats the concern? do you have any pics?

 

[Fazza]

Hi, I've fitted a mudsling with no probs, what problems do you have?

 

[logyk]

OK....when fitted there appears to be a small gap between the tyre and the bottom of the mudsling.....and then a gap behind it tp the cross section of the swinging arm.

Is this how yours fits?

I have the BM pannier rack fitted which slightly interferes with the LHS ...but only slightly.....don't think that is the real problem

Will nip out to garage and get a pic !

 

[logyk]

OK ......this is from LHS

 

[logyk]

And this is from underneath

 

[logyk]

I would have thought it would sit tight back against the swinging arm !


Instead there is a gap

 

[WoodWorks]

I just went out and checked mine. It's identical to yours. I imagine the gap is there to keep the swing arm from rubbing against the Mudsling.

David

 

[logyk]

Thanks David .....I presume you have had no problems

 

[John Armstrong]

Thanks David .....I presume you have had no problems

He thought he didn't

 

[logyk]

Oooooops .....what have I started !

 

[Big Lee]

paranoia by the looks of it

imo you don`t want it rubbing against the swingarm so looks ok to me

 

[logyk]

OK....will tighten the tie-wraps then and give it a whirl

 

[WoodWorks]

Thanks David .....I presume you have had no problems

No problems with the Mudsling. And I installed it over 8,000 miles ago.

David

 

[logyk]

Good to hear David.

Whereabouts in Oregon are you ....I have ridden quite number of your better roads. I have a friend who lives in Portland who has a couple of bikes and I have been over a couple of times to do Eastern Oregon and then further south.

 

[GunZenBomZ]

The next question being...has anyone got a Öhlins rear shock for there F8GS yet? Okay thats mine]

 

[WoodWorks]

Good to hear David.

Whereabouts in Oregon are you ....I have ridden quite number of your better roads. I have a friend who lives in Portland who has a couple of bikes and I have been over a couple of times to do Eastern Oregon and then further south.

I'm in Ashland, on I-5 about 15 miles north of the California border. But I spend a lot of my riding time out in eastern Oregon, or America's Outback, as it's sometimes called.

David

 

[logyk]

As I remember it there were roads in Eastern Oregon which appeared to be used about once a week !

Very different from the mess we have here in the UK.

 

[WoodWorks]

As I remember it there were roads in Eastern Oregon which appeared to be used about once a week !

Really? That often?

Unfortunately, this time of year they've all become muddy bogs again, and will remain that way until about June.

Of course, a Mudsling could be put to very good use out there.

See how I cleverly got this thread back on track?

David