Does anyone have a cheap fix for a rear mudguard extender on a 1200GS? I'm getting mud thrown up from the rear wheel all over my good lady wife.
Rear mudguard extender
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A hugger is the best option. I had a mudsling, but the other GS's we have had huggers, and they threw up a lot less muck - I have now added a hugger as well as the mudsling and it is the best option imo - otherwise, just remove the rear deflector - which although it is supposed to stop some stone being thrown back, throws lots of crap over the rear pegs etc.
Ive got a mudsling which protects the rear suspension but mud spits all over the back! I had a hugger on an older 1200 but it wasnt that good a fit.
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What you require is a small (about one and a half to two inch) piece of plastic fitted to the bottom of the rear no plate so it sticks out a right angles to the plate. This will cure your probs used to be sold by TT for a cost! go in an electrical wholesalers and buy a length of plastic mini trunking various sizes. For a fiver you'll have enough for a few bikes. Mini 4 will be about right just cut one side off with a hacksaw.
If you know a tame sparkie ask as he'll have lots of off cuts to throw away.
What you require is a small (about one and a half to two inch) piece of plastic fitted to the bottom of the rear no plate so it sticks out a right angles to the plate. This will cure your probs used to be sold by TT for a cost! go in an electrical wholesalers and buy a length of plastic mini trunking various sizes. For a fiver you'll have enough for a few bikes. Mini 4 will be about right just cut one side off with a hacksaw.
If you know a tame sparkie ask as he'll have lots of off cuts to throw away.
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Sounds like a plan, I will have a root around at work and see what I can find.
davidabowyer
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Ive assumed that its the gap between the number plate and the weird flappy bit where its coming through as I have side panels and panniers which I thought would block mud. This may be a rash assumption on my behalf though.
Farkoff's link is the one Iwas going to send you - it works well.
Nunkie
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I have a thing like this on my 04GS with Touratech neatly inscribed upon it ( is that what you meant by TT ? ) It doesn't work very well, I get mud and spray and shite all up the back of my top-case . It's the top-case that keeps it off Mrs Nunkie's back !
Thars my issue........no top case though !!
Bendy toy
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A MudSling was by far the most effective but the TUV shovel is great for chucking dirt forwards that would otherwise go away from the bike. A piece of 16G aluminium made a neat flip extender to keep the luggage clean.
I tried a hugger but the bike still got plastered including the shock. So chuck the shovel and fit a MudSling. I suspect a long hugger that meets the shovel would be very effective.
I tried a hugger but the bike still got plastered including the shock. So chuck the shovel and fit a MudSling. I suspect a long hugger that meets the shovel would be very effective.
It don't work 'cos it aint big enough, make your own for next to nothing and make it a bit bigger.
Bendy toy
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I used a piece of 16G aluminium sheet 10" by 7". The short side has a fold 3" from the end so the under plate area is square. The tail flip has the edges angled/tapered so the trailing edge is 5" wide.
It's mounted so about 1" shows flat below the number plate then the flip comes up about 45 degrees.
As said before I don't have the TUV shovel on the bike (no plans for touring in Germany) and there is no hugger fitted. I do have a Mudsling which I think is by far the best for protecting the bike and rider without looking clunky.
King Key
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Could you take a picture and post it? I'd like to see it.
Mark Hooton
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Ya don`t need this - its bloody expensive, takes weeks to make and more of a custom thing (And I know the smack head who makes them 
) - the mudsling will protect stuff forward and above the wheel and is a good bit of kit IMHO as I have one.
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However this puppy is quite cheap, will last and works for me (and a few others) as it seems to stop the shite being thrown up over the back and missus - don`t ask me why it works so well, something to do with the angle. Me personally fink its something to do with Harry Potter.
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they also fit the previous GS
) - the mudsling will protect stuff forward and above the wheel and is a good bit of kit IMHO as I have one.
However this puppy is quite cheap, will last and works for me (and a few others) as it seems to stop the shite being thrown up over the back and missus
- don`t ask me why it works so well, something to do with the angle. Me personally fink its something to do with Harry Potter.
they also fit the previous GS
Bendy toy
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Sorry but that's rot. It keeps a lot of gritty crap off my seat and top box and took longer to collect the material than it did to make.
All it needs is a simple rectangle of sheet metal with a fold 3" from one end. Bolt it under the number plate. Job done. Trim the sides to "style" it.
The fancy triangular cutouts are just bling you can't see.
All it needs is a simple rectangle of sheet metal with a fold 3" from one end. Bolt it under the number plate. Job done. Trim the sides to "style" it.
The fancy triangular cutouts are just bling you can't see.
I made myself a metal bending brake, then I too made my own rear mudguard extender, made it a little longer and put an extra two little red lights on it, painted it black and it looks as good as any you could buy. Also made a crud catcher for the front of the engine, a headlight guard from perspex, and a pair of Aux light surrounds, still need to wire the lights and fit the surrounds though.
Bendy toy
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The flip really is very a simple thing to make. To see how it looks you could cut some A4 card to see the effect. Fold along one short side 3" from the edge and trim the short ends of the folded bit. The fold is 45 degs up from flat. 90 degs is way too much. Its fixed to the bike using the number plate bolts. The triangular cutaways are a nice style but they will be hidden in use, so I kept it simple.
The extended Powerbronze hugger looks original but only about as long as my Ilmberger which didnt keep the bike clean. A Powerbronze style bracket with a trimmed down bobber fender off eBay could make a longer hugger that could reach over to the TUV shovel. I never made one because my setup with Mudsling, number plate flip and no shovel is good enough.
The extended Powerbronze hugger looks original but only about as long as my Ilmberger which didnt keep the bike clean. A Powerbronze style bracket with a trimmed down bobber fender off eBay could make a longer hugger that could reach over to the TUV shovel. I never made one because my setup with Mudsling, number plate flip and no shovel is good enough.
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