chopping rear splash guard
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silverrr
chopping rear splash guard
I am looking for opinions on removing the rear splash guard right below the liscense plate. It has bugged me for awhile and its time to go so I can expose more of our perty tire and get rid of the euro plate frame in the process.. Any recommendations for making the cut. I was thinking of a coping saw...
Thanks
Thanks
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camfarm
Cutting
I cut mine all the way up to the bottom of the license plate light/brake light and around the sides as high as I could reach without compromisng the turn signals and wiring. Fashioned a new license plate bracket from angled metal shelf stays- that are invisible behind the tag. I'ved got a pic here somewhere to post...
This is how I did it:
rear chop R1150R
(text is in dutch, but the pictures speak for themselves) (I hope)
rear chop R1150R
(text is in dutch, but the pictures speak for themselves) (I hope)
Greetz Arjen
'04 black'n'lime R1150R Rockster
'04 black'n'lime R1150R Rockster
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darthrider
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Yeah Greetz...looks very nice. Pity you are stuck with those truck-sized license plates!
I just marked mine with chalk and made cuts with a Dremel tool & 'abrasive cut-off disc.
The raw edge can be smoothed with a knife edge, file or sandpaper.
Or with a small open flame if you are very careful. (I'm not kidding)
I just marked mine with chalk and made cuts with a Dremel tool & 'abrasive cut-off disc.
The raw edge can be smoothed with a knife edge, file or sandpaper.
Or with a small open flame if you are very careful. (I'm not kidding)
Dave
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fender surgery
I used the darthrider technique! Only I used a saber saw with a fine blade. Filed it smooth and installed a license plate frame.
Looks good but MikeCam said I threw water and road grime all over him when he rode behind me!
Looks good but MikeCam said I threw water and road grime all over him when he rode behind me!
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What I remember about riding behind Vann is how much he fidgets when he rides!
But yes, the bobbed tail leads to a bit more spray fling for those behind you and the rooster tail (but I cannot understand how it flies forward off the back tire...)
But yes, the bobbed tail leads to a bit more spray fling for those behind you and the rooster tail (but I cannot understand how it flies forward off the back tire...)
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Paul Mihalka
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I liked the pictures, Greetz. Unfortunately (in the UK at any rate), not having a reflector on the rear of the vehicle is actually an offence so if I performed that, I'd need to put another reflector on somewhere.
Just out of interest, in my R manual, it says that there is an extendable portion below the splash guard. My bike doesn't appear to have one of those. Is it standard equipment or is mine just missing?
J
Just out of interest, in my R manual, it says that there is an extendable portion below the splash guard. My bike doesn't appear to have one of those. Is it standard equipment or is mine just missing?
J
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Our license plates are huge reflectors - do yours reflect?jonothan wrote:Unfortunately (in the UK at any rate), not having a reflector on the rear of the vehicle is actually an offence so if I performed that, I'd need to put another reflector on somewhere.
John
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