Wanted - Falco rear mudguard flap

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#1 Post by **mangocrazy** » Fri Feb 28, 2014 11:05 am

Hi all. Hopefully someone will have one of these kicking around. It's the plastic flap that (sort of) protects the rear shock from the road crap thrown up by the rear wheel that I need. It's bolted to the main undertray by two button cap head screws buried under some rubber at the base of the battery compartment.

In trying (unsuccessfully) to get mine off I managed to enlarge the bolt hole so that the bolt head now passes straight through. D'uh...

MartDude · #2 Post by **MartDude** » Fri Feb 28, 2014 3:43 pm

If it's plastic,can't you glue or weld a patch over the enlarged hole?

Or use a washer?

D-Rider · #3 Post by **D-Rider** » Fri Feb 28, 2014 4:24 pm

MartDude wrote:If it's plastic,can't you .............

.......... use a washer?

That was my first thought

My second was that I might have one. If I remember, I'll have a look at the weekend.

fatboy · #4 Post by **fatboy** » Fri Feb 28, 2014 6:54 pm

I wish I could do the same to mine, been trying to get rid of it for ages...
mashed a bolt head, wont budge..
dont want or need the bloody thing, spoils the look of the hugger.
If you cant source another, then I could be persuaded into some intricate work with a hacksaw blade

#5 Post by **mangocrazy** » Fri Feb 28, 2014 7:44 pm

fatboy wrote:I wish I could do the same to mine, been trying to get rid of it for ages...
mashed a bolt head, wont budge..

That's exactly what happened with mine. The location means that the bolt/nut interface gets get corroded easily and the head of the button cap screw appears to be made out of cheddar (or possibly even Brie...)

fatboy wrote:dont want or need the bloody thing, spoils the look of the hugger.
If you cant source another, then I could be persuaded into some intricate work with a hacksaw blade

I was hoping for a single item, not a pair of flaps. Although...

#6 Post by **mangocrazy** » Fri Feb 28, 2014 7:48 pm

I did think about trying a repair or a washer, but I don't want to add any extra height at that point, as it could make the base where the battery sits a bit uneven.

I'll have another look tomorrow, but if anyone has one that's surplus to requirements, that would be my preferred course.

#7 Post by **mangocrazy** » Sat Mar 01, 2014 11:57 am

It's official - I'm a bit of a knob... The enlarged hole is not in the flap, but in the undertray; d'uh...

So, as I have no intention of replacing the complete undertray, a washer of the right size it will be, just as the sensible people suggested.

Nothing to see here; move along please...

HowardQ · #8 Post by **HowardQ** » Sat Mar 01, 2014 2:29 pm

Sorry I don't have a spare Graham.
I had the exact same problem!
I tried to quickly remove it, when I started fitting the NWS hugger, but no joy, so cut a slice off the bottom so I could fit the hugger, and went back to it for another go.
Still no Joy so gave up.
Tried again about a year later, as the flap (now shortened) still looks crap, but did not want to damage the bottom of the battery box, so gave up again.
It's still there 8 or 9 years later!!

D-Rider · #9 Post by **D-Rider** » Sat Mar 01, 2014 6:05 pm

Graham, it's your lucky day.

Item searched for, item found, item cleaned, item ready to go.

PM me your address and I'll stick it in the post (when I can get to the post office).

#10 Post by **mangocrazy** » Sat Mar 01, 2014 6:47 pm

Cheers Andy! Even though mine doesn't have the enlarged hole (see earlier post) it's in a fairly rough state, so I will gratefully accept your very kind offer. PM sent...