Front mudguard...

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GRFalco · #1 Post by **GRFalco** » Mon Jul 06, 2009 9:09 am

... it would appear that I've had an impact on one of the "legs" of my front mudguard thingy. I suspect some little person was playing in the garage and hit with something. Ho hum!

The "leg" bit has three largish cracks along around three quarters of it and a big dent where the 'impact was".

My question to you lovely people, is, can it be repaired of do I need a new one. If so how, if so where from?

Ta.

D-Rider · #2 Post by **D-Rider** » Mon Jul 06, 2009 9:37 am

After I was knocked off my son's 125, I repaired the sidepanel that had broken into half a dozen pieces. I used Isopon P40 Glassfibre filler to bond the back surface and reinforce it.
Guess you may be be able to do similar - though I've not tried on an Aprilia mudguard.

I do have a similar issue myself - a couple of years ago, my mudguard suffered "pigeon strike" which cracked it (Woodbutcher was following me at the time and told me that the pigeon exploded quite spectacularly).

I will have a go at fixing that up but I've just fitted a brand new Carbon Fibre item that I won on ebay for £44 (plus £6.15 delivery)
It is for a 2004 Mille. The mounting points are not perfectly placed but are so close it fits with very little effort.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 0411165908

GRFalco · #3 Post by **GRFalco** » Mon Jul 06, 2009 9:54 am

D-Rider wrote:After I was knocked off my son's 125, I repaired the sidepanel that had broken into half a dozen pieces. I used Isopon P40 Glassfibre filler to bond the back surface and reinforce it.
Guess you may be be able to do similar - though I've not tried on an Aprilia mudguard.

I do have a similar issue myself - a couple of years ago, my mudguard suffered "pigeon strike" which cracked it (Woodbutcher was following me at the time and told me that the pigeon exploded quite spectacularly).

I will have a go at fixing that up but I've just fitted a brand new Carbon Fibre item that I won on ebay for £44 (plus £6.15 delivery)
It is for a 2004 Mille. The mounting points are not perfectly placed but are so close it fits with very little effort.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 0411165908

When you say "very little effort" what do you mean by that? I can undo bolts and do them up again, other than that I have "very little skill"

D-Rider · #4 Post by **D-Rider** » Mon Jul 06, 2009 10:33 am

GRFalco wrote: When you say "very little effort" what do you mean by that? I can undo bolts and do them up again, other than that I have "very little skill"

I mean:

1) Undo the 4 allen headed bolts that hold the mudguard to the forks.
2) Remove the mudguard
3) Push into place the sparkly new CF item
4) Bolt up the 2 front allen bolts
5) Notice the rear 2 mountings need pulling a little to line up with the rear mounting points.
6) Pull them a little
7) Bolt them up.

They don't take much pulling but maybe I'll make with my drill to ease it a bit.

GRFalco · #5 Post by **GRFalco** » Mon Jul 06, 2009 10:44 am

D-Rider wrote:
GRFalco wrote: When you say "very little effort" what do you mean by that? I can undo bolts and do them up again, other than that I have "very little skill"
I mean:
1) Undo the 4 allen headed bolts that hold the mudguard to the forks.
2) Remove the mudguard
3) Push into place the sparkly new CF item
4) Bolt up the 2 front allen bolts
5) Notice the rear 2 mountings need pulling a little to line up with the rear mounting points.
6) Pull them a little
7) Bolt them up.
They don't take much pulling but maybe I'll make with my drill to ease it a bit.

Cor! I think I might have that skill after all!!!!!!

Thanks.... Now to find one!!!

Oh, will CF look bad on a red bike? It solves the problem of getting a red hugger though!

Viking · #6 Post by **Viking** » Mon Jul 06, 2009 10:57 pm

D-Rider wrote:I will have a go at fixing that up but I've just fitted a brand new Carbon Fibre item that I won on ebay for £44 (plus £6.15 delivery)
It is for a 2004 Mille.

Very blingtastic. I like it.

Damn it.... Now I want one, too.

TwinNut · #7 Post by **TwinNut** » Tue Jul 07, 2009 8:29 am

Firestarter · #8 Post by **Firestarter** » Tue Jul 07, 2009 10:10 am

Just had a look on the RSVR.net website, the one listed for the Falco is the same part number as the 04 RSVR - in fact, for pretty much any model with non-radial brakes. I'm guessing that Andy's experience of the bolt holes not lining up quite precisely is probably just the normal aftermarket parts not being quite an exact copy, rather than it being for a different model?

D-Rider · #9 Post by **D-Rider** » Tue Jul 07, 2009 10:37 am

TwinNut wrote:Feck, why is this not common knowledge??..........could have saved myself a few quid. Just bought an RSVR carbon mudguard for twice the price......and twice the waiting time. Those boys are not quick or certainly not cheap.

This wasn't going to become "common knowledge" until mine was bought without half the forum bidding against me!
They cost somewhat more (£76.99) on the company's own website www.spibeyenterprises.com and so I grabbed the bargain when I saw it. Happy to share as soon as safe to do so.

Firestarter wrote:Just had a look on the RSVR.net website, the one listed for the Falco is the same part number as the 04 RSVR - in fact, for pretty much any model with non-radial brakes. I'm guessing that Andy's experience of the bolt holes not lining up quite precisely is probably just the normal aftermarket parts not being quite an exact copy, rather than it being for a different model?

That's interesting - it's certainly a different shape to the Falco guard I took off - I also had to pull the rear fixing "struts" outwards to fit over the mounting points. I do like the shape of it though.
Maybe I'll get a pic of it on the bike at lunchtime if it's not raining too much.

EDIT: Lunchtime pics (camera phone - sorry)