wordsmith Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 As a keen gardener - a pastime that can be as costly as motorcycling! - I often buy small plants in throwaway plastic containers or pots of varying sizes. Gazing idly at one of these pots recently, it occurred that the circular and tapered shape might make a cheap fender-extender to minimise road-crap being thrown up onto the headers from the front wheel. It was but a moment's work to shape the cut out piece of thin plastic to suit. A piece of carbon-look vinyl sheet from my seemingly inexhaustible supply was stuck on top, the part secured to the inside of the fender with some close-fitting strips of strong double-sided tape - et violin, finished job! It looks OK, although time will tell if it works and stays in place. If so, I may make another later using a slightly thicker material from a larger pot as a long-term approach. The part extends the fender by 9cm/ 3.5". Riding a fully-farkled 2019 MT-09 Tracer 900 GT from my bayside home in South East Queensland, Australia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nhchris Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 You never cease to amaze me @wordsmith. Well done! cb 1968 Triumph Bonneville 650 1971 Norton Commando Roadster 2002 Harley 1200 Sportster 2003 Honda ST 1300 2016 FJ 09 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruizin Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 13 minutes ago, wordsmith said: As a keen gardener - a pastime that can be as costly as motorcycling! - I often buy small plants in throwaway plastic containers or pots of varying sizes. Gazing idly at one of these pots recently, it occurred that the circular and tapered shape might make a cheap fender-extender to minimise road-crap being thrown up onto the headers from the front wheel. It was but a moment's work to shape the cut out piece of thin plastic to suit. A piece of carbon-look vinyl sheet from my seemingly inexhaustible supply was stuck on top, the part secured to the inside of the fender with some close-fitting strips of strong double-sided tape - et violin, finished job! It looks OK, although time will tell if it works and it stays in place. If so, I may make another later using a slightly thicker material from a larger pot as a long-term approach. The part extends the fender by 9cm/ 3.5". Great job man! Yamaha FZ-10 Forum Yamaha FZ-07 Forum Yamaha Ténéré 700 Forum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporting Member betoney Posted March 27, 2019 Supporting Member Share Posted March 27, 2019 @wordsmith Looks great and barely cost you anything. Good job! 👍 ***2015 Candy Red FJ-09*** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wordsmith Posted March 27, 2019 Author Share Posted March 27, 2019 1 hour ago, nhchris said: You never cease to amaze me @wordsmith. cb Thanks, cb - I sometimes amaze myself! I hope/ intend to fabricate a belly-pan for the bike along the lines of the tasty ERMAX product. My starting point will probably be a cornflakes box or some such thing! Riding a fully-farkled 2019 MT-09 Tracer 900 GT from my bayside home in South East Queensland, Australia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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