Which Wider Wheel?
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The ‘new’ fender is fully installed and rear wheel back where I hope it will find a happy home! Bearing in mind the fender only fits where it touches I have mounted it at the following points, all of which I have had to drill into it:
I have also used button-head screws inside the fender at the four side mounting points, to minimise obstruction to the tyre and can just get the tip of my little finger between head and tyre, with the suspension jacked up to max compression. Hopefully that is enough!
Drilling the new holes has been a bit hit and miss, requiring some fine tuning, to get them to line up. Hardly very scientific, but that is what prototyping is all about! All I need to finish off is a handful of blanking grommets, to fill the ‘spare’ holes.
You can see that the later fender doesn't look any different to the stock one at the rear, however it doesn't reach the cross-member, where the stock fender is bolted in, or support the front of the grabrail. I have yet to solve that!
- top of each shock, as with the original fender,
- central bolt holding the grabrail on the luggage platform, using a bolt from underneath,
- rear upper support bracket, using a through bolt from inside the fender.
I have also used button-head screws inside the fender at the four side mounting points, to minimise obstruction to the tyre and can just get the tip of my little finger between head and tyre, with the suspension jacked up to max compression. Hopefully that is enough!
Drilling the new holes has been a bit hit and miss, requiring some fine tuning, to get them to line up. Hardly very scientific, but that is what prototyping is all about! All I need to finish off is a handful of blanking grommets, to fill the ‘spare’ holes.
You can see that the later fender doesn't look any different to the stock one at the rear, however it doesn't reach the cross-member, where the stock fender is bolted in, or support the front of the grabrail. I have yet to solve that!
Last edited by grbrown; Jul 12, 2012 at 11:25 AM. Reason: Added photos and para. Grammar!
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I've managed to sort out the grabrail mounting, plus a mudflap at the front of the fender, so I can now strip, clean and loctite everything back in place, ready for operational use!
Photos show close-ups of:
Photos show close-ups of:
- the rear fitting, where I have drilled through, used a screw from inside the fender and a domed nut, to pull the fender out a little,
- where I have left out a spacer between fender and frame at the shock mounting and pulled the fender out,
- close encounter between tyre and lower rear chrome!
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Browsing the Avon tyres website I see that some bright spark has set a two-way record of 229mph on a pair of Storm tyres, similar to my new wide rear. So the Glide should be fine on those German autobahns! That's reassuring..... 
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Warning for Deuce rear wheel users!
I've just made an interesting discovery. Searching through some papers I uncovered by chance the installation sheet that came with my rear floating rotor, which you can see in the middle photo of #31 above. It has a pretty pattern of holes in it, which serve no useful purpose, especially as it is out of sight behind the right saddlebag.
However those holes have a sinister side to them and there are two dreaded 'Warning' notices, relating to Deuce rear wheels! It seems water can get through those holes and into the hollow casting that is the wheel, which is not a good idea, when those very same saddlebags probably guarantee a thorough drenching in the rain.
Fortunately there is a 'rotor hub plate kit' #43837-00 for closing off the holes. I've just ordered one and will post pics when it arrives. And I was ready to finally loctite and torque into place everything back there! For future reference, use a 'Classic' rotor, which has no holes in the centre, except the five fixing holes.
However those holes have a sinister side to them and there are two dreaded 'Warning' notices, relating to Deuce rear wheels! It seems water can get through those holes and into the hollow casting that is the wheel, which is not a good idea, when those very same saddlebags probably guarantee a thorough drenching in the rain.
Fortunately there is a 'rotor hub plate kit' #43837-00 for closing off the holes. I've just ordered one and will post pics when it arrives. And I was ready to finally loctite and torque into place everything back there! For future reference, use a 'Classic' rotor, which has no holes in the centre, except the five fixing holes.
Last edited by grbrown; Jul 23, 2012 at 09:46 AM. Reason: Expanded. Also Grammar!
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Tom, you are quite right, but when swapping swingarm and wheels to the later round spoke wheel, it is almost identical in weight, with tyre, pulley and rotor, to the original stock set-up. This Deuce wheel is a lot heavier!
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Don't get too excited, but here it is! This is the grandly named 'hub plate - wheel, FXSTD' part # 43837-00. It is actually a piece of shim, about .010 thick and 5" diameter, otherwise as you see it. The packaging probably weighed much more! So I can at last finish off my wheel installation and torque everything up.
Added later:
I should add that in fact one of these shims is required each side of the hub, when using anything other than a Deuce pulley and brake rotor. The pulley has an integral seal and the stock rotor covers those holes in the hub.
Added later:
I should add that in fact one of these shims is required each side of the hub, when using anything other than a Deuce pulley and brake rotor. The pulley has an integral seal and the stock rotor covers those holes in the hub.
Last edited by grbrown; Dec 21, 2012 at 10:34 AM. Reason: Added note.
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Brief update. I just discovered a nearby bike paint shop I didn't know was there and having got my various modified parts sorted out (later saddlebags, 6 gallon tank, 'new' front and rear fenders) I am prepping everything for new paint. Rather earlier than planned, but an opportunity worth diverting effort to get done.