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Old Jul 12, 2011 | 02:40 PM
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This is mainly for anyone who has a Motortrike kit and wanted to add mudflaps without drilling holes in your fenders

I was out a few weeks ago with a buddy coming back from Charleston SC and we got caught in a torrential downpour. He told me I was throwing 2 big rooster tails of water off the rear tires of my trike. I came up with a solution to add mudflaps without drilling any holes in the rear fenders

I took 2 dead license plates I had that are aluminum and cut 2 10" wide and 14" long sections from a semi truck mudflap I also had here. Some stainless steel 1/4 20 hardware to bolt the tag and mudflap sections together. I then mounted my setup using the existing studs from the tail lights

I plan on adding 6" dual function red LED strip lights near the bottom of the flaps in the future

Heres the end result so far>>
 
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Old Jul 13, 2011 | 12:26 PM
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Originally Posted by FLTR2008TRIKE
This is mainly for anyone who has a Motortrike kit and wanted to add mudflaps without drilling holes in your fenders

I was out a few weeks ago with a buddy coming back from Charleston SC and we got caught in a torrential downpour. He told me I was throwing 2 big rooster tails of water off the rear tires of my trike. I came up with a solution to add mudflaps without drilling any holes in the rear fenders

I took 2 dead license plates I had that are aluminum and cut 2 10" wide and 14" long sections from a semi truck mudflap I also had here. Some stainless steel 1/4 20 hardware to bolt the tag and mudflap sections together. I then mounted my setup using the existing studs from the tail lights

I plan on adding 6" dual function red LED strip lights near the bottom of the flaps in the future

Heres the end result so far>>
Great DIY! I'm adding to the top of my DH's honey-do list. Thanks for posting!

Liz
 
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Old Jul 15, 2011 | 02:11 PM
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Hey T

Paint a big orange bulls eye on each of those flaps. <snicker>

or... an orange reflective diagonal stripe. Think about it.. I'm not kidding.


btw... just sold my trike.
 
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Old Jul 15, 2011 | 06:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Mr. Wizard
Hey T

Paint a big orange bulls eye on each of those flaps. <snicker>

or... an orange reflective diagonal stripe. Think about it.. I'm not kidding.


btw... just sold my trike.
That sure didn't take long. It is such a nice trike I didn't think you would have any trouble selling it.
 
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