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After riding around one hundred miles, I heard a sound of something scraping. I checked and realized that the painting had been fried by heat. The heat created bubbles in the paint.
The tire not shave when the bike is cold or running only in the city.
We made 1" matte black lifters.
Now I have to paint the fender, but only next month.
I elongated the holes on mine just a smidge to be safe when I got my 21". All tires will expand but some tires expand a bit more than others when hot. I taped a 1/4" nut on my tire and it clears the fender without issue.
When you say it didn't rub in the beginning? Anything changed besides lowering back? For example a new tire? The back lowering shouldn't have anything to do with the Front rubbing. They are not all the same size in diameter even though they have same code numbers. Diff manufactures have slightly diff. diameters. As stated before , drill back holes larger. Pull up on fender while tightening bolts. That's what I did with mine and have had no issues through about 4 tires.
When you say it didn't rub in the beginning? Anything changed besides lowering back? For example a new tire? The back lowering shouldn't have anything to do with the Front rubbing. They are not all the same size in diameter even though they have same code numbers. Diff manufactures have slightly diff. diameters. As stated before , drill back holes larger. Pull up on fender while tightening bolts. That's what I did with mine and have had no issues through about 4 tires.
I replaced the front rim/tire during the winter. Trailered it to Daytona and road for 2 days with no problem. Put the drop on the bike and road the rest of the day and most of the second day with no problem. Later in the day I got on the freeway for a short stint going about 80 and started to hear a weird sound. Thought it was my brakes but it appeared to go away if I air'd up in the back. When I stopped i'd check everything out...nothing wrong. Later that day I noticed I was burning the paint on the back of the front fender. I made sure not to ride slammed in the back and it seemed fine. Now I'm home and my bike has been sitting and the tire is definitely touching the back of the front fender. I hear it when I jack it up and spin it.
I think you guys are on to something. Perhaps the fender moved or got jolted forward a hair in transport. I'm going to loosen everything up and pull it back and up a hair. If that doesn't work i'll explore Rock103's suggestion.
When I put mine on I bought these brackets to lift the fender up just a bit. (I didn't want to drill my fender). You will have to excuse the crud I was out for a quick ride and the road was wet. I got them from Dennis Kirk which is the same as Drag Specialities.
When I put mine on I bought these brackets to lift the fender up just a bit. (I didn't want to drill my fender). You will have to excuse the crud I was out for a quick ride and the road was wet. I got them fro
I get that these raise the fender...but I'm rubbing on the back of the fender. Glad they make things like this and I will keep these in mind, thank you!
I'm going to try and pull the fender back a hair first and see what happens.
I was told by many people to ream out the rear hole and lift it up just little. But I was afraid of picking up a rock and rolling it through between the tire and fender and messing the fender up.
You don't need brackets, loosening the bolts and trying to move the fender won't work either. Remove the wheel then fully remove the front fender. Drill the rear fender bracket holes out to 3/8". If you want, use some touch up paint in the holes so there is no bare metal, but it isn't exposed so no big deal really. Remount the fender, install the bolts and slightly snug the fronts, pull the fender back and up as much as possible then tighten the rear bolts then the front. Re-install the wheel (without the calipers initially) and tape a 5/16" nut in the center of the tire and spin. If no contact you are good to go. Remount calipers and ride. Keep the tire inflated to 40-42 psi all the time, letting it get low allows it to grow at speed, more than normal.
If you want plenty of clearance you can go out to 7/16", but only do this if not lowering the front end and no oil cooler installed. The fender brackets move the fender up a lot and if you drop the front the fender will probably hit the crossbar.
You don't need brackets, loosening the bolts and trying to move the fender won't work either. Remove the wheel then fully remove the front fender. Drill the rear fender bracket holes out to 3/8". If you want, use some touch up paint in the holes so there is no bare metal, but it isn't exposed so no big deal really. Remount the fender, install the bolts and slightly snug the fronts, pull the fender back and up as much as possible then tighten the rear bolts then the front. Re-install the wheel (without the calipers initially) and tape a 5/16" nut in the center of the tire and spin. If no contact you are good to go. Remount calipers and ride. Keep the tire inflated to 40-42 psi all the time, letting it get low allows it to grow at speed, more than normal.
If you want plenty of clearance you can go out to 7/16", but only do this if not lowering the front end and no oil cooler installed. The fender brackets move the fender up a lot and if you drop the front the fender will probably hit the crossbar.
Good feedback! I do intend on dropping the front 1-1.5" so I should probably avoid those brackets.
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