some new 48 mods
Stage I
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From: Sacramento, California
I'm interested in these fender mounts also. They look awesome. Any chance I can pay you to make a set for me?
Cruiser
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From: Ruskin, FL
ok, i'm curious about something...
you have those struts connected from the swingarm to the fender (no frame)...
but you have the shocks that connect from the swingarm to whats left of the rear frame.
now... please understand i'm not an expert my any means... but my logic tells me that if you where to hit a big bump, such as a set of train tracks, or bridge connector or something, that the shock would give but the strut would not, and with the strut just connecting from a solid point on the swing arm to flimsy metal on the fender...
wouldn't the fender just bend? if not, what supporting the fender from just giving under the pressure?
you have those struts connected from the swingarm to the fender (no frame)...
but you have the shocks that connect from the swingarm to whats left of the rear frame.
now... please understand i'm not an expert my any means... but my logic tells me that if you where to hit a big bump, such as a set of train tracks, or bridge connector or something, that the shock would give but the strut would not, and with the strut just connecting from a solid point on the swing arm to flimsy metal on the fender...
wouldn't the fender just bend? if not, what supporting the fender from just giving under the pressure?
Cruiser
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From: Ruskin, FL
ok, still confused... i'm including a pic for diagrams.
ok so riding down the road, you hit a "big" bump.
the tire moves up, but the shock absorbs some of the blow by compressing. the distance between (B) and (C) , the length of the shock (E) becomes smaller.
however... the distance between (A) and (B) , the length of the the strut (F) will not move, as it is now "ridged".
but, the fender is mounted to the no moving frame (pink A arrows) but the wheel is attached to point (D) which pivots upon impact.
so if (E) get smaller but (F) does not...the fender is going to buckle. right?
i've looked at my 48... the fender does not move with the tire. the distance between the fender and tire is dependent on the shock absorber.
i'm i wrong thinking that the fender is going to bend or warp on the first big bump?
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ok... nevermind.
misread a eariler part of the thread. i understand what he did now. he removed the fender mounts form the frame, and the strut isn't really a strut. its a fender support connected to the swingarm.
duh.
lol, sorry... i think i got it now.
my bad.
ok so riding down the road, you hit a "big" bump.
the tire moves up, but the shock absorbs some of the blow by compressing. the distance between (B) and (C) , the length of the shock (E) becomes smaller.
however... the distance between (A) and (B) , the length of the the strut (F) will not move, as it is now "ridged".
but, the fender is mounted to the no moving frame (pink A arrows) but the wheel is attached to point (D) which pivots upon impact.
so if (E) get smaller but (F) does not...the fender is going to buckle. right?
i've looked at my 48... the fender does not move with the tire. the distance between the fender and tire is dependent on the shock absorber.
i'm i wrong thinking that the fender is going to bend or warp on the first big bump?
----------------------------
ok... nevermind.
misread a eariler part of the thread. i understand what he did now. he removed the fender mounts form the frame, and the strut isn't really a strut. its a fender support connected to the swingarm.
duh.
lol, sorry... i think i got it now.
my bad.
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