To chop or not to chop?

[Cruisecontrol]

The stock GSX_R front guard on my bike finally completely shat itself so I got me a nice R1 jobbie to go on in its stead.

Naturally it doesn't go even close to fitting the stock mounting points so I am left with the option of just cutting the lower mount off completely.

Is there a downside to this that I have not considered? Will it be similar to dividing by zero?

http://www.asfphotos.com/upload/1259726606.jpg

[jakam04]

Can you make a spacer/tab that can attach to the point you marked out above and also join to the mudguard point? That way you have more secure attachment.

btw... item arrived yesterday... thanks heaps again mate.

Jarrod

[Hillsy]

The only downside would be if you ever wanted to re-fit a Suzuki guard.....

Or if you ever wanted to sell the front end it wouldn't have the original guard mounts.....

That's 2 actually.....

And yes - always divide by zero before you do anything rash.

[scotty]

just fit an R1 gard

[thepj]

just hack them off and then see were it takes you maybe it will inspire a whole world of ideas.

[Cruisecontrol]

quote:Originally posted by jakam04

Can you make a spacer/tab that can attach to the point you marked out above and also join to the mudguard point? That way you have more secure attachment.



No, that is the problem.
The R1 guard is a lot smaller and that bottom mount actually sits lower than the guard itself.

http://www.asfphotos.com/upload/1259827547.jpg

[Cruisecontrol]

quote:Originally posted by Hillsy

The only downside would be if you ever wanted to re-fit a Suzuki guard.....

Or if you ever wanted to sell the front end it wouldn't have the original guard mounts.....



I was never a fan of the stock guard anyway. I always thought they were way too big.

Resale may be an issue though...

[jakam04]

Do all three holes line up? If so, make a straight price and go through all three holes. Saves cutting shit

[jakam04]

Price = piece

[Cruisecontrol]

Haha, nothing lines up!

Something like this seems to be the only viable option:

http://www.asfphotos.com/upload/1259764600.jpg

[fimpBIKES]

i have a similar lil bracket for my front gaurd

no-one can see it anyways so i say do it (think mine is 2mm mild steel)

[Tony Nitrous]

left the bottom lug on mine, incase i ever fitted
SV1000 or similar guard or used the front end on my other frame.
Yeah, you can see it, but I try not to lose sleep over it.

http://img163.imageshack.us/img163/6922/frontguard2.jpg

[Tony Nitrous]

Then again... chop it off.

Its only a front guard, cant be that hard to fix something up...[:0]

http://img189.imageshack.us/img189/9324/frontguard.jpg

[Cruisecontrol]

Haha, that is fantastic!

[JackTar]

quote:Originally posted by Cruisecontrol


quote:Originally posted by Hillsy

The only downside would be if you ever wanted to re-fit a Suzuki guard.....

Or if you ever wanted to sell the front end it wouldn't have the original guard mounts.....



I was never a fan of the stock guard anyway. I always thought they were way too big.

Resale may be an issue though...


Really Dan? You are fightering with resale in mind?

[Cruisecontrol]

quote:Originally posted by JackTar


quote:Originally posted by Cruisecontrol


quote:Originally posted by Hillsy

The only downside would be if you ever wanted to re-fit a Suzuki guard.....

Or if you ever wanted to sell the front end it wouldn't have the original guard mounts.....



I was never a fan of the stock guard anyway. I always thought they were way too big.

Resale may be an issue though...


Really Dan? You are fightering with resale in mind?


Parts, yes. Overall, no.
The core of the bike (engine, frame & tank) will always remain but the supplementary things will come and go, so there is definitely a passing thought for their value beyond the bike.

[MONO]

Just paint it with invisible paint job's done!! That way when you want it back a bit of paint stripper an VOL-AAHH lol

[yoda]

needs more cable ties