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| zolti | | Thor |  |  | | Reg. Date | : | 23/03/2010 | | Posts | : | 3,127 | | Location | : | newcastle , United Kingdom |
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| | Posted : 26 Mar 2010 - 08:09 Post title : front mudguard extenders? | | | after a blast through the northumbrian countryside i came home to find most of the counrtyside in my radiator. has anyone found an extender for their front mudguard?
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| Birdy68 | | Thor | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 16/07/2009 | | Posts | : | 3,352 | | Location | : | Bad Zurzach, Aargau, Switzerland |
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| | Posted : 26 Mar 2010 - 08:27 Post title : Re: front mudguard extenders? (Re: zolti) | | | I have one on my Tiger - but not the Bird.
What's really bad is when it's the grassy kind of muck that goes between the cover grill and the actual radiator!
You need tweezers to get them out - or remove the outer cover...
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| mat1600 | | Thunderbird | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 06/03/2010 | | Posts | : | 8,596 | | Location | : | Bridlington, Democratic Independant State of Yorkshire, United Kingdom |
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| | Posted : 26 Mar 2010 - 09:36 Post title : Re: front mudguard extenders? (Re: Birdy68) | | | Does that cover clip off or is it on bolts (must go and look). I have the same problem.Woudn't want to drill my mudguard to fit one, I shall just stay out of muddy fields.
| My first natural instinct is to breathe. My second is to evade tax's.
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| zolti | | Thor | | | | Reg. Date | : | 23/03/2010 | | Posts | : | 3,127 | | Location | : | newcastle , United Kingdom |
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| | Posted : 26 Mar 2010 - 10:29 Post title : Re: front mudguard extenders? (Re: Birdy68) | | | well its the stuff from the muck spreader was all over the road and its there like glue between the cover and the rad.
but to answer matt i did read a while ago about some extenders that used 3m products to attatch to the guard so no drilling was needed but i had a thrux at the time and its guard was far too small to bother with so i didnt take a reference - kicking myself, although i think it was in a MCN article. still lookin through my back copies. if push comes to shove I do have unlimited access to a laser cutter so if i can source some appropriate material i might try to cut some, also its finding the product with enough adhesion to keep the extender in place, 3m might have the answer
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| Pappasgarage | | Set | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 05/10/2009 | | Posts | : | 371 | | Location | : | Espoo, snowbird in California, Finland |
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| | Posted : 26 Mar 2010 - 12:30 Post title : Re: front mudguard extenders? (Re: zolti) | | | This will help you.
| Speedmaster 2004 in Espoo Fi, Rocket3 Touring 2014 in Oceanside Ca. IBA Finland SS1000
and T-Bird 09 gone
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| zolti | | Thor | | | | Reg. Date | : | 23/03/2010 | | Posts | : | 3,127 | | Location | : | newcastle , United Kingdom |
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| | Posted : 26 Mar 2010 - 16:11 Post title : Re: front mudguard extenders? (Re: Pappasgarage) | | | the confidence in your advice is immeasurably misdirected lol, but if it floats your boat.....
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| mat1600 | | Thunderbird | | | | Reg. Date | : | 06/03/2010 | | Posts | : | 8,596 | | Location | : | Bridlington, Democratic Independant State of Yorkshire, United Kingdom |
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| | Posted : 26 Mar 2010 - 20:31 Post title : Re: front mudguard extenders? (Re: Pappasgarage) | | | fantastic - just what we need. any chance of rendering this on to a Bird to see what it will look like - I think i could be interested !!!!!!
| My first natural instinct is to breathe. My second is to evade tax's.
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| Jimchap | | Set | | | Reg. Date | : | 14/11/2009 | | Posts | : | 8 | | Location | : | Wash, DC, United States |
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| | Posted : 27 Mar 2010 - 01:38 Post title : Re: front mudguard extenders? (Re: mat1600) | | | There's just one big flat hex screw on the bottom holding the frame and screen in place, with a slot on top. I had to take the frame off when I thought I dropped a little hex bolt down inside, putting on my aux lights, so I took it into the kitchen for a good washing. Of course, I later found the missing bolt on the garage floor. -j.
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| Leethal | | Zeus | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 24/01/2011 | | Posts | : | 6,572 | | Location | : | Australia |
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| | Posted : 08 Mar 2012 - 11:56 Post title : Re: front mudguard extenders? (Re: Jimchap) | | | Hey fellas did anyone do any good with this?
| Experience is something you get just after you needed it 
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| Thatch | | Thor | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 24/06/2009 | | Posts | : | 3,655 | | Location | : | Savannah, GA, United States |
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| | Posted : 08 Mar 2012 - 12:05 Post title : Re: front mudguard extenders? (Re: Leethal) | | | against my better judgement, here ya go.
The Fenda Extenda
Link
A pretty reasonable $35.95
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| mat1600 | | Thunderbird | | | | Reg. Date | : | 06/03/2010 | | Posts | : | 8,596 | | Location | : | Bridlington, Democratic Independant State of Yorkshire, United Kingdom |
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| | Posted : 08 Mar 2012 - 12:07 Post title : Re: front mudguard extenders? (Re: Leethal) | | | Fendaextenda - Ebay. Bluenose put one on with indutrial double sided tape. Worked a treat.
Edit - Yip thats the one above my post.
| My first natural instinct is to breathe. My second is to evade tax's.
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| shagrat57 | | Set | | | Reg. Date | : | 14/12/2011 | | Posts | : | 393 | | Location | : | Totton, Hampshire, United Kingdom |
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| | Posted : 08 Mar 2012 - 12:13 Post title : Re: front mudguard extenders? (Re: Thatch) | | | Looks like a bloody good idea.
Link
Only £16.99 - I'll order one this evening at home 
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| mat1600 | | Thunderbird | | | | Reg. Date | : | 06/03/2010 | | Posts | : | 8,596 | | Location | : | Bridlington, Democratic Independant State of Yorkshire, United Kingdom |
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| | Posted : 08 Mar 2012 - 12:27 Post title : Re: front mudguard extenders? (Re: shagrat57) | | |
shagrat57 wrote:
Looks like a bloody good idea.
Link
Only £16.99 - I'll order one this evening at home |
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Try to use the tape , saves drilling your tins.
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| zolti | | Thor | | | | Reg. Date | : | 23/03/2010 | | Posts | : | 3,127 | | Location | : | newcastle , United Kingdom |
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| | Posted : 08 Mar 2012 - 21:05 Post title : Re: front mudguard extenders? (Re: mat1600) | | | nah,
drill them had mine on for ages and trouble free.
did not use the silver alu ones that come with the extender. I bought some anodised black self tappers 5p each look almost invisible on the black mudguard and the ammount of shiiii it keeps off the rad is fantastic.
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| zolti | | Thor | | | | Reg. Date | : | 23/03/2010 | | Posts | : | 3,127 | | Location | : | newcastle , United Kingdom |
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| | Posted : 08 Mar 2012 - 21:10 Post title : Re: front mudguard extenders? (Re: shagrat57) | | |
shagrat57 wrote:
Looks like a bloody good idea.
Link
Only £16.99 - I'll order one this evening at home |
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DO NOT USE EBAY
go direct and pyramid will post free, save you a fiver
Link
i rang up and ordered.
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| xmoor | | Set | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 15/12/2011 | | Posts | : | 82 | | Location | : | Instow, North Devon, United Kingdom |
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| | Posted : 08 Mar 2012 - 21:44 Post title : Re: front mudguard extenders? (Re: zolti) | | | I put one on 2nd week of owning the bird...great protection for rad,
but i need a double width road king fender to keep rest of bike clean on the cow shitty devon roads
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| ken1600 | | Set | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 01/12/2011 | | Posts | : | 50 | | Location | : | Newport News, Virginia, United States |
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| | Posted : 08 Mar 2012 - 22:37 Post title : Re: front mudguard extenders? (Re: xmoor) | | | Any possibility of pics? I'm interested but none of the links show it installed on a T-Bird. I'd really like to see how well it matches up. I have a 2012 T-Bird, I assume the fenders are the same for the last couple of years.
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| Leethal | | Zeus | | | | Reg. Date | : | 24/01/2011 | | Posts | : | 6,572 | | Location | : | Australia |
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| | Posted : 09 Mar 2012 - 01:42 Post title : Re: front mudguard extenders? (Re: Thatch) | | |
Thatch wrote:
against my better judgement, here ya go.
The Fenda Extenda
Link
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Thanks Thatch and fellas. Yeah I hear you, I hate putting this type of stuff on and it's not like bags, sissy bars etc where you can get rid of them in two minutes. I can't believe that I have just fitted dresser bars and highway pegs, but I need some position variation on long runs Mind you it's only four bolts, two nuts and they are off.
My next question is do any of the fellas with one know if they help keep the exhaust and side covers clean when the roads are wet.I went on a ride recently with a bunch of bikes including a new Softail Heritage Deluxe and it was almost spotless after the run, my bird looked like a piece of crap followed by hours of cleaning.
| Experience is something you get just after you needed it
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| vic20 | | Set | | | Reg. Date | : | 01/11/2009 | | Posts | : | 234 | | Location | : | north lincolnshire, United Kingdom |
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| | Posted : 09 Mar 2012 - 07:19 Post title : Re: front mudguard extenders? (Re: Leethal) | | | They help keep a small patch at the base of the rad from being grit blasted and thats it, never had a front mudguard as bad as this one, did a run to Middlesbro a few week ago, wish i'd taken a photo. the only parts not covered in a thick layer of crap were the parts that I covered. Coud'nt believe it when I saw the TOP of the tank being covered in shite. Its the first time that i have used a pressure washer on any of my bikes but it was the only way to shift that much mud. I'm keeping a lookout on E bay for a mudguard that i can adapt.
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| stripygitface | | Set | | | Reg. Date | : | 31/08/2010 | | Posts | : | 132 | | Location | : | Rochester, Kent, United Kingdom |
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| | Posted : 09 Mar 2012 - 08:01 Post title : Re: front mudguard extenders? (Re: ken1600) | | | ken1600 wrote:
Any possibility of pics? I'm interested but none of the links show it installed on a T-Bird. I'd really like to see how well it matches up. I have a 2012 T-Bird, I assume the fenders are the same for the last couple of years. |
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I fitted one, but used a product called CT1, basically an excellent mastic type stuff, but I tend to use it for everything, to fix the fender extender in position. Just 'glued' it in place, left overnight with a couple of clothes pegs holding in position, and never had any problems.
But what I will say is they really help keep the radiator clean.
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| ken1600 | | Set | | | | Reg. Date | : | 01/12/2011 | | Posts | : | 50 | | Location | : | Newport News, Virginia, United States |
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| | Posted : 09 Mar 2012 - 13:13 Post title : Re: front mudguard extenders? (Re: stripygitface) | | | Thanks for the pics stripygitface , those don't look bad at all. Probably the best thing for me is I have a Blackbird so no real color match problem there. (not that yours don't look good, they do) Since folks mentioned all the crap they have to clean off I now have a better understanding on why the top of my tank, dash, inside windshield and my helmet shield get so much road gunk when riding in or after bad weather.
The front fender being the length that it is at the back allow the gunk to spray up on/around the entire bottom half of the rad which gets into the wind stream, that blows up and around the tank. That seems to create that wonderful vortex effect (where the buffeting starts) hence, bigger mess on tank top, inside windshield and me. Simplistic explanation but makes sense, guess I'll order one and try it out. An inexpensive way to make the ride a little cleaner in bad weather. Thanks. 
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| xmoor | | Set | | | | Reg. Date | : | 15/12/2011 | | Posts | : | 82 | | Location | : | Instow, North Devon, United Kingdom |
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| | Posted : 09 Mar 2012 - 17:35 Post title : Re: front mudguard extenders? (Re: Leethal) | | |
I rode up to my local dealer today (Taunton) just for a blast & saw a america with a much larger front fender almost the size of a fatboys, I bet that would keep a lot more shit & grime off
Personaly I would be buying something simular tomorrow if it was available
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| sprint5t | | Set | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 07/02/2011 | | Posts | : | 355 | | Location | : | Ely, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom |
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| | Posted : 10 Mar 2012 - 00:46 Post title : Re: front mudguard extenders? (Re: stripygitface) | | |
stripygitface wrote:
ken1600 wrote:
Any possibility of pics? I'm interested but none of the links show it installed on a T-Bird. I'd really like to see how well it matches up. I have a 2012 T-Bird, I assume the fenders are the same for the last couple of years. |
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I fitted one, but used a product called CT1, basically an excellent mastic type stuff, but I tend to use it for everything, to fix the fender extender in position. Just 'glued' it in place, left overnight with a couple of clothes pegs holding in position, and never had any problems.
But what I will say is they really help keep the radiator clean.
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Stripy was this the actual "fender extender" product you put on your bike ?
Was the TBird a model they already sell or do we have to get something close ?
Thanks
John
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| fab | | Thor | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 12/10/2009 | | Posts | : | 2,515 | | Location | : | wyong, nsw, Australia |
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| | Posted : 10 Mar 2012 - 05:29 Post title : Re: front mudguard extenders? (Re: sprint5t) | | | it looks exactly like mine and mine was to suit a t bird 1600
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Remember, soft cocks hang around all life long, hard ones come and go
ahh f**k im deep
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| zolti | | Thor | | | | Reg. Date | : | 23/03/2010 | | Posts | : | 3,127 | | Location | : | newcastle , United Kingdom |
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| | Posted : 10 Mar 2012 - 06:45 Post title : Re: front mudguard extenders? (Re: fab) | | | the extender will fit the storm too.
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| EnGage | | Thor | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 14/07/2009 | | Posts | : | 3,155 | | Location | : | Grand Rapids, MI, United States |
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| | Posted : 10 Mar 2012 - 13:17 Post title : Re: front mudguard extenders? (Re: zolti) | | | Now that you guys have the fender extenders sorted, what about the curb feelers ?
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| stripygitface | | Set | | | Reg. Date | : | 31/08/2010 | | Posts | : | 132 | | Location | : | Rochester, Kent, United Kingdom |
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| | Posted : 10 Mar 2012 - 13:41 Post title : Re: front mudguard extenders? (Re: sprint5t) | | |
sprint5t wrote:
stripygitface wrote:
ken1600 wrote:
Any possibility of pics? I'm interested but none of the links show it installed on a T-Bird. I'd really like to see how well it matches up. I have a 2012 T-Bird, I assume the fenders are the same for the last couple of years. |
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I fitted one, but used a product called CT1, basically an excellent mastic type stuff, but I tend to use it for everything, to fix the fender extender in position. Just 'glued' it in place, left overnight with a couple of clothes pegs holding in position, and never had any problems.
But what I will say is they really help keep the radiator clean.
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Stripy was this the actual "fender extender" product you put on your bike ?
Was the TBird a model they already sell or do we have to get something close ?
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John I bought their Thunderbird 1600 model, and it fits perfectly.
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| sprint5t | | Set | | | | Reg. Date | : | 07/02/2011 | | Posts | : | 355 | | Location | : | Ely, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom |
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| | Posted : 12 Mar 2012 - 11:16 Post title : Re: front mudguard extenders? (Re: zolti) | | |
zolti wrote:
shagrat57 wrote:
Looks like a bloody good idea.
Link
Only £16.99 - I'll order one this evening at home |
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DO NOT USE EBAY
go direct and pyramid will post free, save you a fiver
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Zolti, I rang Pyramid and ordered directly (not post free) from your link, £16.90 plus £3.60 P&P
Ordered one today.
John
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| GerPa | | Jupiter | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 10/12/2011 | | Posts | : | 1,919 | | Location | : | Mackay, Central Queensland, Australia |
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| | Posted : 14 Mar 2012 - 01:59 Post title : Re: front mudguard extenders? (Re: sprint5t) | | | To any Aussies looking for a Fenda Extenda.
AMC "Australian Motorcycle Components" at Maroochydore in QLD have them online for A$41.00
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| Leethal | | Zeus | | | | Reg. Date | : | 24/01/2011 | | Posts | : | 6,572 | | Location | : | Australia |
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| | Posted : 14 Mar 2012 - 02:06 Post title : Re: front mudguard extenders? (Re: GerryD01) | | | Thanks mate
| Experience is something you get just after you needed it
1600,Foran Razorbacks, Meerkat bypass, Dyno tune, real headlight,plenty of chrome,switchblade pegs, Nitron R3 shocks & Ikon progressive fork springs etc. Scorpion Western Low handlebars. PH adjustable fork caps.
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