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Another Way to Grind Your Subfender for a Fat Rear Tire |
Written by Bill DeFord (Sax, Sax50) | |||||||
Friday, 11 June 2004 | |||||||
NOTE FROM BILL: This particular procedure was performed on a motorcycle that is designated for solo riding only. It is not intended to carry a passenger on the modified area. Many people have asked if they need to grind the fender brace to get a bigger tire on...the answer is a definite "sometimes." As for me, I put on a 180/55/18 in the rear and it rubbed bad...the dealer tried to grind the fender brace...but I'm here to tell you that it is hard to make a job look as bad as they did...and it still rubbed. I had to re-grind what they did. Recently, I put on a new rear tire, and it is slightly rubbing again. Since I needed to re-grind the fender brace, I documented the process so others might be able to avoid the "dealer thing" I went through. The whole thing took me an hour and 15 minutes (and that included getting the tools and taking the pics). Here's the steps and what you'll need.
Here you go:
FINAL NOTE: I know there are other ways to do this (like leaving the sub frame on the bike...this is the way I do it...you may have a better or different way). Hope this helps someone...thanks for reading this far.
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