Fabricated Rear-shock Mud Guard

[Scura R]

Is this still available?

[Skeeve]

Is this still available?

 

Haven't heard anything out of Edge for some time. Anyone know if he's still riding/active? I'd hate to think we've lost him, regardless of whether he still wants to bother with fabbing the mudguards or not...

[ChrisPDX]

Hi Folks:

Informed and inspired by this forum - and because I powdercoated the swingarm on my 2001 Greenie bright red - I removed my black plastic rear hugger and spent some time making a version of road-spray deflectors.  Thought I'd post photos here for others to see.  

I made a version of the flat "lower triangle" very similar to what others have done, with a couple tweaks for fit and to protect the lower shock eye.  And I made an "upper extension" that mounts to the existing under-seat plastic and extends a fork-shaped flap around the shock.  That upper extension required a bit of heat gun forming because I worked its profile in steps around the battery basket.  Attachment of the lower triangle is with zip ties and the upper extension is with plastic "Christmas Tree" style clips through the seat pan.  The end result lets the swingarm and rear wheel/drive be fully visible.  

I sourced material for all the above from Home Depot in the form of one rectangular black plastic Rubbermaid trash can.    It was what seemed to me the right thickness, cut pretty easily with an Xacto knife, will be durable for the application, and the price was certainly right.

My process was to start with thin cardboard and scissors, then use what I came up with as the template for cutting out the plastic.   

Installed, these are basically invisible.  And they do a much better job than the original hugger of keeping road spray and debris out of the shock and rear of the engine.  

Hope this helps!

[swooshdave]

On 8/13/2024 at 6:06 PM, ChrisPDX said:

Hi Folks:

Informed and inspired by this forum - and because I powdercoated the swingarm on my 2001 Greenie bright red - I removed my black plastic rear hugger and spent some time making a version of road-spray deflectors.  Thought I'd post photos here for others to see.  

I made a version of the flat "lower triangle" very similar to what others have done, with a couple tweaks for fit and to protect the lower shock eye.  And I made an "upper extension" that mounts to the existing under-seat plastic and extends a fork-shaped flap around the shock.  That upper extension required a bit of heat gun forming because I worked its profile in steps around the battery basket.  Attachment of the lower triangle is with zip ties and the upper extension is with plastic "Christmas Tree" style clips through the seat pan.  The end result lets the swingarm and rear wheel/drive be fully visible.  

I sourced material for all the above from Home Depot in the form of one rectangular black plastic Rubbermaid trash can.    It was what seemed to me the right thickness, cut pretty easily with an Xacto knife, will be durable for the application, and the price was certainly right.

My process was to start with thin cardboard and scissors, then use what I came up with as the template for cutting out the plastic.   

Installed, these are basically invisible.  And they do a much better job than the original hugger of keeping road spray and debris out of the shock and rear of the engine.  

Hope this helps!

You can still see the Rubbermaid logo. That's awesome!

Also CAD actually stands for Cardboard Aided Design...