[ROADDOGG]

thank you all as usual you guys with all of your vast and extensive experience has come thru for me again. you gave me the right direction to go with the need info. just dropped my bike off and the dealer said he never saw any thing like it i just said fix it. i inquired as if the front was covered by the warrenty he said he did not know so i went on line before i went there and it says that the shocks,forks,suspention, and something else was covered so oh the anti dive valve so if this is on of the problems then so be it. only i really need to thank all of you. for your time and input and even the sarcastic jokes keep them coming we all need to laugh sometime just to take off the pressures of life again thaks to all.
roaddogg
powder springs ga.see you on the road

 

[CAWing78]

I hope your dealer solves your problem, and better yet that it will be covered under warranty. Please let us know what the dealer finds.

 

[KJ5IX]

the dealer said he never saw any thing like it i just said fix it.

I hope that it is covered 4: That statement could cost ya!!!! But you will know what the problem was.

 

[galewing]

ROADDOGG, Post the results of your repairs. I have

questions and no answers.

Your follow up post may help some one. Thanks.

 

[ROADDOGG]

:thumbup:you got it like i said on the other post hopefully it will be this week:bow:

 

[cycledude]

Roaddog i am very sorry to hear you lost your daughter

 

[Dream Catcher]

Way back in 02, when the fender extenders were just getting popular....

I did some measurements and a simple model of the front fork geometry
on a cad system.

As the front fork compresses the clearance between the front wheel and the lower cowling decreases.
At full compression, the lower edge of the front fender is above the cowl
and the clearance is to the front tire surface instead of the fender surface.

Now, with a fender extender on, when the forks compress, instead of having a clearance to the tire surface, you only have clearance to the new fender extension. So there is a lot less clearance with a fender extender, when the forks are compressed.

Now, you have to add in another dynamic.
When you clamp on the brakes, even with anti-dive, there is some fork compression...
and if the front tire hits a good dip or bump at that time, it adds even more compression...
Now, add in the effects of a half ton of bike trying to push itself over the heavy braking front tire.
The fork tubes flex rearward a significant amount as they react to all the weight pushing against them.
The original configuration, without a fender extender, allows for the front fender to be above (and clear of) the cowling, under heavy compression and braking. When there is a fender extender, there is a range of motion in which that fender extender doesn't clear under compression, and it can contact the lower cowling when the forks flex backwards under braking.
One danger was if the lower edge of a rigid extension was not kept close to the tire.... it could jam on the cowling as the forks started to decompress.
You'll notice all the available versions keep the extender wrapped closely to the tires surface, even though it would give more
protection if it extended straight down from the fender.

 

[Globetrotter]

I dont know if this is the right board but it appears that my frt tire is closer to the shrod than it should be it is rubbing the fender extension on the shroud can some one give me some advice on this

There are fender extensions out there that are longer than the Honda ones - it is this type that hit the front cowl at the pointy bit when the forks compress and conditions are right.

You can remove the fender extension and take about 4-5 mm off and put back on or replace it with the Honda one. When refitting, make sure extension is up against the mudguard before tightening up.

 

[ROADDOGG]

Roaddog i am very sorry to hear you lost your daughter

thank you cycledude its still hard for me to get past it but i'm tring.
thank you again.

 

[pidjones]

I just wonder if the chrome cowl is a stick-on? That would extend it forward even closer to the fender and extension, and if the tape was getting loose it could be worse.

 

[31261]

If things are properly installed, I honestly see no way a fender extension can hit the front lower cowl. I have the extra long one on my bike , the one with the internal braces on it .

No way that could hit the cowl even jumping railroad tracks. With the rake of the bike putting force on the stem bearings if they were loose or missing or fallen out at the bottom the forks would actually move to a more forward angle, not a reverse. Same with worn fork bushings to the extreme, with the weight of the bike the angle would increase more forward.

Mystery to me. I agree with the dealer fellow, never seen this before.

Kit

 

[Dream Catcher]

If things are properly installed, I honestly see no way a fender extension can hit the front lower cowl. I have the extra long one on my bike , the one with the internal braces on it .

No way that could hit the cowl even jumping railroad tracks. With the rake of the bike putting force on the stem bearings if they were loose or missing or fallen out at the bottom the forks would actually move to a more forward angle, not a reverse. Same with worn fork bushings to the extreme, with the weight of the bike the angle would increase more forward.

Mystery to me. I agree with the dealer fellow, never seen this before.

Kit

Put on the front brakes and the fork flexes back.