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Randylee

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Fender extention to prevent engine grime
« on: July 28, 2010, 02:29:41 AM »
With only a few hundred miles on my FXDFSE, I had apparently ridden through some recent road construction where my front tire picked up some asphalt particles that stuck EVERWHERE bike was heated up - cooling fins, casing, all along pipes, everywhere.  I did a lot of searching to find best way to get it off.  I wanted to avoid any wiping - needed something to disolve the asphalt, gentle enough to preserve engine paint/coating and also wash off without leaving residue.  I finally settled on WD-40.  It worked great using just a soft toothbrush and my fingers and a lot of patience.  

To prevent this I looked for a front Fender Extention.  MoCo sells a chrome extention for Dynas (Part No 59664-03) but it doesn't fit Fat Bobs.  I found and ordered a front fender flap from Timberwolfleather.com.  I'm really happy with it.  Thought I'd share in case any of you had similar issue.  Picture below.
« Last Edit: October 24, 2010, 01:39:34 AM by Randylee »
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Randylee

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Re: Fender extention to prevent engine grime
« Reply #1 on: July 28, 2010, 02:38:38 AM »
The flap came with mounting hardware but I went to local hardware store and bought a shorter screw as well as a Rubber Washer to preserve paint job around the mounting hole. 
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Randylee

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Re: Fender extention to prevent engine grime
« Reply #2 on: July 28, 2010, 02:51:12 AM »
Post here if you've found another Fender Extension that works with our Fat Bobs.  Thanks.
« Last Edit: September 09, 2010, 04:53:07 AM by Randylee »
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Re: Fender extention to prevent engine grime
« Reply #3 on: August 18, 2010, 05:11:26 PM »
I think I will buy one of those too.
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