I've lusted after Wasp's fender mod ever since first laying eyes on it. I finally gave up on trying to get the parts shipped over, so I ripped all of his hard work and made my own. Why reinvent the wheel? 
To be straight, I want to make it clear that I have no intention of reproducing these. All of his work is documented in an ADVrider thread. Very nice work. I've tried to get the bits from Greg direct, as he did such a fantastic job on a simple design, but he's moved on to other bikes/projects now. Hopefully this will inspire others that have been wanting this to go ahead and take the plunge. ::008::
This is a prototype with a few bugs, but was enough for fit/finish checks. I still need to get the brake lines/fittings sorted, but wanted to do some road testing on the bracket and fender first. I've put around 100mi on it so far, speed rated to 120mph (some very minor shaking at those speeds), and nothing has fallen off....yet! ::025::
This is laid out in an accelerated timeline, but I'll answer questions to anything not clear. Please forgive the phone pics, they're nowhere near Wasp quality!
Initial flat pattern after some cardboard, measuring, sketching, and cutting:
Mockup bent cardboard, with modified expansion plug:
Cardboard mockup, bolted into place. Note that the expansion plug fits inside the steering stem:
Revised flat pattern on a sheet of 16ga steel:
Pattern on steel via spray adhesive:
Holes drilled:
Profile trimmed with plasma torch. This is crude, but the only quick way I have to do so for a prototype:
Rough edges cleaned:
Bends added:
Paper cleaned:
Test fit for hole placement. This fender is the Acerbis Supermoto two-piece fender. It came as a universal fit, add your own holes. There are obviously tons of options here, but after MUCH Googling, this is the one that suited what I was after best. It fits the bike's lines well, I think.
Bent steel bracket bolted in place for test fit:
Fender bolted up for test fit. Note, ignore the r/h side panel removed. It was removed for another project, and doesn't need to be pulled for this mod:
Final fit. Note, brake lines temporarily routed best case scenario, and zip tied into place:
3/4 view:
As mentioned there are still some things to address, namely brake lines, but I'm real happy with the transformation in the looks department! MUCH better than the stock arrangement, but YMMV. I also plan to fill the void between fender/headlight with some sort of auxiliary LED. Still researching what you all have done here, and found a few that look like they'll work real nice! ::008:: ::001::
To be straight, I want to make it clear that I have no intention of reproducing these. All of his work is documented in an ADVrider thread. Very nice work. I've tried to get the bits from Greg direct, as he did such a fantastic job on a simple design, but he's moved on to other bikes/projects now. Hopefully this will inspire others that have been wanting this to go ahead and take the plunge. ::008::
This is a prototype with a few bugs, but was enough for fit/finish checks. I still need to get the brake lines/fittings sorted, but wanted to do some road testing on the bracket and fender first. I've put around 100mi on it so far, speed rated to 120mph (some very minor shaking at those speeds), and nothing has fallen off....yet! ::025::
This is laid out in an accelerated timeline, but I'll answer questions to anything not clear. Please forgive the phone pics, they're nowhere near Wasp quality!
Initial flat pattern after some cardboard, measuring, sketching, and cutting:
Mockup bent cardboard, with modified expansion plug:
Cardboard mockup, bolted into place. Note that the expansion plug fits inside the steering stem:
Revised flat pattern on a sheet of 16ga steel:
Pattern on steel via spray adhesive:
Holes drilled:
Profile trimmed with plasma torch. This is crude, but the only quick way I have to do so for a prototype:
Rough edges cleaned:
Bends added:
Paper cleaned:
Test fit for hole placement. This fender is the Acerbis Supermoto two-piece fender. It came as a universal fit, add your own holes. There are obviously tons of options here, but after MUCH Googling, this is the one that suited what I was after best. It fits the bike's lines well, I think.
Bent steel bracket bolted in place for test fit:
Fender bolted up for test fit. Note, ignore the r/h side panel removed. It was removed for another project, and doesn't need to be pulled for this mod:
Final fit. Note, brake lines temporarily routed best case scenario, and zip tied into place:
3/4 view:
As mentioned there are still some things to address, namely brake lines, but I'm real happy with the transformation in the looks department! MUCH better than the stock arrangement, but YMMV. I also plan to fill the void between fender/headlight with some sort of auxiliary LED. Still researching what you all have done here, and found a few that look like they'll work real nice! ::008:: ::001::
