EricV
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I ran a high fender set up on my Gen I when I did Alaska/Yukon. Prior to that I had raised the fender 2", but under full compression it hit a driving light I had center mounted under the nose. Broken fender was the result. This is the high fender set up. You can see the center mounted light. With this set up the fender doesn't move with the wheel, so no issues with clearance.Thanks for the advice Eric, I was planning on removing the rear hugger prior to the trip. It’s nice to know has wont be a problem, just trying to think ahead for all poss. Problems we might have. I have 8” of clearance on the front fender now, how much should I move it up?
The fender does turn with the forks.
Figure out how far the forks will compress and if you have clearance. I don't know how much the forks compress in terms of a measured distance. If by 8" of clearance you mean to say you already moved the fender up, then it's a moot point.
We did our trip in June and even though it rained every other day or so, we didn't have mud build up issues. The Top of the World hwy was very wet, but had a lot of fresh gravel near the border that was more dangerous than the muddy sections, which didn't clog the tires. However, we did not go to Inuvik or Prudhoe Bay.
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