Rear fender lengths

[T Legg]

I have two 84 FJ's that the serial numbers are only twelve apart but the rear fenders are different lengths.my first fj has a shorter fender which I think looks much better.It doesn't look like it's been cut down,if it was they did a heck of job there are no rough edges .has anyone else seen a rear fender that is short like that?

[aviationfred]

The fender on the yellow bike looks to be of the OEM standard length fender. The two small holes are for a red reflector bracket. The fender on the black bike has been cut down and looks to have been done very well.



Fred

[Pat Conlon]

I cut my tail light and fender down...I think it matches the FJ's lines better.

http://www.fjowners.com/index.php?topic=1629.0

[Millietant]

Agreed Pat, but only with the bigger tyre.

Cutting them down with the standard wheel /tyre just exaggerates its smallness & narrowness IMHO

I cut my tail light and fender down...I think it matches the FJ's lines better.

http://www.fjowners.com/index.php?topic=1629.0

[Pat Conlon]

+1 Dean

[T Legg]

Pat's tires are definitely wider than stock but I didn't think the tires were significantly if at all taller then stock.

[ZOA NOM]

Pat's tires are definitely wider than stock but I didn't think the tires were significantly if at all taller then stock.

You are correct, sir. 150/70/16 = 24.3" diameter   180/55/17 = 24.8" diameter

[TexasDave]

Pat's tires are definitely wider than stock but I didn't think the tires were significantly if at all taller then stock.

Riding beside Pat at the Central Rally in S.Dakota, both of us on 84's with identical gearing I synchronized our engines. With both engines at the same rpm our speed was virtually identical. I still have a 16" rear tire and he has a 17". With a 16" tire with the higher profile side wall and his 17" tire with a lower profile the tires had to be the same diameter. The sound of two synchronized FJs is just as sweet as the sound of a twin engine aircraft.

Dave  

[ZOA NOM]

I ride beside Pat once in a awhile, momentarily. 

[Millietant]

Yep, the wider tyres on 17" wheels aren't any taller, but the extra 1/2" each side that the rim sits away from the rear hub has a big (positive) visual effect on the rear of the bike 

[Pat Conlon]

I ride beside Pat once in a awhile, momentarily.  

Yea, for 0.05 of a second....I recall my helmet visor flipped open from the vacuum....you rascal.

[Tuned forks]

Pat I've often wondered but keep forgetting to ask, what application did your rear tire fender come from?

Joe

[Pat Conlon]

The hugger was made by Pyramid Plastics in the U.K. It's for the YZF1000 (Thunder Ace) swing arm.
Unfortunately they don't make them for the FJ's swing arm.
https://www.pyramid-plastics.co.uk/accessories.html?catnum=100817&h=16_100471&d=YZF1000%20THUNDER%20ACE%20Huggers

[T Legg]

With out having that lower aftermarket fender I have had complaints from Ian about being pelted with small rocks on gravelly roads when he follows within fifty feet.At the time I didn't realize I had a short fender.   

[Tuned forks]

That sure looks cool Pat.  Now Travis has something else to buy.

Joe