If anyone has spend a frustrating evening polishing out a upper fork fork dent with a broom handle and some emery, the following guards might help. I have put these on every bike I have owned in the last 20 years. It is a simple 10-1/2" long 2" ID piece of ABS or PVC drain pipe with a 1-3/4" slot cut in one side (so you can snap it on). I fall a lot in rocks so I like the security that these offer. A whole 2' of pipe make a pair. This latest pair are on my 300. Hope this idea helps someone. Cam. PS:a as an additional note, I use a white PVC one to mount my bikes sticker-type licence plate. Removable and transferable from bike to bike, like a reg license plate.
That looks top shelf KX. Give your self the day off, well done. What did you spray the piping with, did you prime first, how many top coats. Asking as I am going to copy-cat you.
It's super easy. I cut the gap with a saber saw and then file the edges nice and smooth. It takes about 15 minutes. I used some plastic paint on this one which was not the best and kept running, so it took way more coats than usual. I made these guards in 2007 and this is their 12th year in service. Took some sanding to get rid of the divots and in the end it would have taken less time to make new ones. Other ones I used tremclad with great results. The only caution is to make sure the inside edges (next to the fork) of the plastic are nicely smooth and beveled. If you leave them sharp it can scratch the fork anodizing when putting them on. Sand them smooth and radiused and no issues. No primer, usually tremclad or on this one some gold plastic paint. Cam.
