upflying Posted September 10, 2006 Share Posted September 10, 2006 I heard a clanging noise coming from my front end while driving over bumps. I discovered one of the brackets supporting the front fender had broken. I stopped by a BMW dealer to buy a new bracket and discovered no such thing exists the microfische. I also checked the parts "fishes" on the A&S website, also negative. I removed the fender and photographed the undamaged bracket attached to the right fork leg. I simply removed the undamaged and damaged fender bracket extensions and attched the fender directly to the fork leg. The only difference now is the fender sits a bit closer to the tire in the front. This looks like a factory bracket, why is it there and what does it do? Link to comment
Tony_K Posted September 10, 2006 Share Posted September 10, 2006 Possibly to fit a higher profile tire? Makes sense to me Link to comment
upflying Posted September 11, 2006 Author Share Posted September 11, 2006 Possibly to fit a higher profile tire? Makes sense to me Could be..are CHP spec runflat D205 Dunlops..higher profile"? Is this a RT-P only item for some reason? Link to comment
Bill Neander Posted September 11, 2006 Share Posted September 11, 2006 I think the R1100RT-Ps with laced wheels used 17" rear and 18" front. The bracket might be to clear a larger 18" front tire. They also had a longer centerstand. Link to comment
JonathanE Posted September 11, 2006 Share Posted September 11, 2006 Yup, must be an RTP thing. Stock RTs (at least my '99 did) had the fender attach directly to the fork leg mounting point. Link to comment
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