Fender rubbing Exhaust -- ??

[Gregory]

Anyone experienced this before? Any ideas?

I have a gs1000 with V&H drag pipes. The pipes came with the bike but were never installed on it. The fender that was on the bike had a dent just like the one pictured.

I bought a good new fender to replace it with but have now discovered that it rubs and is now dented in the same spot. ((Funny thing is that I thought the steering was acting notchy and was prepared to replace the steering head bearings when I noticed the dent in the new fender.))

It only rubs when I am on the bike. The forks are fully loaded with air.


Second question ??? Will a set of pipes from an 83 GS1100 fit on my bike?

[Gregory]

I think I have answered my own question on the fender... air had bled out of the shocks... even though I had rebuilt them less than a year ago.


Damn.

[tatu]

Even though you lost air the fender should still not foul the pipes, are the fork tubes straight? If so then the pipes are not correct.

[mrbill5491]

I do believe the drag pipes come out a bit further then the stock or street megaphones. Might want to find that out. Ditch the air in the forks and get new fork springs from Sonic Springs and use a bit heavier fork oil. Also, make sure the fender is fitting close to the tire like it should, there shouldn't be much space between the inside of the fender and the tire.

[Gregory]

I do believe the drag pipes come out a bit further then the stock or street megaphones. Might want to find that out. Ditch the air in the forks and get new fork springs from Sonic Springs and use a bit heavier fork oil. Also, make sure the fender is fitting close to the tire like it should, there shouldn't be much space between the inside of the fender and the tire.

I didn't see this post till now. I will check that.

I assumed the fender only fit one way because there are 4 bolts.... but it makes sense because my other fender never scraped.

I also think these V&H straight pipes do stick out farther than they should... so I will be also looking for a different 4 in 1 pipe in my future.

In the meantime I put 3/4" spacers in my forks (ditched the air) and just cut the bottom off my fender.

[tkent02]

It's the drag pipes, they don't work very well for a street bike. They drag on every right turn, they hit the fender, just no good for a street bike.

[hjfisk]

Quote; They drag on every right turn,
Hence drag pipes