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[OWEN]

Hello

I have a TY175 and I need some more info on the front and rear mudguards:

FRONT
The front guard was a after market one which was broken but held in place by the usual chrome up and over twin looped support, the bike came with a good used Yamaha mudguard which attaches to the 4 bolts on the fork legs, should I use the the chrome support and the good used mudguard combined or not bother with the chrome support, im not sure which was fitted from the factory or whether I have some TY250 bits mixed into the bike? It's not the most original of bikes...

REAR
The rear guard was also broken so I have a OK used one to put on, its the genuine Yamaha type, under it was a metal bracket that is very rotten, can I bin the bracket and just use the mudguard or is the bracket essential? Do the cheaper after market rear guards not fit a TY175 very well or is it that they are just a bit short at the leading end?

Thanks in advance for any help!

[tony283]

Fit the OEM Yamaha guard and do not use the chrome aftermarket support. The very early front guards did not have an internal steel brace which the later ones have. You will notice that there is a directional arrow on the inside of the guard as some people seem to fit them backwards!! The aftermarket support is for standard non Yamaha guards and is often fitted incorrectly. The longer portion should be forward of the forks to allow a straight run on the brake cable.

At the rear the inner brace is there more for securing the wiring harness cables rather than acting as a true support. Aftermarket rear guards are quite expensive so most people retain the lower portion splash guard part that fits around the exhaust and cut the remaining piece off. A standard generic guard can the be cut and joined to the inside of the lower portion.

Tony

[sigwilk]

tony283, on 15 April 2011 - 02:57 PM, said:

Fit the OEM Yamaha guard and do not use the chrome aftermarket support. The very early front guards did not have an internal steel brace which the later ones have. You will notice that there is a directional arrow on the inside of the guard as some people seem to fit them backwards!! The aftermarket support is for standard non Yamaha guards and is often fitted incorrectly. The longer portion should be forward of the forks to allow a straight run on the brake cable.

At the rear the inner brace is there more for securing the wiring harness cables rather than acting as a true support. Aftermarket rear guards are quite expensive so most people retain the lower portion splash guard part that fits around the exhaust and cut the remaining piece off. A standard generic guard can the be cut and joined to the inside of the lower portion.

Tony

See my front one here - http://motorcycleres...-mudguard.html. A few hours with wet and dry and its well on the way to looking like new. I'm getting the bracket undeerneath re zinc'ed, and all the bushes, bolts, rubbers for the rear gaurd are on order from CMSNL (see link on web page above.) I've also sourced a new old stock rear inner brace - see http://motorcycleres...d-bracket.html. A bit pricey, but I am after restoring mine to as new (well as best I can for a first resto!)

Regards Simon

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