Mud flap for engine

[Stig / Major Tom]

Do your big Kymco's have a nice rear fender hugger to keep the back of your engine area free of road grime?
My LIKE200i has a nice fender over the rear tire - but my Burgman just has a 2>3 inch gap in front of the rear tire....and all kinds of junk gets flung up there.
So, today I installed a home-made flap - to keep stuff off whatever, back there.
The BIG trick was doing it without taking off the rear wheel. R & R'ing the rear wheel was so much fun to do recently on my LIKE200i that I decided to forget the whole enchilada...or come up with a way to do it --- rear wheel in situ.

I spent $12 to buy a $4 12" shank phillips screwdriver (off the cheap tool table) , two speed clips, two #8 self-tapping screws, 2 #10 stainless screws, a large coffee with 2 creams, two Boston creams and a really, really cheap set of clear rubber floormats for a Pinto. ($4.99 for a set of 4 mats!)

I used a piece of scrap tin - so will take back the floormats & hit Tim's with the proceeds! tomorrow!
I had room to work above the tire using the long phillips to 'drill' holes, with the self tappers, and to install the final stainless mounting screws. Without a screwdriver of just the right length I could not have done this. Longer, or shorter would not have worked - there was no room for your hands. I used a measuring tape before going shopping for an extra long phillips.

 

#10 speed clips - Lowes





Stig

[Mr. Paul]

Brilliant Stig as usual! Be careful with those floor mats. They may combust  if involved in a rear end collision.

[CROSSBOLT]

Outstanding!

Karl

[MJR]

Burgman 650, no. MyRoad 700i, yes, Atlantic 500, don't know.

[vespbretta]

Yes, brilliant indeed. Congrats.
Creative scooter surgery at high level. 

Is this construction stiff and strong enough to withstand the airstream/airflow at higher speeds?
Otherwise it might rub against the tire and melt and make some good noise. 

[Stig / Major Tom]

Yes, brilliant indeed. Congrats.
Creative scooter surgery at high level. 

Is this construction stiff and strong enough to withstand the airstream/airflow at higher speeds?
Otherwise it might rub against the tire and melt and make some good noise. 

It's  fashioned  from fairly heavy gage galvanized  steel.  I'll  remove the 2 screws and check it for contacting tire after a couple of 45 and 70mph rides.  Easy enough to make adjustments with shears.
Suzuki could learn a thing or two from Kymco's ability to keep themselves clean. (adding this flap is a common DIY for Burgman  owners....some just use duct tape)
Stig

[mousejunks]

I wonder why the Burgman doesn't have the mudguard in the first place. My DT300 has one close-fitting cover over the rear wheel, another rear mudguard in front of the number plate and also a rubber flap between the engine and rear cover.

[vespbretta]

Ah, it´s a metal piece anyway. Coudn´t translate your term "scrap tin". Thought it was some thin plastic. And on the pictures it looks like a piece of black plastic - cut out from somewhere.