Interesting, you guys get an extra mud guard, not sure how effective it'll be with a hole in the middle. Curious to see what it looks like from the side.
I'll take some pictures when I get my bike next week. It'll be the first thing to go on my bike. The dealers add a mudguard extender to comply with Australian Design Regulations to cover down to at least 45 degrees from the rear axle, however, at least here in Queensland, there is no angle requirement for the amount of coverage a mudguard provides.
That's an interesting option to pursue if someone wants a mudguard for the g310r and the aftermarket doesn't have any yet. Just get in touch with an Australian dealer. Could work for other models too since they're mandatory.
Fantastic, I was wondering how to make a mudguard that would come close to actually stopping spray. Are these available from BMW? It does occasionally rain in the UK so a mudguard is useful.
Porth Congrats on the new bike. I'd hang on to that mudguard, at least until you have gone through your wet season (winter?).
Ironic isn't it, here we are in the UK, famous for wet and horrible weather and the guard isn't fitted, yet in a country that's known for its sunshine (and sadly droughts) its compulsory. (I am not saying OZ doesn't get its fair share of bad weather!)
personally, I would fit one to my R, I've been trying to work out (even on my two previous bikes Honda 500X, Yamaha MT09 Tracer) how I could improvise and make something exactly like the one you have taken off.
Hey Porth, that all seems very interesting, I’m in Newcastle NSW and I have the 310GS and its rear doesn’t hang down anywhere near as much as that. I wonder why the difference on effectively the same bike. I know mine is a duel sport but why the law for one and not the other???
There is a law about the amount of rear wheel coverage, but there are also exemptions, the current setup for the R and the GS comply with the law. It seems that someone at BMW misinterpreted the requirements and the first bikes sold within the first few months all had that additional mudflap attached. The GS came out after BMW figured out that the mudflap wasn't required.
Hey Alan, did you manage to source a rear hugger at reasonable cost? I'm looking for one just now, I like the Motoquian version on sal at AliExpress but like you I'm not impressed by the shipping costs. There is on on Amazon ("Areyourshop Black Rear Fender Mudguard Wheel Hugger Splash Guard") but it has mounting for the licence plate on which, which I don't want.
I wonder what the unit would look like without that?
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