Author Topic: New maier fittment issue (Read 6671 times)

Grande huevos · « **on:** November 21, 2013, 11:13:48 PM »

I just picked up some brand new maiers last week and overall I'm happy with them. They are very shiny they seem to fit up great where the fronts meet the rears, however they don't fit so well around my tank! There is a noticeable gap on the sides of the tank and you can see straight through.. Any ideas on how to fix this?? Maybe a cloth over them and throw a ratchet strap or somthing around them??? Any ideas would be appreciated.

rk88r · « **Reply #1 on:** November 21, 2013, 11:24:51 PM »

Huh? I just put ones over an ims 3.6 and I raised the front mounts for a better fit. What if you lower yours?

rk88r · « **Reply #2 on:** November 21, 2013, 11:26:51 PM »

If you squeeze the front brackets together would the hood fit better or worse?

Bowtie316 · « **Reply #3 on:** November 22, 2013, 07:16:02 AM »

Do you have the strap holding it together under the seat?

pinned250r · « **Reply #4 on:** November 22, 2013, 09:19:58 AM »

Quote from: Bowtie316;18068

Do you have the strap holding it together under the seat?

BINGO! My thought too. Hopefully thats it and a quick fix. If not im stumped.

pinned250r · « **Reply #5 on:** November 22, 2013, 09:20:53 AM »

Are the plastics hitting the tank at all? Obviously not near the seat, but i cant see the front...

sameltoe · « **Reply #6 on:** November 22, 2013, 10:13:02 AM »

All I see is shiney stuff!

Tbone07 · « **Reply #7 on:** November 22, 2013, 11:05:38 AM »

I'm also wondering if your strap is connected

05450r · « **Reply #8 on:** November 22, 2013, 11:10:44 AM »

Did the rears come with mounts, like the little L brackets and the bar that goes in the L's from one side to the other. Im ordering mine and couldnt remember if they came with it, thank you.

Wes350x · « **Reply #9 on:** November 22, 2013, 11:25:38 AM »

Quote from: 05450r;18090

Did the rears come with mounts, like the little L brackets and the bar that goes in the L's from one side to the other. Im ordering mine and couldnt remember if they came with it, thank you.

This?

05450r · « **Reply #10 on:** November 22, 2013, 11:29:38 AM »

Pretty much yeah. I knew they came with the L brackets (small ones) that bolt to the bottom of the fenders for the bars that runs across but I didnt know if it used a stock one or a supplied one.

pinned250r · « **Reply #11 on:** November 22, 2013, 11:30:09 AM »

That is a pretty neat unit Wes, i may need to rig one of those up for both the R's

Wes350x · « **Reply #12 on:** November 22, 2013, 11:47:03 AM »

It was there when I bought the bike. Guessing maier fenders comes with them

Grande huevos · « **Reply #13 on:** November 22, 2013, 11:49:59 AM »

Yes they came with a Velcro strap for under the seat and yes it is on and tight.

the front and rears did come with some brackets but not a support bar. I have never had uncut fronts and ive never ran a suport on any of my rear plastics before and these new ones seem to be pretty stiff and shouldnt flop around.

As for the hood in that first picture the bolts are not tightend down so yes it does pull the sides in a little for a better fit, but the hood is still a tad longer then the sides. I'm going to try and mess with the brackets this weekend and see if I can't get everything to line up better.

And no the plastics are not hitting the tank.... I will try to take some better pics to post up do you guys can see a little better. But as of now you can see the ground by looking between my plastics and the tank, it's off by quiet a bit and it will really bother me if I can't find a fix for it!!!

ytman · « **Reply #14 on:** November 22, 2013, 08:17:56 PM »

After thoroughly washing out your tank with soap and water, pressurize your tank with air and use a heat gun on the sides to expand the tank. You can use thick foam tape for the rest. Or you can just use foam tape by itself and forget expanding the tank. I actually can get 4 1/2 gallons in mine.