Can someone measure the front fender distances to filter and tire distance.

[NJF6Cowboy]

As you may know wrecked my 99 IS back in October. All new parts,new paint, etc. Rolled her off the lift this morning and the fiberglass front fender is hitting the oil filter when I compress the forks. This is a aftermarket fender, copy of oem fender.

Front lower forks were bent in the wreck and replaced with new lowers. No frame damage no chipped paint. Upper fork legs are straight. Triple trees are straight.

Inzane is less then two weeks and I'm freaking out.

[Bone]

Ok mine is a 98 Tourer Black & Chrome.

Fender to the filter is 2 3/4 in.

Tire to the filter is  6 in.

Front tire is a 150/80/17 filter is a short one.

[R J]

I'd say something is bent.  But what do I know.

But, here is the distance w/ this tree.



Hard to judge here, but this is friends IS.    You don't happen to have a longer filter on it?     This bike has a fender extension and it sure looks close.    I can't find the picture I was looking for of MGM.



Hope this has been of some help to ya.

Found it.

Looks like a good 4" or better in this picture.

[Oss]

Stan

As the bike sits on the ground, (battery charger working) kickstand on a 2x4
I get 2.5 inches from back of fender (at place where mud flap top is) and the front edge of my pure 1 16410 filter   That is the longer filter I am told

Hope that helps

Glad you are getting the bike together

Let me know if you need any parts, I may have something you need  *

Oss

except kickstand all out of those unless you want to weld the piece the spring attaches to

[NJF6Cowboy]

Bone, RJ and OSS,
Thanks for the replies. I've got less than an inch to filter. Just put it up on a jack again. I'm here by myself and can't get it up in the lift as I've got no neutral light bike won't crank. It will turn over by jumping the relay. Need to look into that problem later.

Anyway I've just measured from front crash bar to center of front axle I get 17 1/4 " both sides.
 Thanks
Stan

[BradValk48237]

Just a thought,,,, Is the fender in the original position? Could It possibly be "tilted " or the rear back further than normal? Aftermarket stuff sometimes needs a little Tweaking....

But......

I just went out and measured the distance from the crash guard to the front axle (dead center)on the RIGHT side and it was 19.5 inches.... left side was 19, but the crash guard is further forward on that side....

I think you have a problem...... mine has never been in a front end collision.....

So if you get 17.25.... you are short 2.25 inches.......

Brad

[Ricky-D]

The frame is possibly bent.

Wouldn't take much deflection for that amount of difference.

Also, it would be smart to check the stem bearings for indention.

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[NJF6Cowboy]

Installed new All Balls steering stem bearings when I rebuilt front end.

[Oss]

front of crash bar to dead center on axle 19" on my interstate Stan

[Ricky-D]

Since you have already done a lot of work regarding the crash results I would suggest that since the whole assemble, speaking about the frame, is composed of many parts, including the engine/transmission assembly.

What I would do is to take loose all of the assembly points of the frame and assembly points of the engine/transmission assembly, not take them apart but to loosen up everything to see if there could be a settling in such a way as to let the front end regain it's normal position.

It is entirely possible that a crash could scruntch up all the joints in a number of ways to a point where your front end is in a unnatural close position.  I mean bolt holes could have possible elongated, bolts even bent or indented, junctions slipped because of tolerance. There's a lot of factors to take into consideration.

And the last point I will make is,,, that there was another fellow maybe a year ago that had the same problem you are now having. I don't recall the outcome or whether he ever did continue to let the forum know what happened, but a search may reveal the thread and give you some help.

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[NJF6Cowboy]

Thanks Rick. As soon as I figure out why it won't start or get some help to push it on the lift. I'll use your suggestion regarding the frame bolts.

Stan