Planning a ride this year that will include a lot of miles on a gravel road. One concern was the belt.

I always plan for the worse and hope for the best and I like to make things so I made a lower belt guard for the Vision.

I started with two pieces of bent sheet metal and attached them with stainless steel rivets. The front part of the guard is bent up to deflect rocks away from the front sprocket. The new guard is attached to the original guard with stainless steel rivets and I added a small piece of sheet metal at the top to seal the gap.

I mounted it on the bike with the front higher so hopefully any rocks will roll back and off. I have put about 1500 miles on the bike since I installed it and no issues.

Hopefully it works!

lennyb - 2012-01-08 12:05 PM Good idea given your plans and it appears to be well thought out. How about a mud flap for the front fender?

Thank you!

I think a mud flap on the front fender would help a lot. I have seen some reports of front fenders breaking and I'm not sure if extending it would add to the problem.

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SYNSTR - 2012-01-08 1:18 PM Having spent 4+ decades in aviation, I'd take your beautifly crafted work of art (and REALLY mean that, it's beautifully done)to the airport to a repair shop and replace those pop rivets with driven CRES (Stainless steel)rivets or buy some HILOKS and collars (or have the sheetmetal guys do the riveting and/or HILOKS) and make sure it stays together. Those aluminum pop rivets won't stand up to the pounding. The cost is pretty cheap ( a few bucks) and the peace of mind when you're out in the bush will be worth it. A bit of elbow grease can make that Stainless shine like a mirrior and really add to the overall looks of your ride. Again, really nice work!! That's what would be called a 'be proud job'

Thanks Bill!

All of the rivets are stainless steel but it would be nice to find something that looked better.

Trekwolf164 - 2012-01-08 11:01 AM Great idea best of luck with Alaska to Fla run

Thank you! I can't wait to try this ride!!

lennyb - 2012-01-08 5:33 PM SYNSTR - 2012-01-08 4:59 PM Then I'd recommend sourcing someone to do HILOKS, they are a threaded shank fastener with a screw on, self locking collar, they must work because they pretty much keep you from falling out of a 737. They come in 'pan head' or Countersunk varieties,are 85% Titanium, Swing by the local airport and ask- Should keep in mind that we are talking about doing this in Alaska. Isn't there some state regulation that requires you to use duct tape?? :-)

Duct tape - already packed!

Brian G - 2012-01-08 5:40 PM Good luck Rollin, it looks great and sounds like you have been really thorough in your planning.

Thanks Brian!

Great idea to keep the gravel off the belt.

I mounted a mud flap (medium size) last year and slotted the flap so the flap could slide up or off if needed. 10,000 miles last year with no issues.

jimtom - 2012-01-09 6:26 AM Great job Steve!

Thanks Jim!

I also added the Arlen Ness engine skid plate and Cee Baileys headlight armor. The tour box was made by Happy Trails.

Who makes the mud flap?

Bought the mud flap from Phat Performance.  Looks like the price jumped a few bucks.

TRELL - 2012-01-09 3:37 PM Forget off roading you can't do it on a car tire. Your belt gaurd looks good.

It really won't be off-road riding just no pavement and thank you!