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I was able to mount up a pair of DS650 fenders on my 700XX without too much trouble.
Now comes the trickiest part: Mount up the plastic fender just enough to hold it in place. Eyeball the fender from the rear, check to see if they're crooked. When you have the fenders straight, hold in position with a small c-clamp. The final step is to drill a small hold through the fender bracket and steering plate. Then secure it via a bolt and lock nut. This bolt keeps the bracket from going out of position and the tie rod bolt/nut secures everything nice and tight.
In the end, a bit of a PITA to line up correctly and you will have to fiddle a bit with widening of the brackets and such. But let me tell you, it's a night and day difference when riding the damp trails of NY. It has cut down on the crap flying at me by a significant amount!
- First, jack up the ATV and remove the front wheels.
- Second, remove the tie rod nut from the Honda steering plate.
- Then, the stock Bombardier fender brackets need to be modified by drilling out one hole each to the size of the tie rod bolt.
- Next, widen the brackets slightly between the two plates, about a half inch or a tad less.
- Place the brackets into position and hold with the tie rod nut installed.
Now comes the trickiest part: Mount up the plastic fender just enough to hold it in place. Eyeball the fender from the rear, check to see if they're crooked. When you have the fenders straight, hold in position with a small c-clamp. The final step is to drill a small hold through the fender bracket and steering plate. Then secure it via a bolt and lock nut. This bolt keeps the bracket from going out of position and the tie rod bolt/nut secures everything nice and tight.
In the end, a bit of a PITA to line up correctly and you will have to fiddle a bit with widening of the brackets and such. But let me tell you, it's a night and day difference when riding the damp trails of NY. It has cut down on the crap flying at me by a significant amount!
