K11 Owners Group

[Fruitjuice]

Hi All,

Having just bought a K1100LT from 1996.
Has anybody ever fitted a K1100RS front fender to a K1100LT?
I prefer the trimmed look of the RS-fender rear-section.
Is there a functional reason to the 2 big side-sections on the LT-fender or are they only esthetic?
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[Grunter]

It helps to keep the road crap of the rest of the bike.

With the RS I suspect the airflow will take it past the bike rather than the width of the front trapping it.
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[Flying Duck]

The fork brace, fork brace cover and front brake lines are very different between the RS and LT so it may or may not be a straight swap.

You might also want to get some RS fork reflectors since on the LT the front reflectors are double-stick taped to the rear fender half whereas on the RS they are mounted to the sides of the forks.




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[Fruitjuice]

In Europe the reflectors are not required so that's not an issue.
My main concern is if the assembly and bolt pattern is the same on both Fenders.
Whether is't a good idea to swap the fenders time will tell I suppose.
I was just wondering if the side flanges are only a styling cue or if they are actually functional.
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[Flying Duck]