After a recent unplanned offroad trip into some bushes, my XTX needed a new front mudguard. The Genuine Yamaha one was over NZ$300, so I took a trip to the local bike dealer, and got a CR250 one in white for $50. I had to redrill 2 of the four mountings, and chopped the rear down to clear headers.

Ouch, details please.

I like the guard although I'd probably chop the back right to the forks like the Yam as it has the lower guard as well. I think it will look good when tango'd.

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I am thinking about chopping it flush back, but the 2 side locating screws wont fit, and i dont want to lose any rigidity in the front of the guard.

As for the trip into the bushes, had a rear wheel puncture going through some twisties, didn't realise until I leant it over for a right hander and the back started to slide. Choices were Hard black stuff or green stuff. Green was better.

That's what we like to see, ingenuity.
Especially when it saves you $250.
The end result looks mighty fine to me.
I'm on the lookout for a bigger front mudguard for my R as every time I'm off road everything gets splattered as in my opinion the standard one isn't big enough.
I might look into doing this on mine. but without cutting it down.

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I'm always in the sh1t, only the depth varies

I am sure I read somewhere else on here that someone had fitted a different guard to help with mud protection

NZ$300 seems a crazy price, I got a new genuine Yamaha front mudguard for my XTR for 35 euro = 68 NZ$

Yeah I'm sure I have too, , , , but I cant find it now I want to.

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I'm always in the sh1t, only the depth varies

Was it me? I changed my stock X one for an Acerbis one. Better for doing what a mudguard is supposed to do over the stock version although I am not certain it looks any better.

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Yes it was you... Well done that man

Tell me about it!! I cracked my headlamp fairing a while back, and yamaha wanted $260 for it, and i ordered it, but they got me the wrong one. They got me the flat one for the later model, not the one with the screen. Hot glue gun worked wonders.