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I am fortunate enough to own an upper mudguard for a Yamaha TZ250/350 C/D/E chassis, it came with my TZ chassis, but I knew I could quickly make a copy and other wanted one without spending upwards of £90 on it. A quick scan and an hour or so spent on Fusion 360 later and I had a workable model. I only required a couple of minor alterations to get the frame to fit perfectly, then a PLA copy of the rubber guard itself was printed to use as a template. Second print in carbon fiber PETg Once the rubber arrived (I opted for 1mm rubber sheet rather than the OEM 1.5mm to add some lightness) I cut out the first sheet and rough assembled the guard using M3 cap head allen bolts. Annoyingly I hadn't made any alteration over the OEM guards okay fit but it works as advertised so remains un altered for now. I actually quite like the cap head allen bolts but with the risk of them easily vibrating loose, I decided to finish this guard with pop rivets. These are light weight and are more true to t