fender to electronics gap

[steampunk]

Hi Guys,

With my bike on the jack and the rear wheel off I'm looking at what appears to be a gap between the front of the rear fender and the electronics and battery case where water from the tire would be throwing into that area.

I don't seen anything on the parts manual to close this gap.  Is the gap present only because the bike is on the jack letting the swing cage drop to create the opening ?  Or is the ECM cover and other electronics proof enough against wet?

[blackheart]

My opinion is this is an oversight by the factory.   I've got a Victory touring cruiser which has a nearly identical shock swing arm arrangement  (victory swing arm isn't pretty like the x however) and the had a rubber bib to cover the area you are speaking of to keep gap sealed off fromantic mud & water. 

I felt the same way you did, I wouldn't want to ride these in a monsoon

[wytfut]

Well it could be an issue, but I know of none...
From my own experience, we(2 X's) rode all the way home, following a storm from Sturgis to our home in eastern nebraxi....   Most of the 2 lanes were rutted and full of water. All with no hiccups ups.over 500 miles in one day. And nothing as of yet that suggests an issue....   This was 2002.
Maybe some of the owners have experienced a problem. None have come forward to here and/or I haven't heard of any issues from Jamie. 
And with the age of our X's now.... There maybe a future issues.

[2CoolWheels]

901 is 18 years old with over 30k miles on it. I've been caught in numerous thunderstorms and been drenched to the bone right through my leathers. Never had a problem with water intrusion into the electrical system.