West Eagle rear fender
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Sharp edges don't like. thinking the fdender is just too bulky?
Yes, I did the same because the rear of my fender cracked, so I just chopped it off but was never totally satisfied with the look. So now I'm gonna revisit the thing and do something that I can live with. Just exploring all options. Is your fender being supported by just the bolts you made through the struts? Can you post a pic of your bike from behind?
Last edited by jqb12; 05-25-2019 at 11:30 AM.
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I had a fiberglass aftermarket fender on a bike about 25 years ago and didn't like it. It ended up spiderwebbing the paint from excessive flexing.
I chopped the struts right behind the stock forward holes, the ones where your turn signals are now mounted. Before I chopped I removed one shock absorber and then compressed the remaining shock all the way using a ratcheting tie down looped around the swingarm and the strut. I laid some 3/8" rope over the top of the tire and laid the fender on that, and then marked where the new mounting holes would go in the fender. That way I new I could bottom out the shocks and the fender still wouldn't rub on the tire.
I also rigged up a front mount with some bar stock that let me solidly bolt the front of the fender. I'll see if I can get a pic of that but it's pretty hidden.
As far as the sharp edge, I sanded mine so it wasn't quite so knife edge-like. Seems to work OK.
Finally, I drilled some new holes in the struts a little forward of the fender mount holes to move the turn signals a little farther forward.
Mounting the fender lower took away most of the "dirt bike" look, and when I'm sitting on it the shock compression lowers it even more.
I chopped the struts right behind the stock forward holes, the ones where your turn signals are now mounted. Before I chopped I removed one shock absorber and then compressed the remaining shock all the way using a ratcheting tie down looped around the swingarm and the strut. I laid some 3/8" rope over the top of the tire and laid the fender on that, and then marked where the new mounting holes would go in the fender. That way I new I could bottom out the shocks and the fender still wouldn't rub on the tire.
I also rigged up a front mount with some bar stock that let me solidly bolt the front of the fender. I'll see if I can get a pic of that but it's pretty hidden.
As far as the sharp edge, I sanded mine so it wasn't quite so knife edge-like. Seems to work OK.
Finally, I drilled some new holes in the struts a little forward of the fender mount holes to move the turn signals a little farther forward.
Mounting the fender lower took away most of the "dirt bike" look, and when I'm sitting on it the shock compression lowers it even more.
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OK, got it.
So if I decide for now to not fool around with cutting the struts, do you think I can just sand down those sharp edges to sort of round them out around the edge of the strut? I cut the fender originally with a jigsaw but cant use that to get nice and tight around the edge of that strut bolt. So if I remove the bottom part of the shocks, jack up the bike, I can then sand/round that area out? Sand paper, a metal file....what's the best thing to use - don't have a dremmel/power tool.
Thanks for the help
So if I decide for now to not fool around with cutting the struts, do you think I can just sand down those sharp edges to sort of round them out around the edge of the strut? I cut the fender originally with a jigsaw but cant use that to get nice and tight around the edge of that strut bolt. So if I remove the bottom part of the shocks, jack up the bike, I can then sand/round that area out? Sand paper, a metal file....what's the best thing to use - don't have a dremmel/power tool.
Thanks for the help
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