Anyone using the bobbed rear fender from West Eagle/Easyriders on their SB? If so, what do you think, and please post some pics
Thanks

 

Sorry I can't answer your question. I thought about getting that for a long time, and almost did it. In the end I just couldn't get past the idea of putting fiberglass on the bike. I ended up just chopping mine. Good luck with whatever you do.

 

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?

 

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.

 

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