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Old Mar 15, 2010 | 06:54 PM
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Default Fatboy Chrome comes through...

Returning back from the local seafood festival a few weeks ago, one of my riding buddies grabbed my attention. At the next stop I dismount and find this little surprise in my rear fender!

Definitely p*ss'ed!
The next day I attacked it with some body dolly's, resulting in this:

After sealing with some industrial epoxy to reduce future chipping my friend, Mr. Chrome, comes to the rescue:

Not too bad, certainly saving the the cost of respraying/clearcoating the entire fender.

DIYing is a wonderful skill!
 
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Old Mar 15, 2010 | 06:58 PM
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You made the best out of something awful...I think it looks great. Nicely done
 
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Old Mar 15, 2010 | 07:00 PM
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looks good !

what happened , you back into something , or did somebody rear end you and you didn't notice ?

p.s. now you need to do the front fender too
 
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Old Mar 15, 2010 | 07:07 PM
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Not on the list of chrome I would ever add. However, in this situation it is beautiful!!
 
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Old Mar 15, 2010 | 07:59 PM
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that looks great in my opinion, matches the tail light visor. did you add that too? anyway perfect solution.
 
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Old Mar 15, 2010 | 08:01 PM
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I always wonder when I see the fender on a fender what is underneath. My fenders had them on when I bought them off ebay. No need to find out what is underneath. It looks good. i call that making lemonade out of lemons.
 
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Old Mar 15, 2010 | 08:50 PM
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what happened , you back into something , or did somebody rear end you and you didn't notice ?
Our group decided to park close to the entrance, within an unpaved area. Since there were literally thousands of bikes trying to park up close like we did, I figured a front tire from some impatient rider trying to manuever their bike. Oh well... Next year I'll be parking in the desinated, asphalt motorcycle lot and walk a bit more.
 
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