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Old Apr 23, 2019 | 11:57 AM
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I’m hoping you guys can help me with choosing a rear fender.

I think I eant it to be as close as possible to the wheel but I can’t find a good way to mount it. Any help?

then fender on the tyre is only laying there, is’t a ducktail little thing

the frame has been cut

The rest is still a work in progress
 

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Its going to have to move with the suspension, so you will probably need to fabricate some sort of struts coming off the swingarm I would think.
 
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Or fit suspension struts and/or go hardtail. Then you can go as close as you wish. Donor bike was a 2005 Sporty.

 
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