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Old Jul 13, 2008 | 07:05 PM
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I have a 1-off rear fender on my 05 Road King. Took a HD fender, cut in half, shaped and molded it, then welded to the sides of the original fender. Frenched the taillight/turn signals and license plate into fender. (There are some pics in my gallery) I want to cut off the U-bracket behind the seat. Some of the people at HD tell me that I will lose rigidty in the rear and it will start tweaking. Others tell me I shouldn't have any problems since my fender is steel, not one of the aftermarket, fiberglass fenders.
Anyone have experience with this? Any suggestions?
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Old Jul 14, 2008 | 03:31 PM
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Old Jul 14, 2008 | 03:36 PM
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Worked for me.
 
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Old Jul 14, 2008 | 03:49 PM
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rocknrod,
How long ago did you cut off the bracket?&nbsp\\; Notice anything unusual since then?
 
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Old Jul 14, 2008 | 04:24 PM
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I've got about three thousand miles since I hack sawed mine:



Here's a thread you might be interested in:

https://www.hdforums.com/m_2844596/tm.htm
 
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Old Jul 14, 2008 | 04:27 PM
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i cut mine in 95 on my old bike. still in use. just put some clear nail polish were the chrome is cut
 
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Did mine about 5,000 miles ago

 
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I just removed mine on my 07 RKC but I used the bracket from Bruisers Inc. The bracket probably won't work on your fender but you may want to look into it.....just another option/opinion. I didn't want to cut mine just incase I decided I wanted it back on somewhere down the line.
 
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I took mine off and installed a pair of clear shot gun lights.
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Thanks for the info.&nbsp\\; rgardjr, thanks for the link to the other discussion, it was very helpful.
 
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