Topic: Bobbing fenders.

[Jay B]

I thought I'd go out to the shop and bob my rear fender a bit since it's raining anyway. For those of you who have done this, what did you use? I was going to dremmel it. Did you turn over the edge of the fender? Any quick advice would be appreciated.

[putnaja1]

I haven't done this yet, but I saw another website where a guy made a new rear fender using fiberglass, where he used his stock metal fender for the mold.  He then bobbed the fiberglass one- it was probably a lot lighter too.  Sounds neat, and I was thinking of doing it that way..

Jason

[Chris Liston]

You could use a cutting wheel or hack saw and then die grinder to sand it down alittle if on the bike or a belt sander. 

[Steve F]

I used an air grinder with a 3" cutoff wheel to rough it in.  Belt sanded the finished shape.  Are you planning on painting this when you're done?  It's gonna rust otherwise, and besides, I was going to suggest you weld on a piece on the underside instead of trying to fold it over.  I made a 1/2" wide piece that I welded to the edge where it was cut.  Smooth ground the edge and painted it. 

[mrblasty]

I'm working on one now.  I'm using the end of the fender so it looks finished.
I drilled out the brace/bracket used a cutoff wheel to trim it from the rest of the fender, I'll weld everything together next weekend and post a few pics when I can.

[STLrocker]

ive done a few, both front and back. i've used a dremel with a cutoff wheel  and an angle grinder with a cutoff wheel. the angle grider is obviously faster, and the dremel more accurate.

i like the angle grinder better. i get close to the line with the cutoff wheel. then use a grinding wheel to get it into the proper shape. then clean it all up with a hand file.

i dont put a turned over edge on it. i've also never painted them. i leave the chrome, then carefully brush some clearcoat on the edge. i've been using them for a few years like this and havent had any rust.

you can see it somewhat in these pics