Author Topic: Rear fender ideas (Read 5704 times)

2001CVPI · « **on:** July 08, 2008, 07:29:44 PM »

Overall, I like the look of my bike. (i know, the rusty pipes must go!) I've never really dug the big fender and taillight assemblies on old Hondas, though. I had a CX that I just chopped the fender and grab rail off of, but it ended up reminding me of minibike. Anyone have a good idea for cleaning up behind the seat? I still need something to keep the spray down.

Also, I have no signals to worry about, just a license and taillight will need to be incorporated.

void909 · « **Reply #1 on:** July 09, 2008, 03:44:49 AM »

maybe something like this:
http://www.yamiya750e.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=675
or
http://www.yamiya750e.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=674

bert96 · « **Reply #2 on:** July 09, 2008, 01:26:33 PM »

I bought the rear and the front fender from this guy,well made,and cheaper too!

http://www.kgcycles.com/products.htm

chrislib · « **Reply #3 on:** July 09, 2008, 03:04:17 PM »

I flipped mine around, can`t take credit for it, somebody else here posted it and I stole the idea

. Best part is the price...$$FREE$$

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JAG · « **Reply #4 on:** July 09, 2008, 08:16:12 PM »

looks really sweet Chris!

mrbreeze · « **Reply #5 on:** July 09, 2008, 08:29:30 PM »

No sh!t......you just turned it around? Does look good....I can't stand mine either although I did ditch the totally oversized tail lite for a bates style. I also like the chopped down front fender ....I'm runnin sans fender now but might try something like yours or maybe some type of fiberglass unit.

Joel · « **Reply #6 on:** July 09, 2008, 09:09:54 PM »

Quote from: chrislib on July 09, 2008, 03:04:17 PM

I flipped mine around, can`t take credit for it, somebody else here posted it and I stole the idea . Best part is the price...$$FREE$$ .

I like that. The price only makes it sweeter.

Can it be mounted any farther back than that or did you put it back as far as it would go?

chrislib · « **Reply #7 on:** July 10, 2008, 02:33:43 PM »

I just used the threaded holes that are already in it. I suppose you could move it fore/aft but that would require drilling etc. I did round over the very back edge and put some stick-on door edge guard (from Pep Boys).

bgfootball67 · « **Reply #8 on:** July 10, 2008, 06:38:17 PM »

Off the topic, but what pipe you runnin....

mrbreeze · « **Reply #9 on:** July 10, 2008, 06:43:47 PM »

Go to the pipe forum....this the fender dept.!!!!!!!!! (just BS'n ya!!!!)......so what kind of pipe is it?

chrislib · « **Reply #10 on:** July 10, 2008, 07:01:29 PM »

It`s a Kerker with a Borla 2.5 in tip
http://store.summitracing.com/partdetail.asp?autofilter=1&part=BOR-20104&N=700+4294923429+400310+4294922678+4294783510+4294904092+4294783393+115&autoview=sku

I took the kerker baffle and shortened it and cut down the outside dia.(dont want to get hassled or deaf)

mrbreeze · « **Reply #11 on:** July 10, 2008, 07:21:56 PM »

Very cool!!!!!.I'm running a frankenstein Kerker. I bought the head pipe off Ebay a few years back for $50. 2.5 inch outlet (racing pipe). A bit later,I found a Kerker off of a newer Honda that had the head pipe kinda bashed in but I just wanted the megaphone off of it. When I got it....it looked rougher than I was expecting but I am running it with no baffle and cone piece. I might like to try running that Borla for under $50. How did you hang it? Is it fairly quiet? My old fugly Kerker is quiet when I want it to be but has a tasty note when rapping it up.

Skonnie Boy · « **Reply #12 on:** July 10, 2008, 07:32:16 PM »

Love the fender flip. Might try that. What kind of tail light do you have? Like the smallness and simplicity of it.

hopterfixer · « **Reply #13 on:** July 11, 2008, 05:06:40 AM »

I didn't like the mass of fender and taillight either, so I cut around 8 inches off the front of my fender and slid it up. I had to add a bolt on either side of the frame loop in back, so it is very solid. You could run a Lucas style taillight w/mount and it would look pretty smooth.

Shenanigans · « **Reply #14 on:** July 11, 2008, 06:01:38 AM »

If you don't want to cut it, you could always slide it back and make some mounts for it. I ended up using the taillight holes and made one other bracket to mount it. Depending on how much time you spend making the mounts it will also allow you to find a more cosmetically pleasing angle for the fender.

eurban · « **Reply #15 on:** July 11, 2008, 02:35:35 PM »

While I do like the looks of many of the rear fenders in this thread, if you care about keeping water off of your back then the fender needs to extend pretty much to the end of the rear wheel. It is truly amazing how wet you can get from the stream of water that shoots up off of the back wheel if there isn't something to stop it. I played around with fender ideas on my 750 K8 project for a good while and ended up with something similar to Shenanigans. Stock plastic inner fender was retained while the stock rear fender was shifted forward about 3 inches and angled slightly different. I filled the holes from the original tail light and mounted a lucas tailight / liscense plate combo. The effect was to slim down the rear of the bike without totally loosing the stock look. This is pretty much the overall concept of my bike. I also avoid the water stripe on back if it happens to be wet out . . . .

chrislib · « **Reply #16 on:** July 11, 2008, 03:15:35 PM »

Quote from: Skonnie Boy on July 10, 2008, 07:32:16 PM

Love the fender flip. Might try that. What kind of tail light do you have? Like the smallness and simplicity of it.

It`s a $7 trailer lamp from wally world with a red 1157 led bulb. The mounting bracket is some aluminum angle I had laying around. It mounts to the raised flat portion where the fender attached to the rear frame hoop.

tom8Toe · « **Reply #17 on:** July 11, 2008, 03:39:02 PM »

Here's my rear. Fender was cut, sanded and a sausage light was used for a tail light. It seems to work.

hopterfixer · « **Reply #18 on:** July 11, 2008, 06:12:54 PM »

The light I used is a Lucas style light. Get one of these http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Chrome-Lucas-style-Taillight-British-BSA-Norton-Triumph_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp3286Q2em14Q2el1318QQhashZitem190236036434QQitemZ190236036434

mrbreeze · « **Reply #19 on:** July 11, 2008, 07:00:34 PM »

Thats the light I bought.....from Mike's XS....I thought it was Bates but it is Lucas style.......whatev.....it beats the hell outa the stock "light tower"

hopterfixer · « **Reply #20 on:** July 11, 2008, 07:22:09 PM »

Agreed. I wanted it to smaller but still very visible.

coyotecowboy · « **Reply #21 on:** July 17, 2008, 09:25:06 PM »

Hey Chris, how did you do your front fender? I saw a pic of it on the 11 inch shock thread, looks good!!

chrislib · « **Reply #22 on:** July 18, 2008, 06:48:24 AM »

On the front I basically cut off the parts that were pitted pretty bad, and the very front edge had a good sized dent. I simply wrapped the ends with masking tape, re-mounted the fender and started drawing out lines till I came up with something I liked lines/size wise and also removed as much of the cruddy stuff as possible. Then I trimmed it with a 4in angle grinder with a cutoff wheel on it, a little bit of filing, and finally a tiny bit of rustoluem silver on the fresh cut edge to keep further rust at bay. Finished it up with some chrome door edge guard from Pep-Boys.

coyotecowboy · « **Reply #23 on:** July 18, 2008, 07:22:19 PM »

Ooohhhhkay.....the chrome door edge guard is what threw me. I thought you had maybe sectioned it in the middle and had it rechromed. That would be lots of work for sure. Killer bike by the way

P.S. How did you shorten your rear shocks?

bigsherm · « **Reply #24 on:** November 21, 2008, 10:14:09 PM »

I shortened my rear fender at its front, too, and slid it forward.

Sherm

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Author Topic: Rear fender ideas (Read 5704 times)

2001CVPI