So about 2.5 months ago I get a PM from Vince (vjp5) over on the Cafe' that he's selling his Longboy front fender to go a different route. Long story short, he gave me a deal I couldn't refuse and even had spacers made up just like the ones he's using for his new fender. Vince even shipped me the fender and spacers before I could scrounge up the money to send to him...talk about cool!
Today was "mock up" day, after getting some much needed yard work done. This mod is really going to be pretty easy compared to the rear fender. Vince already had it mounted on his 1300, so all I had to do was buy longer chrome bolts and acorn nuts. I had this puppy on in about 15-20 minutes, and took the inaugural ride. I'm planning on doing some cutting/rounding on the lower back edges to match my rear fender, and then I'll probably round the front edges to look sort of like the stock C fender. But there's really not much to do, which is nice...it'll keep the cost down. :thumbup:
Here are the obligatory pictures, and I finally shot a video of my bike with my iPhone and uploaded it to my YouTube account. Hope you all like it.
Jason, if that fender is raw steel underneath like I think it is, you may want to tape off the Orange and spray primer then black to seal it. My front came back raw also.
Jason, if that fender is raw steel underneath like I think it is, you may want to tape off the Orange and spray primer then black to seal it. My front came back raw also.
Jason, if that fender is raw steel underneath like I think it is, you may want to tape off the Orange and spray primer then black to seal it. My front came back raw also.
Yes, that is the plan. Gotta pick up the stuff today while I'm out and about. I was thinking the undercoating would be more durable...maybe like a bedliner type of finish.
:dontknow: I don't get it. Who painted the fender? No offense, but any painter worth a crap would have painted the underside at the same time. Hate to say it, but you may have issues down the road with the edges rusting.
Any way the fender looks great on the bike.:thumbup:
Now THAT'S what I'm talkin about !!:congrats: It came out great, Jason. I went back to look at your 'before' pics. It's amazing what a difference the longer fender makes....IMO.
You are now free to move about the country :mrgreen:
Thanks guys. I agree that the underside should have been painted, but I took care of that. As for the edges, I will touch those up with primer/paint where needed...it won't be professional but it should do.
Vince, thank you again...couldn't have done it without your help! :thumbup:
Sorry for the late response. Here are the dimensions for the original aluminum spacers I had.
0.75" O.D.
0.36" I.D.
1.75" Long
The new spacers I have now were custom-made and I don't have the dimensions for those. For the bolts/nuts that went with those first spacers, I just went with longer ones. You don't even have to match the stock bolt's pitch, because they went completely through the forks and fender, and then the nuts were on the inside of the fender. I don't remember off-hand what the length of them was, though.
Sorry for the late response. Here are the dimensions for the original aluminum spacers I had.
0.75" O.D.
0.36" I.D.
1.75" Long
The new spacers I have now were custom-made and I don't have the dimensions for those. For the bolts/nuts that went with those first spacers, I just went with longer ones. You don't even have to match the stock bolt's pitch, because they went completely through the forks and fender, and then the nuts were on the inside of the fender. I don't remember off-hand what the length of them was, though.
Thanks for the info. My fender shipped today! Looking forward to some hard work. A buddy of mine are planning on doing all the work, including the paint. Wish us luck!
Thanks for the info. My fender shipped today! Looking forward to some hard work. A buddy of mine are planning on doing all the work, including the paint. Wish us luck!
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