front fork

I am in the process of painting and am now at the removal of the front and rear fenders. My question is to get some clarification on how to remove the front fender by way of removing the left side fork. Leaving the front wheel on... I have removed the two bolts that hold the front fender...

I have done a search for this and can't really find anything. I don't have bags on my 2003 1800C. I like it clean, but need something small to put on the bike to hold a small variety of things. I was thinking about putting a small bag on the front forks under the headlight. I was just curious...