home made fender extender! free $0.00 :-)
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hi wingers
I've tried to buy a fender extender for my 1200. in the uk they're hard to find. a shop in London advised a 6 week wait from the States! i needed it asap. i tried fleabay US and it work out with shipping £50 Brit pounds, ouch i thought. i thought, i would make one. choices were aluminum and i thought if anything happened. the metal would damage the plastic. then i contemplated fibreglass. it sounded ok, however to make it look factory, would take too long, to layer it, prime and paint it etc. a rubber mat maybe, i thought practical, but basic. finally i remembered that I'd to replace the rear hugger, inner fender. the sides were broken by the PO. using the inner fender and a cardboard template, i designed and made the attached fender extender! i coated it in rubber to help flexibility and was pleased with the end result. it didn't cost me a dime, only time! a poet and i didn't know it! regards angel |
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07-03-2013, 02:01 PM,
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Hey that looks good!
1986 SEi Limited Edition. 1985 Aspencade
If it's not broke, I can fix that! |
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07-03-2013, 02:41 PM,
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necessity is the fuel for invention
enjoying the view from the saddle....... due mainly to the people and information found within this site
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07-03-2013, 03:06 PM,
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hi frank & bs
i really enjoyed making the fender extender. recycle is the way forward. I've never seen another one. bs you mentioned about polishing the valve covers? the original photo was how i bought the wing. I've since parted all the bike, except the engine and restored, replaced or binned anything beyond repair. it's has new s/s mufflers, hagon fork progressive springs (great fun doing the caps). latest parts were hagon rear s/s shrouded progressives! puncture safe in both tyres! new main harness and all plastics repaired, painted, cleared! I've taken staged photos. looks good now. the fairing wiring has all been traced to the schematic. as tidy now as factory. a big day tomorrow, the 04th July and my main fairing gets reinstalled and plugs into the new harness? q) will it all light up? i feel very confident, tracing all the components takes time and good labels! fail to prepare and prepare to fail. I'm getting really excited about plugging it all together. the po's lost 7 wires hence, the replacement newer harness. first time I've owned a wing. every single wire has a factory use. anything 'added on' binned! I'll let you know about the first switch on for years! guess who found a broken ignition trigger wire! the po's missed the breakage completely. fingers crossed! do you feel confident, 99.9% yes! regards angel |
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07-03-2013, 03:40 PM,
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