 How do you bobb the rear fender?
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anyone bobb there rear fender and know the best way to do it...hack saw?? then blockj with sand paper? I have no clue...soo any help would be great, thanks~!
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I used my jig saw, some masking tape and a metal blade on my last bike; I think a lot of folks probably use a die grinder with a cut off wheel. A nice b*st*rd mill file is good follow up after the cut to take the sharpness off the edge. Looks like the tooth grade of the file is an illegal word here 
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"Lighten up, Francis."
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I used a mini cutoff wheel and followed that with a grinder to shape and finish the edge.
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it is best to start the project on a Saturday. Try to have 1 or 2 friends around. After the 4th whisky and water you should have enough nerve to take the cutting wheel to your $450 msrp rear fender. And by the time you wake up on Sunday morning, try to remember what you did the day before, you will discover a beautifully bobbed rear fender laying on the floor of your garage. If you don't believe me just look at my picture(s). 
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"Lighten up, Francis."
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Draw out the cut line! Lay down some masking tape first if you're not going to repaint after the cut. This also makes it easier to see the line.
If you want it symmetrical, make a paper pattern for each side (mark one side and flip it over for the other side). Try to use the bolt holes as a measuring point to match up the sides.
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How would i bolt this fender like the one in the picture? 
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Judging from this picture:  It's mounted the same way as Case's Bruiser in that other thread - front end mounted to the front of the swingarm and struts mounted to the back of both.
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If you don't believe me just look at my picture(s).
So where are the pictures ?
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So where are the pictures ?
Here is one of them -
(The rest are in his gallery in photopost)
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...hack saw?? then blockj with sand paper?
Havent done one but I would start by drawing out what I want to cut on the fender, tape it off and use a Dremel with a nice cutting wheel...........
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"Lighten up, Francis."
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First you mark the fender. Then you drop $1200 on a Drag-gun portable plasma cutter. Then you practice on some scrap sheetmetal to get the hang of cutting straight. Then you grind off the paint around where you marked. Then you swear as you redraw the line where you want to cut. Then you cut it with the plasma cutter. Then you grind the edge smooth and even. Then you prep and paint the fender. Then you have a beer.
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[image]  [/image] this is what mine looks like. keep in mind its not lowered yet, though. all done with a die grinder, pencil and tape
Best looking black girl around!
2004 SM-spokes, solo seat, lowered rear, 14 in apes, bobber rear fender, no front fender. Flat black all the way around.
Jeff
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i tell you what folks you have bigger gonads then i do no way i'd be cutting a stock guard to replace with a Triumph stock item $1050 AUD that goes thru my head when i think about cutting
04 yellow&black Speedmaster+the Money Pit{xj jeep}
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"Lighten up, Francis."
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I bought a rear-ended one from a member here. They're much cheaper that way, and if you're going to be bobbing, why hack up a perfect fender?
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where did you find a good plasma cutter for $1200?
I learned all I need to know about life by killing smart people and eating their brains.
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Then you cut it with the plasma cutter.
Arent our fenders plastic/composite/fiberglass or something like that
Erwin
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Then you cut it with the plasma cutter.
Arent our fenders plastic/composite/fiberglass or something like that
Front- plastic
Rear- steel
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"Lighten up, Francis."
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where did you find a good plasma cutter for $1200?
My buddy has since upgraded but he started out with a Drag-gun portable. It cost him around $1200. It did great with sheetmetal but only went up to a quarter-inch flat steel, and it was breathing hard. But it was very portable running on 110V and contained an internal air compressor. Last year he sold it and bought a bigger one that requires a separate compressor but will cut through 3/8" plate all day like butter. I wanna say the new one cost him $2200-2500.
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My Miller 650 cost $1750. It'll cut 5/16" steel like butter. I'll bet you could pick up something less industrial,maybe even used,that would be acceptable for that kind of $. Once one has gone plasma there's no turning back. Chopping becimes an addiction.
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cut off its arms and legs and throw it in a lake.
I need a plasma cutter that will do that but also 1/4" to 1/2" mild and stainless.
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