show me your rear fender mounts

[Chop089]

hi guys a have decided to change my rear fender and just wanted to see how everyone else mounted theres, i used a sissy bar and bolt through seat support for my other one but this one covers alot more of the wheel and thicker

 

[Chop089]

anybody out there

 

[TwoManyXS1Bs]

anybody out there

Well, sorry, I don't have anything interesting to show you, but a google search on "fender strut" gets many hits. Maybe some helpful pics in there...

 

[Chop089]

I know how to mount them but wanted to see what other xs650 builders had done

 

[DIRTY DOG]

here the one I built on the wifes bike to put saddle bags on

 

[Chop089]

Very nice dirty dog

 

[radio one]

73 brat/bobber.

 

[BobbedSled]

I opted for smooth look with no struts, need to find thick fender though. Twisted choppers makes a really nice and clean strut kit that also looked good, shown below. Good luck with the new fender!

 

[Chop089]

Ohh urs looks great!

 

[Sparky]

Here's mine. I wanted to reuse the stock fender, and I wanted a tiny gap between the fender and wheel. To do this, I've attached the fender to the swingarm. pretty simple setup. the front "feet" are painted black and pretty much disappear under the battery, and the rear supports of course could be customized/curved/ made fancy.

for mounting, the front feet bolt down to threaded studs on the swingarm, and the rear has a hole drilled through the swingarm, with a nut and bolt to hold it.

and all assembled and together.

 

[Gefest]

 

[Chop089]

Mines proberly gonna be very similar to yours gefest

 

[jtfield]

Link to my album several pics of the process: http://www.xs650.com/forum/album.php?albumid=2064

 

[randomtone]

 

[Chop089]

wow that aint going no where JTFIELD

 

[Chop089]

nice Randomtone

 

[Nailbomb]

I used a spacer picked up from CT and a tophats from ebay to make the fender side portion of the mount. A bobbed section of fender is welded on the inside to increase rigidity in the area and offer strength.

Brackets were cut using a porta band, slots were made by drill and dremil.

the fender strut is mounted to the frame using a cut down rod coupling, through bolted from the back and a acorn is used as a lock nut.

Nothing that hasn't been done before.