Due to the lack of support i have for the fenders, i'm currently burning a hole in my fender. For those of you that have cut your fenders, do you use a set pattern or you just go for it and see how it comes out?

Andy

front or back, and on what bike?

Ask people if they've cut their fenders on whatever you have, look at pictures if you can, and either draw the cut on the fender or just eye ball it

its on my 86 250r..I'd like to just do the front, but I don't know what it would look like.

Andy

on my 400ex i used some of the mold lines to make a path to follow. suggestion, use electrical tape and mark out a pattern to see if you like it, if you do ,foollow the tape line, if not pull it off and try again

Andy I use masking tape so I can draw a pattern on it. Then I get a hacksaw blade to cut what I need. I've done a lot of fenders this way and it works great. If you are out at G next week stop by with the tape and blade and I will cut it for you...

I'm heading out this weekend Dune...maybe sometime I can bring it by your house, it says you live in Corona, I'm in Norco, so can't bet that far..I don't trust myself with a hacksaw! hehe...thanks


Andy

I know a guy that cut his front fenders on his 250r. After it was cut he used a torch to heat the edges and smooth them out. Looked pretty nice!

I used a Dremmel. First I cut most the area off to give me room to work. Then I used electrical tape to make the line I wanted. You can move the tape real easy to adjust and even out both fenders. Then just cut along the tape. I touched up with a box cutter. Havent tried the heat to smooth out yet. From a foot away it looks fine. Even up close doesn't look to bad. Much better than big useless parachutes!

draw what you want with masking tape... then do a rough cut with a jigsaw.. nothing exact.... then take a rough file and file up to the masking tape..... pull the tape off and get a fine file, smooth your edges... then finish it off with 150 dry sandpaper... then maybe 220 to smooth it even more...

ok, I'll let you know, thanks a lot.


Andy

Hey dune, do you need the entire bike with the plastics or can I just take the plastics off? I have no problem bringing the bike to you, it just won't have an engine in it.

Andy

I've cut the fenders off of a few bikes and found that the masking/electrical tape works great. I used a rotozip to get close and then fine tune them with a wood plane. The plane is great to keep the lines straight, front to back. A box cutter works for the tight places. Good luck.

used a die-grinder and about 30 seconds. just find someone with a steady set of hands. we used the sander and kept it at a low speed to knock of access shavings still holding on.



straight as an arrow.

Hey, I have been thinking about cuting my fenders for a while now, but never got around to it. However, now i want to sell the bike, do you think it makes any difference if i cut them now, or should i just leave them?

i have no clue if you're talking to me but if so here is just my opinion on the matter.

if a buyer wants shaved fenders most likely he wants it his way and not necessarly yours. id leave it. plus if a rider frequents wet areas (which is everywhere right now) they're gonna want fenders for sure.

it was hard shaving a brand new OEM rear fender like mine, but a couple trips ago a huge break on the right rear corner sealed the deal.

again just my 2 cents. good luck on the sale.