I thought this would be a good place for us to post our different ideas and/or pics on modding the rear fender on our bikes. A lot of folks (like me) aren't happy with the stock rear fender, they tend to be too fat, or too long... and the B1250 is no exception.
Some folks like to do away with the fender altogether and install an undertray, others like to "bob" it real close and do away with the license plate bracket, and relocate the turn signals. Personally, I want a shorter rear fender, but I like to retain the bracket with the side reflectors, and leave the turn signals where they are. Here's what I did.
First, I removed the license plate bracket. I used masking tape to create the lines along where I wanted to cut, then took my angle grinder and whacked off about 8". After dressing up the edge with sandpaper, I drilled two holes an inch and a half above the original bracket holes and relocated it up under the light assembly:
I tried to continue the lines of the fender with the cut:
Show me the meat!
I know ya'll are looking at my "chicken strips"... The bike only had about 200 miles on her, and I was riding with a torn rotator cuff. Since then I've had shoulder surgery and I'm almost healed up now. Don't worry, those strips will be gone after Im back in the saddle a few days.
And here's what it looks like from a few steps back:
Topic: Rear Fender Mods (Read 6717 times)