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/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl General Category >> Rubber Side Down! >> LS650 Front Fender Yay or Nay? /cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1250102956 Message started by PerrydaSavage on 08/12/09 at 11:49:16 |
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Title: LS650 Front Fender Yay or Nay? Post by PerrydaSavage on 08/12/09 at 11:49:16 One of the things that has always bothered me about the front fender of the LS650 is that the slightly valanced sides of the fender tend to give it a too “weighty” look and hide the sides of the tire (these valanced sides were probably engineered into the fender to give it greater structural rigidity, enabling it to function as a rudimentary fork brace?) … visually I have always preferred the more minimalist look of a Sportster-styled front fender which show off more of the front tire and have liked the results I have seen pics of the Sporty fender fitted to the Savage/S40. From what I have read though, the Sporty fender is not a direct bolt-on and involves some cutting and fabricating to achieve the right look … That said, it seems like one might be able to create an “illusion” of a more slender LS fender with a bit of paint work … particularly by making the valanced sides of the Savage/S40’s front fender “invisible” with some flat-black paint? I can see in my mind’s eye that this might work well for those with lighter colored paint jobs? What say you all? Anyone ever try this? Anyone have pics of the completed result? |
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Title: Re: LS650 Front Fender Yay or Nay? Post by dinsdale on 08/12/09 at 13:15:36 Take the fender off. |
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Title: Re: LS650 Front Fender Yay or Nay? Post by PerrydaSavage on 08/12/09 at 13:30:30 LOL dinsdale!! Yeah, I s'pose one could do that ... but not everyone wants to ... especially if their Bike hasn't been Bobberized ;D |
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Title: Re: LS650 Front Fender Yay or Nay? Post by verslagen1 on 08/12/09 at 13:49:52 That would be rocco's paint job applied to the fender. |
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Title: Re: LS650 Front Fender Yay or Nay? Post by Savage_Amusement on 08/12/09 at 13:55:12 I wish it was longer on the bottom. Have you ever ridden in rain on this bike?? All the fender does it spray it out RIGHT on the feet, sucks. I love my bike with it off, but then it doesn't feel right. |
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Title: Re: LS650 Front Fender Yay or Nay? Post by bill67 on 08/12/09 at 15:27:24 You could take some black electrical tape,Put it on and see how you like it,When you figure out what you like it could be painted. |
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Title: Re: LS650 Front Fender Yay or Nay? Post by justin_o_guy2 on 08/12/09 at 17:28:42 Ive seen some mud guards on bikes. The Savage could stand it. A clever camouflage of the fender could make it look more trim. Put whitewalls on the bike, paint the bike black & paint the "whitewall" on the fender? Ther are other ways, like was suggested, play with tape till you get the look you want. You are right about the fender adding rigidity to the forks. I wonder if thats not part of the reason for the design of the fender.I like the fenderless look, but all the crap the tire tosses & splashes would just be too much for me. I dont like how much I get now. I would like a nice little mud guard back there. I have some thin stainless sheet, maybe Ill cut a strip & fab one up out of some heavy rubber sheet. |
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Title: Re: LS650 Front Fender Yay or Nay? Post by mikestrikes on 08/12/09 at 18:47:42 Just take it off. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v610/orange-appeal/Savage%20Trike/Picture121-1.jpg |
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Title: Re: LS650 Front Fender Yay or Nay? Post by Rocco on 08/12/09 at 21:00:18 lol i assume it looks like mine is gone @ night since it's flat black! verslagen1 you're the man! i'd love to take mine off! but i don't want to get wet everytime i hit a puddle AND my paint came out so nice lol i'm about to post a rear fender ? so i'll be looking for everyone's expertise! |
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Title: Re: LS650 Front Fender Yay or Nay? Post by Charon on 08/12/09 at 21:04:18 Actually, I'd prefer to get a set of fenders from a Kawasaki Drifter for it. |
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Title: Re: LS650 Front Fender Yay or Nay? Post by PerrydaSavage on 08/13/09 at 01:08:53 I am a Bobber fanatic and LOVE the fenderless look of the front wheel, but praticality and the fact that we get a lot of wet weather up here necessitates that my front fender will stay on ... am toying with the idea of camoflagueing (sp?) the sides of the fender though, to give it that "trimmer" look ... will wait and see if any pics of this treatment show up ... |
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Title: Re: LS650 Front Fender Yay or Nay? Post by dasch on 08/13/09 at 06:31:51 Or just trim it for real with angle grinder? |
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Title: Re: LS650 Front Fender Yay or Nay? Post by sakara on 08/13/09 at 08:28:30 Take it off or trim it up, imho. |
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Title: Re: LS650 Front Fender Yay or Nay? Post by Reelthing on 08/13/09 at 12:49:30 In heavy traffic I ran over a little left over road kill one day and had a pretty good goob hanging on the back of the front fender - no telling where it would have went otherwise. |
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Title: Re: LS650 Front Fender Yay or Nay? Post by Duane on 08/13/09 at 13:22:26 Too bad what looks good and what feels good are not usally the same. ;) |
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Title: Re: LS650 Front Fender Yay or Nay? Post by justin_o_guy2 on 08/13/09 at 19:37:12 4C7D69666D080 wrote:
Yep, Ive had to close my eyes more than once. |
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Title: Re: LS650 Front Fender Yay or Nay? Post by Gary On A Savage on 08/14/09 at 09:05:22 6F7076716C6B5A6A5A62707C37050 wrote:
Yep, Ive had to close my eyes more than once.[/quote] I prefer to ride in the dark ;) |
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Title: Re: LS650 Front Fender Yay or Nay? Post by Gary On A Savage on 08/14/09 at 09:10:22 I bought fiberglass full fenders for my Savage from here. http://www.oldinc.com/oldysfenders.htm He'll do any width you want. Prices and work are good. Saves pounds as well. Front fender is easy. Locate position and drill holes. http://p1.bikepics.com/pics/2009%5C02%5C21%5Cbikepics-1579362-full.jpg |
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