I like what you're going for there...Can't wait to see more.

I deleted my previous post.....I guess WD and Rylee had gotten me brainwashed with all their "hard tail" talk.  You can't attach braces to the swing arm if the shocks are still working!

It could be that this larger fender actually won't move around as much as the stock fender...the extra mass may dampen out the harmonics or change the frequency at which it vibrates.

It still looks like a lot of fender and lights without any struts or support.  Good luck with it.

Stock fenders, with stock bracing, shake so hard under
Robust acceleration as to make the license plate a blur.
Many have dealt with cracked plates. I did. I know about the shake, because I rode my Guzzi and watched my daughter blast away..

I was playing with an idea of actually making a rear fender with a swivel at the front mount and braced to the swing arm on both sides.
I don't think there would be a problem with that, just have to manufacture it so it would not buckle in the front with a load (passenger) on it, and the swing arm braces would really be taking the brunt of the load anyway.

justin_o_guy2 wrote on 08/07/15 at 04:30:04:


The swing arm moves....so if you want the fender to be braced and attached to the frame, then any supports have to be attached to the frame as well.  Unfortunately on the Savage there is no frame down low.  IN the picture below you can see how the Royal Enfield has a part of the frame that holds the rear footpegs, and then a brace is extended to support the rear fender. (Our bike has the footpeg mounts on the swing arm and that won't work).



Some bikes to have the rear fender attached to the swing arm, and the fender moves with the swing arm.  This works well in some ways, as the tire/fender clearance never changes.  The downside is the fender moves with the swing arm and it looks a bit weird to see the fender moving up and down as the bikes cruises down the road.  You also can't mount any sort of seat to the fender and have to provide clearance for the fender to move.

The Vincent Black Shadows had a rear fender that was attached to the swing arm, and the seat was mounted to a hinge in front and the rear of the seat was attached to the swing arm by struts and moved with the swing arm.

The rivets were only to hold things together during mockup and fitting. Everything is getting welded together and I am putting the factory side rails on too. I still had the end part of the fender I cut and put it on the bottom of the new fender for more support. I mounted everything yesterday (just tack welded) and started the bike and the fender vibrated very little. I think it will be just fine once it is all welded up.

Roger that Bravo...so the new fender is basically an extension welded on to a shortened OEM fender, yes? Seems like it will be about as strong as the original if it's welded properly...just from a mechanical engineering standpoint. What it will do on the bike when its moving? No clue

Keep us posted though!