Long shot here, but hoping there might be an easy option for a high mount front fender.  Have you seen one?

If not, is there an easy option for a different than factory front fender, slightly higher to accommodate some knobby tires?

Thanks.

That's a good idea, and pretty straightforward (therefore likely to work!). I don't NEED much room really.  I was liking the look of a high mount, and was considering drilling into the triple but was hoping there was some universal or specific bracket/fender combo someone else had already done.

Is the fender that comes with the Ryca scrambler kit any higher or is it just a different design?

http://rycamotors.com/RYCA-cs2-standard-&-scrambler-kit.html

If you are going to raise the fender make sure to put some boots on those shocks....

Get some scrap about the same thickness of what you want to weld.
If it's like the fender, I don't think a stick welder will do that. We used migs in bodyshops. For such a small project, and that the outcome needs to be decent,, and knowing the learning curve and cost of a welding rig and the cost of having it welded,, you'd be ahead to pay someone. You get the parts together, shaped up...  Cut off grinder,
Start with a heavy paper, design the tabs. I'm seeing the stock tab cut off and a radiused to fit piece with a tab on it raising and making it more rigid.
I think the plastic fender was way ugly.

A That's a great idea about the headlight!  I'm having a bracket fanned by a friend that will accomodate an extra triumph scrambler fender I had laying around.

Your build sounds much more appealing than mine, I'm going cheap and dirty for this first round.  But who knows, maybe I'll like it enough to jump back in and make it better.  Gonna get it on the road and see how she does first.  It's actually primarily for my wife.  If she really likes it I'll spend more time and money to make it better.  

Here's the bungee cord mock-up:



17" rear wheel and side covers are being built, a dyna muffler should arrive today or tomorrow.   50/50 tires are in garage waiting to mount.  She wants a little tail rack too for storage, might even eventually do a side mount ammo can.  My wife always brings stuff along.

Fitted a little fly screen too, to take some wind pressure off at highway speeds.  Eventual chain drive conversion.  The idea was a lightweight standard/scrambler for under $2500. I'm a backyard hack and have no idea what I'm doing but enjoying the process. Looking way under budget as of now, but that Ryca break upgrade is trying to lure me in...  

Thanks again all for the help and ideas.

Looks great.
I've been tempted by the high front fender as well but read it is a bit of a liability at high speed/acts as a sail on the motorway. Might be just talk. Anyway looking forward to more pics.

This is the bike that had the monster electrical failure. Internal short in the alternator, massive current dump, the reg/rec literally melted.

It donated its floorboards, rear fender and saddlebags, exhaust system, Versy timing tensioner and headlight assembly to my 2003 daily rider and became a parts roach and mock up dummy.

The local 4wd park became ATV/bike only, so, turning the parts roach into a dirt bike.



New front fender is being made from a slice of barrel steel, seat pan is reworked from an exercise machine, rear fender is the shiny part from an XS650, rear frame hoop from black iron pipe. I'm not employable off farm, have a blacksmith shop and a couple tons of metal to play with, plus have the welders, tubing benders and such to make what I need. Will repurpose the stock exhaust off the 2003 for the 1998 Scrambler build. Gas tank is out of a melt down pile at the last bike shop I worked for, front wheel is off an early Suzuki T500 Titan (2 stroke street bike) with an early CB/CL/SL 450 twin pivot brake plate, levers and perches are Vincent-Indian-Knucklehead replicas..