Kenny:

Want to write a new Chapter on fenders?

I think the Honda CB250 Nighthawk fender would most likely be more in line with what you wanted for a fender.  It is nearly straight across in the front and back.  It will mount pretty easily and matches the Savage front tire size well - you just need to shorten the mounts and weld a new piece of metal between the uprights for mounting it to the Savage.

You can find them from $20 to $80 on eBay.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/08-Honda-CB250-CB-250-Nighthawk-front-fender-/2724596...

Kenny:

The CB250 fender is longer than the stock fender - but shorter than the Kawasaki fender.

The Kawasaki fender will do a better job of keeping the dirt and water off the front of the bike (and your feet and pant legs).

I just got a quote for the paint, reducers, etc. to paint the front fender to actually match the Pearl Mirage code YUK

$250.00, and we still have do the spraying.......YPA

That option is now off of the table.

I am going to learn how to rubout the powder and give it a good coat of Johnson's Paste Wax, and pronounce it "Job Well Done"

Kenny G

I'm with Dave.  That cb250 fender shows a lot of promise and a nice find by Dave.  I might be up for one but I'm probably not messing with fender until summer.

Dave,

I think bead blasting the chrome will work for painting. It may be cheaper than having a plater strip the chrome from the fender.

I have had powder coating done over chrome with just bead blasting.

Kenny G

Kenny G wrote on 12/15/16 at 14:37:24:


I will need to weld up a hole or two, and also do some welding on the brackets....and chrome plating does funky stuff to the welds.

For what I am doing, I believe having the chrome stripped is the best approach.  It is a problem finding someone local that can strip the chrome for me.

However - I do appreciate the thoughts for etching the chrome...it could work if I want to powder coat the chain guards, tool box cover, etc.

I was able to get the CB250 Nighthawk fender modified over the weekend.  It is is a pretty easy fender to adapt.

You need to cut off about 3-1/8" off the fender mount, then weld on a piece of 1" wide steel flat across the bottom.  I cut off 3" and the new holes ended up a little closer to the top....so 3-1/8" would work a bit better.




Here is the fender mounted, and I have marked the ends with green tape on the tire so it can be compared to the Kawasaki and stock Savage Fender.  The fender doesn't wrap over the sides of the tire much.....it is very similar to what a Sportster fender looks like.  There are 2 hole where a rubber cable guide plugs into the fender, and it is too low to be of any use on the Savage (speedo cable on the CB250) - those holes will have to be welded closed.






Here is the Kawasaki fender.  It is a bit longer, and it also has more fender wrapping around the side of the tire than the CB250 fender.  (It would provide more protection in the rain).



Here is the Savage fender, and the green tape on the tire is the CB250 fender, the blue tape is the Kawasaki fender.