ohiomoto wrote on 03/11/21 at 16:09:16:I'm not sure the rear fender fits the overall look of the rest of the bike. You sort of have a 70's UJM tank/seat with a retro/cruiser rear fender?? Just seems like an odd combo.
I think the overall look will be better when the rear fender is rotated forward and trimmed to cut down the size - I will likely be cutting 10-20% off the length of the fender. The back of the fender will be much higher and it will have a tail light up where it is just below the level of the seat.
One of the things that is making this difficult is finding fenders that are metal and not painted - chrome fenders are impossible to fill holes, cut/weld and modify. A lot of the newer bikes have plastic fenders that are pretty useless for this kind of project. With steel painted fenders you can strip the paint and modify things where you need to - then paint them when you are done. I also wanted the front/rear fenders to match as closely as possible - and both the KZ750 and Moto Guzzi fenders have edges that have rolled shapes. (The KZ750 rear fender did not match the front as it is a fender hidden under a seat and squarish bodywork that includes a tail light - and the Moto Guzzi California front fender is hideous).
I initially wanted to keep the front half of the Savage fender and keep the rectifier and starter solenoid bolted to it.....and keep the stock airbox. I bought a Kawasaki KZ400 fender to graft on - it was too narrow. I bought a GoldWing rear fender - it was wide enough but I just wasn't getting the look I was after. I believe the Moto Guzzi fender will work - but it is starting to look like the airbox will have to go as it is keeping the rear fender from moving as far forward as it needs to go.
I am working to keep things somewhat like the Suzuki Tempter ST400.