Pics from my home made Nightster/chopped fender project
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10-11-2007, 09:11 PM
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Pics from my home made Nightster/chopped fender project
For the last couple weeks I've been working on cutting down my rear fender and configuring my tail light set up to look and work somewhat like a Nightster.Here is a series of pics in case anyone is interested.
First ,marking the cut I decided to go just above the license bracket to avoid the extra three holes and the extra 1/16" thick backing plate http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u...hoppics002.jpg
http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u...hoppics001.jpg
Here I am making the cut with a Dremmel http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u...hoppics003.jpg
it took 4 cut off wheels and a 5th one to clean it up.I also used a couple of grinding wheels on a high speed drill and an orbital sander.
The finished fender after experimenting with 3 different brands of spray paint I finally found something damn near perfect called Krylon semi flat black
http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u...hoppics004.jpg
my Nightster tail light set up
http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u...hoppics008.jpg
future signiture pic
http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u...hoppics011.jpg
one more http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u...hoppics007.jpg
In the near future I plan on painting the fork sliders black, relocating the front turn signals,getting 11" shocks and figuring out some way to carry stuff on the back fender without tearing it up but first I need tires real bad.A 180 for the rear and a 120 on the front ought to be just about right.
First ,marking the cut I decided to go just above the license bracket to avoid the extra three holes and the extra 1/16" thick backing plate http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u...hoppics002.jpg
http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u...hoppics001.jpg
Here I am making the cut with a Dremmel http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u...hoppics003.jpg
it took 4 cut off wheels and a 5th one to clean it up.I also used a couple of grinding wheels on a high speed drill and an orbital sander.
The finished fender after experimenting with 3 different brands of spray paint I finally found something damn near perfect called Krylon semi flat black
http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u...hoppics004.jpg
my Nightster tail light set up
http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u...hoppics008.jpg
future signiture pic
http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u...hoppics011.jpg
one more http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u...hoppics007.jpg
In the near future I plan on painting the fork sliders black, relocating the front turn signals,getting 11" shocks and figuring out some way to carry stuff on the back fender without tearing it up but first I need tires real bad.A 180 for the rear and a 120 on the front ought to be just about right.
#3
10-11-2007, 10:03 PM
muderator
RE: Pics from my home made Nightster/chopped fender project
ORIGINAL: SPECIAL ED
For the last couple weeks I've been working on cutting down my rear fender
and configuring my tail light set up to look and work somewhat like a Nightster.
Here is a series of pics in case anyone is interested.
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For the last couple weeks I've been working on cutting down my rear fender
and configuring my tail light set up to look and work somewhat like a Nightster.
Here is a series of pics in case anyone is interested.
.................................................. .................................................. .....
Very nice indeed.
mud
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10-11-2007, 10:30 PM
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10-11-2007, 10:41 PM
Tourer
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