[Visionary]

So I pulled off my fender to trim the front lip so I could put some chrome molding on and found that the sidewall of the tire was rubbing on the inner fender. You all may want to check yours, there was no real visible wear on the tire to recognize the problem.

 

[mikoloe]

Yeah its gonna do that unless you cut it shorter, I seen it vibrate and hit the tire at 125 MPH. only cause I leaning foward and looking at it! :nod:

Ride it like you stole it!

 

[kraaazymike]

I've seen it vibrate at 55mph let alone 125. I'm not surprised it's wearing against the tire. That's fiberglass for you.

 

[Visionary]

I've seen it vibrate at 55mph let alone 125. I'm not surprised it's wearing against the tire. That's fiberglass for you.

This is just from riding around town at 35-40mph. I love the look but if I can't figure out something to make it a little more ridged it's coming off and going in the dumpster.

 

[kraaazymike]

This is just from riding around town at 35-40mph. I love the look but if I can't figure out something to make it a little more ridged it's coming off and going in the dumpster.

You can't make it more rigid. The fiberglass is already high quality, it's just the nature of the material. Don't toss it. I bet if you could easily sell it here quick.

 

[Visionary]

You can't make it more rigid. The fiberglass is already high quality, it's just the nature of the material. Don't toss it. I bet if you could easily sell it here quick.

I'm sure I won't toss it, but I do feel it is a safety concern and I will be watching it closely.

 

[kraaazymike]

I suppose you could try to line the inside with steel bracketing, but the tolerances to the tire are already so close, building anything to actually stiffen it would be difficult.

 

[puma]

I put my L&M front fender on last week. It has a slight warp in her. I had to drill the mounting holes out slightly and add additional washers to one side. So far with modifying it I havnt been rubbing. I havnt cut the bottom yet.

 

[christopher]

It can't hurt the tire. Its going to rub some. I'm planning on replacing mine with a stell on later down the road. Fiberglass is just too flimsy for a fender as long as the Reaper.

 

[safetydanny]

It can't hurt the tire. Its going to rub some. I'm planning on replacing mine with a stell on later down the road. Fiberglass is just too flimsy for a fender as long as the Reaper.

Does someone even sell fenders of other materials for our bikes?

 

[puma]

I searched and found on several sites metal fender blanks. The blanks can be cut how you want. The cost varied but comparable to the L&M. There should be some threads about metal fenders.

 

[mrx]

Does someone even sell fenders of other materials for our bikes?

that would be awesome. I would love to be able to powder coat all the panels on this bike. I would be changing colors every few months

 

[canyon1]

Well, so much for the engineering that went into the L&M fenders. I would send it back for a refund. Looks good, yeah, but any kind of rubbing is no good. It's a no-brainer in my book.

 

[Axorr]

Agreed. Scratch THAT fender off my wish-list...

 

[flpsmlps20]

If a steel one is offered I would like to have one

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[christopher]

I plan on ordering one from one of these guys.

http://www.washingtonchoppers.com/frontfenderpage.htm
http://www.crazyhorsechoppers.com.au/parts/frontfender&acc.htm

You just need to know how wide it is from mount to mount. And what size wheel your running. If they come pre drilled then just weld up the holes and put them where you want them.

 

[nogard]

Visionary, if you plan on selling it - i'd be interested.

 

[safetydanny]

I searched and found on several sites metal fender blanks. The blanks can be cut how you want. The cost varied but comparable to the L&M. There should be some threads about metal fenders.

Thanks for the information! I have tried looking but I have never come across a site that has the metal ones. I'll keep looking and if I find one I'll post it in here for everyone to see. Thanks again!

 

[Star Catcher]

Hi,
Reference the L&M Fender. Would some steel putty
layer inside give it more stablity. It can be sanded down
and painted. Any thoughts on if that would work. I am very
interested in getting one.
Star Catcher

 

[straightjacket]

Don't be too harsh on L&M. I made a steel fender for mine and although it didn't rub at high speeds that I could tell, it would rub a little at low speed. I think the issue is more that when you take a fender that wraps that far around the tire and mount it that close to the tire when the forks flex the fender rubs? Making a nice fork brace (11Stryker) to stiffen it would work better. I had mine slammed down low on the tire and could hear every piece of gravel scrape through the fender with metal. Give yourself a little clearance when mounting.