Vmax Custom Short Tail

[johnpclynch]

I've decided to cut my rear fender into pieces... :surprise:
then stick bits of it back together unk:

Origional Fender

Cut into pieces

Short Fender

New brake lights


It should go from looking like this

to something along these lines


More to come in the following days

 

[Bill Kratzenberg]

what kind of pipes do you have? How do they sound?

 

[johnpclynch]

what kind of pipes do you have? How do they sound?

They are Campbell Custom Sidewinders
http://www.campbellcustom.co.uk/VMAX.htm
I bought them from exactrep.com but you can also get them directly

They sound great, not so much of a bass rumble like supertrapps, more of a purr-growl.

You should be able to listen to any of my youtube videos to get an idea (just search for johnpclynch) although in some of the older videos I had a Laser system

 

[shawn kloker]

I've decided to cut my rear fender into pieces... :surprise:
then stick bits of it back together unk:

Origional Fender
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Cut into pieces
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Short Fender
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New brake lights
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It should go from looking like this
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to something along these lines
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More to come in the following days

Did you glue the fender back together and drill new mounting holes?

 

[johnpclynch]

Did you glue the fender back together and drill new mounting holes?

Not yet, I'm going to measure it up tonight and only use the single center mounting hole (there's no weight back there to worry about anymore)

Not sure if I'll use glue, going to try plastic weld it first & smooth off the join. Must also make an alu. bracket to hold the lights on

 

[shawn kloker]

I've never had much luck trying to weld plastic.

 

[backfire]

Not to change the subject or anything...but WOW, do those slip-on's sound and look gooood!!

I just sent them an email, so hopefuly they get back to me soon.

 

[backfire]

Got a quick reply from them... :cheers: I'll be getting a set for myself- thanks for the tip!

 

[johnpclynch]

Ok, job done!

Old vs. new

installing fender



final look

unk:

 

[KJShover]

When you chop a fender, your really chop a fender.
Good job!:banana:

How did that plasti weld work out for you, seem pretty sturdy?

 

[4gasem]

Looks good!

Nice thing is over there your tags are the size of a billboard so they act like a rear mud guard!:biglaugh:

 

[johnpclynch]

When you chop a fender, your really chop a fender.
Good job!:banana:

How did that plasti weld work out for you, seem pretty sturdy?

I gave up on the welding, epoxy glue was MUCH cleaner & quicker. (there were a few small gaps where the cut wasn't straight that I wanted to fill too)

 

[one2dmax]

I got to agree, not much point in having a fender as there isn't much left! Looks like you did a good job. Personally I don't like the looks of that style but that's why we each have our own way of doing things which makes us different from the next guy.

I have trimmed back a fender or two myself but only because of damage to them. here's one I did 4 or 5 years ago. It was chewed up on another bike we had a 190-70-17 on (very tall and wide).

Sean

 

[Heretic]

If someone else is thinking about doing this I would recommend using fiberglass and fiberglass resin to fill in the gaps and connect the parts. It is cheap, easy to manipulate, and it is fairly hard once it sets up.