March 4th, 2012, 07:44 PM | #1 |
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Name: SAL
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At home Fender Removal
A little time and creativity led to me removing the stock fender and creating my own tail.
I used a dremel to remove the tail then I bought some brackets to mount my plate but was unable to mount it in the location originally planned. the OEM plate bracket hit the turn signal mounts so I had to move it back. I also do not have a license plate light at the moment. I'm going to order some license plate bolts with the built in L.E.D's. Before the tail removal After the tail was removed and L.E.D turn signals installed |
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March 4th, 2012, 07:50 PM | #2 |
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Looks better, but for the love of god, move your base stickers
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March 4th, 2012, 08:22 PM | #3 |
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March 4th, 2012, 10:16 PM | #4 |
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Could you... Curl it around the side/top of your chain guard or on the swingarm all together?
Bike looks good though! You did a really good job cleaning up that tail end! |
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March 5th, 2012, 12:14 PM | #6 |
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Can you take closer pictures of your current license plate install? I wanna see how you did them so I can do them too!
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March 5th, 2012, 01:17 PM | #7 |
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I'll have to try and take some tonight.
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March 6th, 2012, 10:18 AM | #8 |
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These are the close up pictures
I'll try and explain as much as I can. I used a dremel to cut off the section of the tail that I didn't want to keep. I did keep the metal brackets that the turn signals mount onto and the hooks for a cargo net. I tried to use the dremel as much as possible but there are some parts that I couldn't reach so I used sandpaper. After I removed the unwanted pieces I sprayed the plastics and metal bracket with gloss black to try and match the shine of the bike. I saved the license plate mounting bracket to use afterwards. I had to buy some brackets and mounting hardware from Lowest (because they give a military discount). I then aligned the holes on the brackets with the plastic undertail to drill the holes. After I set-up the OEM license plate mounting bracket and the L bracket, i also painted those in gloss black. Unfortunately for me I did a test fit without the turn signal mounts attached so I had to flip the brackets and now my plate is farther back than I had planned. I will still be doing some minor touch ups like: add my license plate bolt lights because I was not able to re-use the OEM light, I will also be drilling another hole on the right side for the right turn signal because I don't like the wire hanging, I might also get a longer L bracket to move my license plate farther back so it looks more like a professional install. |
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March 9th, 2012, 09:25 PM | #9 |
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Thanks a lot! It looks really well done
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March 9th, 2012, 10:17 PM | #10 |
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March 9th, 2012, 10:25 PM | #11 |
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Name: SAL
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I would but it didn't fit unless I rolled it inward since its a smaller bike it also has a smaller area right there. I'll try to figure out a different place when my decals expire in December.
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March 9th, 2012, 10:45 PM | #12 |
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The other place is on the front forks. Doesn't really matter I guess...just weird ya gotta spread your legs to show your stickers.
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March 9th, 2012, 11:09 PM | #13 |
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Name: SAL
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It's even weirder when its a guy that has to check my sticker
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March 10th, 2012, 06:42 PM | #14 |
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Name: SAL
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New LED License plate bolts and moving my license Plate farther back.
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March 10th, 2012, 06:51 PM | #15 |
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Great job, looks very good.
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March 10th, 2012, 07:20 PM | #16 |
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Name: SAL
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Thanks
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