My $0.00 Fender Chop

nate-bama · August 12th, 2009, 08:08 AM

Took less than a hour. Have to go back and file the rough edges down.

Verus Cidere · August 12th, 2009, 11:06 AM

I still like the way the comp werkes elim looks. Stainless is sexy!

nate-bama · August 12th, 2009, 07:22 PM

um i like a 100 bucks in my pocket

Verus Cidere · August 12th, 2009, 11:30 PM

Fair enough.

nate-bama · August 13th, 2009, 08:19 AM

the pics suck but i used the stock signals minus the lenses, when positioned correctly they fit well into the socket holes allready there. all plug and play for the wire challengened. the fit is suprisingly good. My tag light is the bake/tail light simply remove the tab at the bottom of the lens.
Now im sure there are those who wont like this approach i had bought sockets for it but once i ripped it apart i didnt feel like drilling. Oh and you cant tell what i did when every things in place

nate-bama · August 13th, 2009, 08:20 AM

Oh and the cops dont much mess with bikes around here and screw em if they did

tjkamper · August 13th, 2009, 08:50 AM

That extra $100 in your wallet makes you look sexier. Nice job on the mod.

nate-bama · August 13th, 2009, 07:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tjkamper

That extra $100 in your wallet makes you look sexier. Nice job on the mod.

thanks

Snake · August 13th, 2009, 08:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Verus Cidere

I still like the way the comp werkes elim looks. Stainless is sexy!

Post some pics so we can judge for ourselves.

Verus Cidere · August 14th, 2009, 02:03 AM

How about a link to Apex's thread about his CW fender elim? There are pics in that one! If they aren't good enough, let me know and I'll try to get better ones, but it may be fairly difficult as all I have is a camera phone.

http://www.ninjette.org/forums/showt...ghlight=fender

And let me clarify a bit more on why I went ahead and spend the money on this... This is all my opinion of course.

It's safer for people like me who have no skill whatsoever with any type of tool other than a screwdriver and a wrench if I'm lucky. I don't have to cut anything, drill anything, rig anything or whatsoever.
It's a bit cleaner. Straight, bolt-on, stainless steel. No possibility of a frayed edge or bad cut, along with the fact that stainless just looks cleaner than the OEM plastic IMO.
It may be a very slight change, but trunk space is improved.
License plate bracket is also stainless, so there's less chance of the license plate falling or breaking off.
It comes with a clear plastic lens to put where the old tab at the bottom of the taillight was, not only cleaning up the look of what was originally just a hole, and keeping any possibility of any debris from getting up into the taillight and obstructing or damaging the bulb.

Again, all of these are my opinion, but they were good enough reasons for me to get the kit. I'm sure that Nate is quite a bit more tool savvy than I, and therefore his fender chop could easily turn out just as good as my elim.

JCCJMM_ · August 14th, 2009, 08:58 AM

You know, removing the rear fender on pre-08 is very common. When I first read up on the 250 just about everyone had "fender eliminated" in their profile.

So....I think I was convinced that it needed to go. So I grabbed my cordless dremel and went to town! I hacked that baby up.

Fast forward 2 years.....the fender is back on. I think my blinders came off. IMO, the rear fender completes the aesthetics of the bike. With the fender gone, the void between the skinny tire and the tail looked strange when I really looked at it. Oh, and it does a wonderful job of keeping the rider and the back of the bike clean and dry.

BUT, to each his own. That is just my opinion on the fender elimination subject.

nate-bama · August 14th, 2009, 09:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Verus Cidere

How about a link to Apex's thread about his CW fender elim? There are pics in that one! If they aren't good enough, let me know and I'll try to get better ones, but it may be fairly difficult as all I have is a camera phone.

http://www.ninjette.org/forums/showt...ghlight=fender

And let me clarify a bit more on why I went ahead and spend the money on this... This is all my opinion of course.

It's safer for people like me who have no skill whatsoever with any type of tool other than a screwdriver and a wrench if I'm lucky. I don't have to cut anything, drill anything, rig anything or whatsoever.
It's a bit cleaner. Straight, bolt-on, stainless steel. No possibility of a frayed edge or bad cut, along with the fact that stainless just looks cleaner than the OEM plastic IMO.
It may be a very slight change, but trunk space is improved.
License plate bracket is also stainless, so there's less chance of the license plate falling or breaking off.
It comes with a clear plastic lens to put where the old tab at the bottom of the taillight was, not only cleaning up the look of what was originally just a hole, and keeping any possibility of any debris from getting up into the taillight and obstructing or damaging the bulb.

Again, all of these are my opinion, but they were good enough reasons for me to get the kit. I'm sure that Nate is quite a bit more tool savvy than I, and therefore his fender chop could easily turn out just as good as my elim.

i wouldnt down anyone for spending the money for the kit, i just didnt have it availible to be honest. I used a cd case for my clear lens and some left over brackets from a camera kit from my work for the plate mounting. the only tool i used other than a 10mm nut driver was a little hand saw to chop the largest portion of the fender off. i left a 1/4 inch to be safe. then i used a utility knife to shave it down flush and some sand paper to clean it up. So if any one likes the fenderless look and is short on cash..merry christmas

nate-bama · September 5th, 2009, 10:20 PM

and had to flip my plate brackets to line up with my brake/plate light

nate-bama · September 13th, 2009, 02:23 PM

yo

nate-bama · September 13th, 2009, 02:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JCCJMM_

You know, removing the rear fender on pre-08 is very common. When I first read up on the 250 just about everyone had "fender eliminated" in their profile.

So....I think I was convinced that it needed to go. So I grabbed my cordless dremel and went to town! I hacked that baby up.

Fast forward 2 years.....the fender is back on. I think my blinders came off. IMO, the rear fender completes the aesthetics of the bike. With the fender gone, the void between the skinny tire and the tail looked strange when I really looked at it. Oh, and it does a wonderful job of keeping the rider and the back of the bike clean and dry.

BUT, to each his own. That is just my opinion on the fender elimination subject.

LOL serious?

nate-bama · December 8th, 2009, 05:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nate-bama

i wouldnt down anyone for spending the money for the kit, i just didnt have it availible to be honest. I used a cd case for my clear lens and some left over brackets from a camera kit from my work for the plate mounting. the only tool i used other than a 10mm nut driver was a little hand saw to chop the largest portion of the fender off. i left a 1/4 inch to be safe. then i used a utility knife to shave it down flush and some sand paper to clean it up. So if any one likes the fenderless look and is short on cash..merry christmas

Merry Christmas...Chop that stock fender Folks

2WheelGuy · January 17th, 2010, 06:53 PM

I'm all for the $0.00 fender mod. I made the license plate bracket from a piece of scrap metal and the license plate lamp mod from an old CD case.

I did spend a few bucks for amber turn signals on this one:

This one is just spent 2 bucks for a pair of sockets for the turn signals.

Shano22 · January 17th, 2010, 07:02 PM

Im gettin those same lenses cause i wanted some difference in the brake light/ turn signal so its not all red flashing at the the same time

nate-bama · January 19th, 2010, 02:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shano22

Copied your fender job

hope you dont mind. love the way it turned out!!! My amber colored lenses are coming in tomorrow for the turn signals next to the brake light. Hence the missing lense

awesome looks good!

HKr1 · January 19th, 2010, 05:26 PM

Fender chops look nice.

I really like the amber sides on the tail light for turn sigs.... thats pretty slick

Apex · February 11th, 2010, 05:42 PM

I like my CW eliminator kit.

Still, nice job for only spending $0.

nate-bama · February 12th, 2010, 03:44 PM

thanks mark

Hunsy34 · February 21st, 2010, 12:29 AM

Where do you buy the amber lenses, or the clear lenses next to the brake lights?

FocusDave · May 25th, 2010, 07:32 PM

plan on doing this soon but definitely wanna keep the stock rear signals instead of integrated I think.. whenever I am behind bikes with integrated signals while im driving a car its so hard to tell which way they are goin sometimes

Off to bendin we shall go

nate-bama · July 14th, 2010, 10:06 PM

whatever route you choose get rid of that stock fender

sohcanddohc · July 16th, 2010, 07:10 PM

Hey Nate where in AL are you? I did the fender chop last week while getting a new tire put on. I was able to use the stock plate mount. and just put the bulb sockets in the red lenses. It's my wifes bike and I have to ask before I do anything to it. Glad you guys had pictures of what it would look like.

nate-bama · July 17th, 2010, 11:58 AM

I 'm in Mentone Rob, congrats on getting rid of that ugly fender

sohcanddohc · July 17th, 2010, 02:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nate-bama

I 'm in Mentone Rob, congrats on getting rid of that ugly fender

Cool we have been trying to get over to little river canyon for a while but something always comes up. I am in Arab just south of Huntsville.

thandor · September 17th, 2010, 12:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hunsy34

Where do you buy the amber lenses, or the clear lenses next to the brake lights?

I, too, would like to know this. I'd want my blinkers to be amber. I'm guessing an amber lamp in the stock red lens would still look red.

darrell85 · September 17th, 2010, 04:32 PM

D2MOTO sells amber lenses for I believe $24, and this sounds just like I did my fender. When I removed the piece off the bottom of the tail light for the tag light, I cut a piece of plastic off of a CD case and glued it in its place to keep all the road grime out. Just a suggestion

thandor · September 17th, 2010, 07:29 PM

Is there any bike performance difference in the rain? I've seen users comment that you may want the fender if you ride in the rain but I'm wondering if that is to be courteous to the people behind you

, or if there is a real performance or rider comfort reason.

sudapuff · September 19th, 2010, 12:11 PM

Here's my $0.00 fender eliminator. i kept the blinkers because i am eventually going to put hyper-lite running/brake lights in the rear pods ( they flash for a few sec then go solid when u apply the break). I also feel the blinkers take away from the square look on the back of the bike. as far as riding in the rain i have not had any noticeable splash back or kick up of dirt

nate-bama · September 29th, 2010, 05:18 PM

well it's better lookin than stock b

but next time wear shoes please

August 12th, 2009, 11:06 AM	#2
Verus Cidere ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Michael Location: Southern NM Join Date: Feb 2009 Motorcycle(s): '91 Honda CBR600 F2 Posts: A lot.	I still like the way the comp werkes elim looks. Stainless is sexy! __________________________________________________ 1991 Honda CBR600 F2, White/Gray, D&D slip-on exhaust, tail integrator, gel grips, Custom undertail.

August 12th, 2009, 07:22 PM	#3
nate-bama North Alabama Mtn. ryder Name: Nate Location: Alabama Join Date: May 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2006 Posts: 537	um i like a 100 bucks in my pocket __________________________________________________ QTRltrPWR

August 12th, 2009, 11:30 PM	#4
Verus Cidere ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Michael Location: Southern NM Join Date: Feb 2009 Motorcycle(s): '91 Honda CBR600 F2 Posts: A lot.	Fair enough. __________________________________________________ 1991 Honda CBR600 F2, White/Gray, D&D slip-on exhaust, tail integrator, gel grips, Custom undertail.

August 13th, 2009, 08:19 AM	#5
nate-bama North Alabama Mtn. ryder Name: Nate Location: Alabama Join Date: May 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2006 Posts: 537	the pics suck but i used the stock signals minus the lenses, when positioned correctly they fit well into the socket holes allready there. all plug and play for the wire challengened. the fit is suprisingly good. My tag light is the bake/tail light simply remove the tab at the bottom of the lens. Now im sure there are those who wont like this approach i had bought sockets for it but once i ripped it apart i didnt feel like drilling. Oh and you cant tell what i did when every things in place __________________________________________________ QTRltrPWR

August 13th, 2009, 08:20 AM	#6
nate-bama North Alabama Mtn. ryder Name: Nate Location: Alabama Join Date: May 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2006 Posts: 537	Oh and the cops dont much mess with bikes around here and screw em if they did __________________________________________________ QTRltrPWR

August 13th, 2009, 08:50 AM	#7
tjkamper ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Travis Location: Warwick, RI Join Date: Apr 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2009 Ninja 250R Posts: A lot.	That extra $100 in your wallet makes you look sexier. Nice job on the mod. __________________________________________________ Addicted to anything that has an engine and rolls.

August 14th, 2009, 02:03 AM	#10
Verus Cidere ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Michael Location: Southern NM Join Date: Feb 2009 Motorcycle(s): '91 Honda CBR600 F2 Posts: A lot.	How about a link to Apex's thread about his CW fender elim? There are pics in that one! If they aren't good enough, let me know and I'll try to get better ones, but it may be fairly difficult as all I have is a camera phone. http://www.ninjette.org/forums/showt...ghlight=fender And let me clarify a bit more on why I went ahead and spend the money on this... This is all my opinion of course. It's safer for people like me who have no skill whatsoever with any type of tool other than a screwdriver and a wrench if I'm lucky. I don't have to cut anything, drill anything, rig anything or whatsoever. It's a bit cleaner. Straight, bolt-on, stainless steel. No possibility of a frayed edge or bad cut, along with the fact that stainless just looks cleaner than the OEM plastic IMO. It may be a very slight change, but trunk space is improved. License plate bracket is also stainless, so there's less chance of the license plate falling or breaking off. It comes with a clear plastic lens to put where the old tab at the bottom of the taillight was, not only cleaning up the look of what was originally just a hole, and keeping any possibility of any debris from getting up into the taillight and obstructing or damaging the bulb. Again, all of these are my opinion, but they were good enough reasons for me to get the kit. I'm sure that Nate is quite a bit more tool savvy than I, and therefore his fender chop could easily turn out just as good as my elim. __________________________________________________ 1991 Honda CBR600 F2, White/Gray, D&D slip-on exhaust, tail integrator, gel grips, Custom undertail.

August 14th, 2009, 08:58 AM	#11
JCCJMM_ ninjette.org member Name: John-Michael Location: Texas Join Date: Aug 2008 Motorcycle(s): 2007 EX250 Posts: 133	You know, removing the rear fender on pre-08 is very common. When I first read up on the 250 just about everyone had "fender eliminated" in their profile. So....I think I was convinced that it needed to go. So I grabbed my cordless dremel and went to town! I hacked that baby up. Fast forward 2 years.....the fender is back on. I think my blinders came off. IMO, the rear fender completes the aesthetics of the bike. With the fender gone, the void between the skinny tire and the tail looked strange when I really looked at it. Oh, and it does a wonderful job of keeping the rider and the back of the bike clean and dry. BUT, to each his own. That is just my opinion on the fender elimination subject.

January 17th, 2010, 06:53 PM	#17
2WheelGuy ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Craig Location: Silicon Valley, CA USA Join Date: May 2009 Motorcycle(s): '98 EX250, '02 EX250, '08 250r, '03 SV650, '98 GSXR750 '03 Hayabusa, '87 YSR50, '84 ZX900, +MORE Posts: A lot.	I'm all for the $0.00 fender mod. I made the license plate bracket from a piece of scrap metal and the license plate lamp mod from an old CD case. I did spend a few bucks for amber turn signals on this one: This one is just spent 2 bucks for a pair of sockets for the turn signals. __________________________________________________ CraigHarris.org Pacific Track Time CraigsWeb See you at 2014 MotoGP Laguna Seca! We'll be camping on Fox Hill. AFM #278

January 17th, 2010, 07:02 PM	#18
Shano22 ninjette.org member Name: Shane Location: Pittsburgh Join Date: Jan 2010 Motorcycle(s): 2005 Kawi Ninja 250, 2004 Honda CBR600 F4I, 1999 Yamaha TTR225(dirtbike) Posts: 103	Im gettin those same lenses cause i wanted some difference in the brake light/ turn signal so its not all red flashing at the the same time

January 19th, 2010, 05:26 PM	#20
HKr1 IC2(SW) Name: Kerry Location: Pensacola Join Date: Nov 2008 Motorcycle(s): . Posts: A lot.	Fender chops look nice. I really like the amber sides on the tail light for turn sigs.... thats pretty slick

February 11th, 2010, 05:42 PM	#21
Apex Livin' the Minimoto Life Name: Mark Location: Riding around in TX Join Date: Mar 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2022 Honda Navi, 2018 Z-125 Pro Posts: A lot.	I like my CW eliminator kit. Still, nice job for only spending $0. __________________________________________________ --- My IG Page --- My FB page! --- 2022 Honda Navi && 2018 Z-125 Pro

February 12th, 2010, 03:44 PM	#22
nate-bama North Alabama Mtn. ryder Name: Nate Location: Alabama Join Date: May 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2006 Posts: 537	thanks mark __________________________________________________ QTRltrPWR

February 21st, 2010, 12:29 AM	#23
Hunsy34 ninjette.org member Name: Jason Location: Doylestown, PA Join Date: Feb 2010 Motorcycle(s): 2009 Ninja 250 2016 Ninja 300 1994 KTM 300 EXC Posts: 123	Where do you buy the amber lenses, or the clear lenses next to the brake lights?

May 25th, 2010, 07:32 PM	#24
FocusDave ninjette.org member Name: david Location: Pennsylvania Join Date: May 2010 Motorcycle(s): Ninja 250 Posts: 30	plan on doing this soon but definitely wanna keep the stock rear signals instead of integrated I think.. whenever I am behind bikes with integrated signals while im driving a car its so hard to tell which way they are goin sometimes Off to bendin we shall go __________________________________________________ 04 250 Ninja, Silver

July 14th, 2010, 10:06 PM	#25
nate-bama North Alabama Mtn. ryder Name: Nate Location: Alabama Join Date: May 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2006 Posts: 537	whatever route you choose get rid of that stock fender __________________________________________________ QTRltrPWR

July 16th, 2010, 07:10 PM	#26
sohcanddohc ninjette.org member Name: Rob- Location: North Alabama Join Date: Jul 2010 Motorcycle(s): 05 Ninja EX250, 87 Suzuki VS700 Intruder Posts: 16	Hey Nate where in AL are you? I did the fender chop last week while getting a new tire put on. I was able to use the stock plate mount. and just put the bulb sockets in the red lenses. It's my wifes bike and I have to ask before I do anything to it. Glad you guys had pictures of what it would look like.

July 17th, 2010, 11:58 AM	#27
nate-bama North Alabama Mtn. ryder Name: Nate Location: Alabama Join Date: May 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2006 Posts: 537	I 'm in Mentone Rob, congrats on getting rid of that ugly fender __________________________________________________ QTRltrPWR

September 17th, 2010, 04:32 PM	#30
darrell85 darrell85 Name: darrell Location: vandalia Mo. Join Date: Jul 2010 Motorcycle(s): 2001 250 ninja Posts: 91	D2MOTO sells amber lenses for I believe $24, and this sounds just like I did my fender. When I removed the piece off the bottom of the tail light for the tag light, I cut a piece of plastic off of a CD case and glued it in its place to keep all the road grime out. Just a suggestion

September 17th, 2010, 07:29 PM	#31
thandor ninjette.org newbie Name: Chris Location: Seattle Join Date: Sep 2010 Motorcycle(s): '01 Ninja 250 Posts: 2	Is there any bike performance difference in the rain? I've seen users comment that you may want the fender if you ride in the rain but I'm wondering if that is to be courteous to the people behind you, or if there is a real performance or rider comfort reason.

September 19th, 2010, 12:11 PM	#32
sudapuff ninjette.org member Name: jeff Location: St. Louis MO Join Date: Sep 2010 Motorcycle(s): 2001 ex250 Posts: 15	Here's my $0.00 fender eliminator. i kept the blinkers because i am eventually going to put hyper-lite running/brake lights in the rear pods ( they flash for a few sec then go solid when u apply the break). I also feel the blinkers take away from the square look on the back of the bike. as far as riding in the rain i have not had any noticeable splash back or kick up of dirt

September 29th, 2010, 05:18 PM	#33
nate-bama North Alabama Mtn. ryder Name: Nate Location: Alabama Join Date: May 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2006 Posts: 537	well it's better lookin than stock b but next time wear shoes please __________________________________________________ QTRltrPWR

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