DIY fender chop

tinng321 · June 1st, 2009, 02:24 PM

I took the bike out for a long ride on Sat and came home tired and exhauted. On Sunday, my wrists and fingers were hurting so I decided to stay home and frabicate my fender chop.
I decided to use the reflector bracket because it serves as a safty feature plus it also hide the cut on the sides.

I went to Lowe's to get a multi purpose drill bit and some t-brackets along with washers.

1. use a dremel at medium speed to cut the fender. i found that if you stop and go your cut will not be straight. try to cut in 1 motion. use a sander bit to smooth out the cut.
here's what th cut looks like.

2. bend the t-bracket into an L shape. have to play around with it to get it into the get angel.

3. mark the now L-bracket with sharpie to drill 2 holes for the bolts because the 3 holes don't line up with the reflector bracket.

4. i took a piece of wood put it on a chair and drill a sheet rock screw into the center hole to hold the bracket.

5. use a metal drill bit to drill the 2 holes.

6. bolt the L bracket onto the reflector bracket with 3 bolts. (i changed my design toward the end of he project).

7. hold the reflector bracket up to the rear to mark a hole to bolt the bracket onto the seat compartment.

8. I took a small bit to drill a pilot hole. the tire is in the way so i have to drill at an angel.
I then use a bigger bit and drill from the inside of the seat compartment down. this way i will get a straight hole.

9. bolt the bracket onto the compartment.

here's what it looks like

this is when i changed my design cuz i didn't like the 3 bolts on the bracket.
I took the pieces to a local shop and asked the guy to weld everything together. $20 dollar for the job.

this is what it looks like on the bike

10. i took the led license plate bolts from street glow and screw into the other bracket. i broke one of the bolt that's why one is shorter.

here's the final product.

the bolts i used for the license plate don't have light.
i'm waiting for these to come home.

Nemy · June 1st, 2009, 04:17 PM

Nice job! I'm confused though. What are the wires coming out of the bolts if they don't have light?!

lavid2002 · June 1st, 2009, 04:24 PM

A disc cutter on the dremel will cut allot smoother :P

tinng321 · June 1st, 2009, 06:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nemy

Nice job! I'm confused though. What are the wires coming out of the bolts if they don't have light?!

those wires are coming from the streetglow led bolts i orginally bought for the plate. Since, i broke one of the bolt it's too short to hold the plate so i put them behind the plate to shine down. i'm waiting for the new license plate lights i ordered to come home to wire all together. I will also take apart the bracket, sand it down and spray it black.

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tinng321 · June 1st, 2009, 06:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lavid2002

A disc cutter on the dremel will cut allot smoother :P

true, but it's harder to turn with a disc.

lavid2002 · June 1st, 2009, 07:20 PM

Thats where we ave to sacrifice quality, if your really anal about looks you can get down and dirty with the sander or something, maybe you could use a sanding attachment on the dremel :P

NJD022588 · June 2nd, 2009, 04:24 AM

And i read recently that you can smooth it out even more after sanding with a lighter

tinng321 · June 2nd, 2009, 07:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lavid2002

Thats where we ave to sacrifice quality, if your really anal about looks you can get down and dirty with the sander or something, maybe you could use a sanding attachment on the dremel :P

i did bought the sanding attachment. my dremel is #$%@ up. I can't change the bit.

tjkamper · June 2nd, 2009, 10:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lavid2002

A disc cutter on the dremel will cut allot smoother :P

Now that it is done, you can smooth it out using sand paper, and then a lighter to melt the sanded parts smooth. This also restores the black color to the sanded plastic.

Buffalony · June 2nd, 2009, 11:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tjkamper

Now that it is done, you can smooth it out using sand paper, and then a lighter to melt the sanded parts smooth. This also restores the black color to the sanded plastic.

Good advice travis

I just posted a stinkin DIY on this. I had it up on my PC for a couple o days working on it here and there. I wasnt checking threads so I completly missed this.

tinng321 · June 2nd, 2009, 12:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Buffalony

Good advice travis

I just posted a stinkin DIY on this. I had it up on my PC for a couple o days working on it here and there. I wasnt checking threads so I completly missed this.

Joe,
Could you please change your avatar.
You're making me hungry bro.

Buffalony · June 2nd, 2009, 12:59 PM

mm mm m. mouth watering

Im going to change it soon though.

Waldo · November 27th, 2009, 12:10 AM

Cool best DIY on the subject I've found so far. Nice work man!

TX_2Fiddy · November 29th, 2009, 02:03 AM

Good job. And it is a pretty good DIY, as far as the best you have found so far, I hope U didnt look too hard. Theres literally about 50 of these, alot are in this thread... http://www.ninjette.org/forums/showthread.php?t=964

June 1st, 2009, 02:24 PM	#1
tinng321 ninjette.org sage Name: Tin Location: NJ Join Date: Apr 2009 Motorcycle(s): 08 black 250r (sold); '09 black zx6r Posts: 903	DIY fender chop I took the bike out for a long ride on Sat and came home tired and exhauted. On Sunday, my wrists and fingers were hurting so I decided to stay home and frabicate my fender chop. I decided to use the reflector bracket because it serves as a safty feature plus it also hide the cut on the sides. I went to Lowe's to get a multi purpose drill bit and some t-brackets along with washers. 1. use a dremel at medium speed to cut the fender. i found that if you stop and go your cut will not be straight. try to cut in 1 motion. use a sander bit to smooth out the cut. here's what th cut looks like. 2. bend the t-bracket into an L shape. have to play around with it to get it into the get angel. 3. mark the now L-bracket with sharpie to drill 2 holes for the bolts because the 3 holes don't line up with the reflector bracket. 4. i took a piece of wood put it on a chair and drill a sheet rock screw into the center hole to hold the bracket. 5. use a metal drill bit to drill the 2 holes. 6. bolt the L bracket onto the reflector bracket with 3 bolts. (i changed my design toward the end of he project). 7. hold the reflector bracket up to the rear to mark a hole to bolt the bracket onto the seat compartment. 8. I took a small bit to drill a pilot hole. the tire is in the way so i have to drill at an angel. I then use a bigger bit and drill from the inside of the seat compartment down. this way i will get a straight hole. 9. bolt the bracket onto the compartment. here's what it looks like this is when i changed my design cuz i didn't like the 3 bolts on the bracket. I took the pieces to a local shop and asked the guy to weld everything together. $20 dollar for the job. this is what it looks like on the bike 10. i took the led license plate bolts from street glow and screw into the other bracket. i broke one of the bolt that's why one is shorter. here's the final product. the bolts i used for the license plate don't have light. i'm waiting for these to come home.

June 1st, 2009, 04:24 PM	#3
lavid2002 ninjette.org member Name: Dave Location: South Jerzey Join Date: Feb 2009 Motorcycle(s): None yet Posts: 181	A disc cutter on the dremel will cut allot smoother :P __________________________________________________ -Dave

June 1st, 2009, 07:20 PM	#6
lavid2002 ninjette.org member Name: Dave Location: South Jerzey Join Date: Feb 2009 Motorcycle(s): None yet Posts: 181	Thats where we ave to sacrifice quality, if your really anal about looks you can get down and dirty with the sander or something, maybe you could use a sanding attachment on the dremel :P __________________________________________________ -Dave

June 2nd, 2009, 12:59 PM	#12
Buffalony ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Joe Location: Buffalo NY Join Date: Jan 2009 Motorcycle(s): 08 Ninja 250 "Wasabi", 82 Yamaha xj650j Posts: A lot.	mm mm m. mouth watering Im going to change it soon though. __________________________________________________

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June 1st, 2009, 04:17 PM	#2
Nemy ninjette.org sage Name: Tim Location: Portland, OR Join Date: Dec 2008 Motorcycle(s): 2009 SE Ninja 250R Posts: 796	Nice job! I'm confused though. What are the wires coming out of the bolts if they don't have light?!

June 2nd, 2009, 04:24 AM	#7
NJD022588 ============ Name: Nick Location: Occoquan, VA Join Date: Nov 2008 Motorcycle(s): '09 Ninja 250R Posts: 518	And i read recently that you can smooth it out even more after sanding with a lighter

November 27th, 2009, 12:10 AM	#13
Waldo ninjette.org newbie Name: Walid Location: Toronto Join Date: Nov 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2009 Ninja 250R Posts: 5	Cool best DIY on the subject I've found so far. Nice work man!

November 29th, 2009, 02:03 AM	#14
TX_2Fiddy ninjette.org member Name: Rich Location: Dirty South Join Date: Oct 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2009 Sunbeam Red Ninja 250R Posts: 10	Good job. And it is a pretty good DIY, as far as the best you have found so far, I hope U didnt look too hard. Theres literally about 50 of these, alot are in this thread... http://www.ninjette.org/forums/showthread.php?t=964