Ted Gross
Ignoring the facts doesn't change the facts.
Had a little hap. Looking for a used front fender black. Anyone have one for sale in Canada or US.
BlackSails
Where'd all the tread go?
Sorry to hear it Ted. I too had a mishap that dented my front fender. My first step toward a fix was to put bandaides on the wounded spots. I then started looking for a matching used fender with no luck and so bought new on-line. I figured it would be easy to r&r it myself & so for starters, I bought a flipmeister jack stand. Having a Touring I had to drill to enlarge the mount holes & broke a bunch of drill bits in the process. In loosening the pinch bolts, one loosened, the other broke. I drilled & inserted an ez-out & broke the ez-out :O So ... since the pinch bolt screw hole goes all the way through the fork, I drilled from the back and tried soaking with pb blaster & ez outing from the back. But it just wasn't happening. So I slipped a hack saw blade into the fork split, cut it in half & removed the broken ez-out portion of the bolt from the front with a magnet. I had to purchase a 36" breaker bar to use with the flipmeister stand since I couldnt get the bike lifted with the 18" bar I already owned and it worked great. So I received the new fender, removed the calipers, wheel & old fender. Installed the new one & finished up except that i had only one pinch bolt. The other was hollowed out threads that I still couldnt get out.
So now, what to do with the old fender. In a moment of brilliance I decided my wifes landscaping could use an upgrade.
and embellished it with a used tire. Of course she loved it! NOT! (Maybe if i would have hung some beer cans ... next time
I took it to Triumph to get the broken bolt out and they couldnt either. They ended up dilling it and putting in a threade insert to the back. Ita not noticable so alls well now.
In any case .. good luck with your finding & changing out ur fender. Hopefully all will go smooth and easy for yah!
So now, what to do with the old fender. In a moment of brilliance I decided my wifes landscaping could use an upgrade.
and embellished it with a used tire. Of course she loved it! NOT! (Maybe if i would have hung some beer cans ... next time
I took it to Triumph to get the broken bolt out and they couldnt either. They ended up dilling it and putting in a threade insert to the back. Ita not noticable so alls well now.
In any case .. good luck with your finding & changing out ur fender. Hopefully all will go smooth and easy for yah!
Ishrub
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So just buy, paint and fit easy peasy or trim the front and use as is. Weird link address below but eBay item number: 200833324135
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Bob R
Living Legend
So now, what to do with the old fender. In a moment of brilliance I decided my wifes landscaping could use an upgrade.
and embellished it with a used tire. Of course she loved it! NOT! (Maybe if i would have hung some beer cans ... next time
I love that. Way back when I ended up with a dented Suzuki GS1150E gas tank (only 1 side) so I cut the top off of it and made a planter out of it. It was a work of art, my wife even said so, or she said something.
bob
rocketjohn
Top Fuel
Does anyone do metal work anymore?..that fender is eminently fixable. Repainting and striping a no brainer either....Colorite has every Triumph color!
Ted Gross
Ignoring the facts doesn't change the facts.
Yep they but in most cases it cheaper to replace than repair unless you do it yourself.
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