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So I'm looking into replacing the stock front fender on a 695 and realized I kinda like the look of the OEM... if only it could be a bit shorter.  One of the guys at the dealership mentioned I could just take a dremel to it to shorten it up.  Wondering if anyone's tried it and how hard it is to do?

It is extremely easy, Do you have any experience using a dremel?

If not I would suggest you take your time and experiment on a few pieces of plastic similar the the fender. The key to doing it well is patience. I drew out my line of the cut on paper I taped to the fender. Using a flexible ruler make sure your lines are symmetrical. With the paper taped firmly in place I scored the plastic of the fender with a razor blade (you could probably just use a erasable ink pen) right where my line had been on the paper. That served as my cutting line. Make sure you give your self a bit of extra room so that you can sand around a 1/8th - 1/4th of an inch and get the nice rounded look you have on the stock fender.

Then move from around 80 grit to 120, 200, 400, 600. That would probably be good for most people but I heat treated the edge on mine and it gave it that nice plastic sheen the stock fender has.

You won't regret it, but make sure you have the time needed to finish the project, especially if you are new to custom work.

Good luck!  [beer]

I'm painting a SBK fender to replace the stock on my 695.  Love the look of it and it bolts right up. 

How'd it turn out Ryan?

Look on the main page, it's what's on bp's bike.


http://www.ducatimonsterforum.org/BOMb/006/brick.jpg (http://www.ducatimonsterforum.org/BOMb/006/brick.jpg)

stopintime did a nice job:
 (http://i329.photobucket.com/albums/l394/stopintime/beertray007.jpg)

http://ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=15393.0 (http://ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=15393.0)

wait, you mean taking a dremel to the FRONT fender,right? 

I would be real scared to dremel my front fender.

your main problem w/working w/plastic is that higher RPMs will make it melt, which will gum up your cutter/sanding drum/etc.

otherwise, have at it! and take your time  [beer] i'd hand work the shape to finish, though. bit more time consuming, but I think it yields better results over powering it the whole way

A picture from Ashmon would make this thread more interesting.   :)

Yeah, I have virtually no experience with power tools -- at least, none that I'd be proud to share.  Think I'll hold off on this project for a while... unless all of the sweet pics that you guys post convinces me otherwise [thumbsup]

no worries, man! you gotta start somewhere  [thumbsup]

if you can find a cheap, used fender, you can practice on that