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I wanted to shorten the fender like on my 76 CB400F cafe.  I've worked the edges till they were perfectly smooth.  I'm going to hit it with a satin black.   I have another chopped fender in the works right now that I'm going to have painted Ducati yellow like the tank.  Im not sure what I'll like better.  What do ya think?

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v315/speedknot/Ducati/P1000582.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v315/speedknot/Ducati/P1000583.jpg)

Fender?  What fender?  All is see is a reflector.


































 ;D

Looks great, in spite of the reflector  ;D

Damn.  I'm taking a beating over the reflectors.   I didn't realize everyone takes them off.   They never really bothered me.  I don't do any night driving so I could probably remove them.

[laugh] [laugh]



Looks great though.   [thumbsup]

I've been meaning to do the same or something similar.
How'd you cut it? And did you just free hand the line?

I cut the first couple of inches off with a fine tooth jigsaw.  I then used the cut, radius portion, as a template and just traced the original curvature to the inside of the fender.  After I transfered the radius, I beltsanded it down to the line.  I then finished it by hand(different grits of sand paper).  The material underneath is like a translucent ABS or something.  Its a good material to work with.  The front and rear edge is smooth as a babys ass and ready for paint.  Should look pretty nice.

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It's the canned response here and on TOB!

Your fender chop looks factory!!   [beer]   [moto] (oops, reverse the order!)

Nice work on the fender chop. This is what I did to mine over the winter.  Possibly one of the easier mods to do.  $14 fender from ebay and hack away!

(http://i973.photobucket.com/albums/ae212/seanl1/DSC00775.jpg)

Oh and GET RID OF THE REFLECTORS!!! ;D

...and that fork sticker!!!

Beautiful black forks and fender!!   [thumbsup]

Ha! Sticker was removed within days of the picture.  I posted it elsewhere and got crap for it too!  So, consider it...problem solved!

I did the same think to mine. I Liked it more, but not enough. So then I grafted a Buell XB front fender on. Looked ten times better IMO.

Nice work Slauster.  The chop looks great and the paint work looks even better.  I'm diggin it. [thumbsup]

+1  Great paint jobs are are the icing on the cake!  

I continue to be in awe of those who can make something or who can make something better.

That's the same line as the trim was on my S4's front fender.  The line from the supports flowed seamlessly into the fender itself.


The cut on the fender in the OP looks great too.  I can't decide which one I like better.

Great job guys!

All right all you reflector haters.  Ya happy now. ;D
After removing the reflectors I had noticed it left some hard crusty residue inside the machining grooves on the alum.  Ive tried heat, WD, Goobgone, kero, etc.  I also tried a soft brass wire brush being careful not to remove the clear coat.  That worked but some of the residue is still there.  Any ideas?

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v315/speedknot/Ducati/P1000584.jpg)

OOOOOoooOOoOooOooooooo.... I chopped mine just like SpeedKnots and I dig it, but I really like the profile of yours. Any pics from the front or above?

I don't have any other pics yet, but I will get a few for you tonight when I get home from work.

Speedknot: As far as the residue...just go fast! No one will see it! [thumbsup]

That glossed black fender looks sexy. I want to see some full bike shots to get the full picture. I was thinking of shortening mine before I get it repainted.

Here is a few shots of the full bike.

(http://i973.photobucket.com/albums/ae212/seanl1/0602001545.jpg)

(http://i973.photobucket.com/albums/ae212/seanl1/DSC00773.jpg)

There has been a few color changes (no more tangerine) and exhaust swaps since these pics.  I can get a current shot tonight.

(http://www.dailyhaha.com/_pics/cat_its_beautiful.jpg)

Novel idea.[laugh] Maybe if I go fast enough it will simply blow off.

I've done as much as I can to get the hard crusty residue off without harming the clear coat.  It looks like some of the glue might have chemically bonded with the clear coat so going to far will do more harm than good.  You see what you made me do. >:( [laugh]

Hey Slauster.  The black on black on black on black...  looks uber bad ass.  It's like something you would see in the Matrix.

Thanks man.
It kinda started with a piece at a time and then i couldn't help myself. 
 
I bought the bike used and whoever had it before me treated it like a real "monster". They never cleaned it so the engine had baked on dirt and grim.  So, away I went with a rattle can of brake caliper paint.  I am rather please with it so far.  I had the seat cowl and fender professionally painted and wrapped the forks with vinyl wrap.  Waiting for the funds to have the tank done.  Currently there is a decal over the original tangerine decal. 

I am loving it.  Makes it a little hard to see at night so, i gotta play it safe.

Thanks for the kind words all! :D

I'll sell you my old reflectors that you guys made me remove. :)

 [laugh] Nice one. Those are for you sir!  Add them to the pile of ducati junk pile in the corner of your garage that you will never know what to do with!  We all have one!

Slauster, loving the black  [thumbsup]!

they may not see you but I reckon they will hear you!

Spook

Pics or it did not happend....

Wow I like it! I would actually like to adapt that fender to my white 696.

I have a stock one sitting around if you want it. $20 plus shipping!

come on people think outside the box. This is a buell XB fender.

(http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg305/truckinduc900/burnout122.jpg)

ignore the blown fork seals.

Love the way this looks

Speedknot, you have any full bike pics with yours done? Looks like a job well done

Nice job on the fender.  Looks nice, but looks like it now sits really high above the tire.  I was going to attempt this with my fender, but didnt want to mess it up so instead I sourced a nice carbon fiber shift-tech fender.  set me back a few bucks, but it looks awesome.  They make some excellent quality stuff if anyone is in the market for carbon.

Too much black.

I think it looks great. You should get a Ti or powdercoat your spring though.
and think about getting some black reflective tape.

SOLD!!

Thanks guys.  

As far as the height it sits as stock.  Could possibly try to lower it but I am cool with it.

As far as "too much black"  Never!  But, too each is own
          - Black reflective tape is a great idea!

Working on some spring ideas.   Not the most mechanically advanced, so not sure how to pull the spring.  That is what winter is for anyhow.

If you want the fender PM me and we can work out the details

"It's like, how much more black could this be? And the answer is none. None more black. '"

I like it.

The udder has got to go as well.

Brake Clean...All the problems in the world can be solved with brake clean. Works as an Adhesive Remover, Disinfectant, Flame Thrower, Exfoliant, Bug Be Gone and Antibacterial First Aid Spray (just brace yourself for the slight burning sensation when using in cuts...) 

I have a folder of amazing Ducatis on my computer and it just added one picture. Seriously a nice looking bike.

Hacked fender thread? Guess I'll post

(http://i.imgur.com/qPV4G.jpg]http://i.imgur.com/qPV4G.jpg)

748/916/996/998 fender. Bought it cheap on eBay and it showed up a little more used than I was expecting, didn't like how it looked on the bike either. So I got out the dremel and cut the triangle shapes you see on each side, also chopped off the back a little bit too. I sanded it down and coated it in primer as you can see in the picture. It's currently painted the same color as the bike, just need to do one more coat of clear. I'm happy with it, all the lines are perfectly straight too since I took my time.

^^ Nice job.  [thumbsup] You might want to look at the newer style fender as well.


(http://i201.photobucket.com/albums/aa91/chiflado/fender001.jpg)

Thanks  :)

Yeah I've seen your bike with the newer style fender on it and considered going the same route, but couldn't find any for cheap on eBay at the time so I just bought an SBK one. I like them both but will probably just end up keeping this one as it's a little different. I'm also planning on copying you with the Hypermotard oil cooler setup. Your bike looks great  [thumbsup]