5th gen femder eliminator - cost $0.00

So I have never really liked the long fender on my bike and wanted some type of fender eliminator. Nothing cheesey or ghetto but just wanted to get rid of that duck bill type fender and move the tag up while still having a clean line and looking stock. Best thing is it cost noting to do other than a little cut off action and some redrilling of holes. Hopefully the pics will tell the story. Start out by

First cut the plastic all the way around even with the bottom of the rear plastic, just run some masking tape to keep the cut clean. I used a cutoff wheel, but a body saw will also work.

I rounded the edges a little toward the center where the old reflector was, this is the center point where the old tag light will be remounted and the wires run back to the harness

I removed the old tag bracket and thinned it out a bit because it is just the right angle to be rebolted to the underside of the fender where the control box sits

Next I drilled a hole for the light, ran the wires thru and used the old hardware to mount the old light.

Here is a pic of the inside, almost looks like it was made for it.

Use the tag bracket as a template and drill two holes just under the light. Make sure you mount it the correct way, it has an angle to it that will make it hang straight.

Final product, remount your reflectors, put on the rear cowl and your done. I pimped my tag with a rear led flashing brake light for a little extra protection. As you can see it almost looks factory yet lets that big rear tire show nicely and gives it a little newer look. Best or all it cost nothing and used all the factory parts just reconfigured them. Hope you like it.

 

Interesting how that worked out. This is a good thing to see happen. As On the 5th gen I got, the previous owner did something different, from what I can tell I have no fender. an inner liner yes, but nothing is even close to hanging out that resembles a fender .

 

i like the look, i bought one of those led light strips and was going to move it up a little further, but decided to use the factory light, but may move it again and use the led strip. But I love the way it shows off that rear tire.

 

The rear fenders on most VFRs are ABS plastic. Using masking tape to define a line is the way to go. What is used to cut off the excess is a matter of choice. Electric jigsaws are good using the sawblades made for cutting plastic. A coping saw is good too. One area to be careful with is using a wheel or a Dremel at too high a speed. ABS is a little difficult to cut without leaving a kind of rough edge.

The edges can be dressed and chamfered with one of the 3M sanding blocks or some wet/dry paper about 320 grit.

If ya wanna get fancy, It's easy to paint that area of fender left after "surgery". Scuff sand the surface just enough to knock down the shine, and prime with Krylon "Fusion", then the chosen color, gloss level and type of paint.

That's all a VFR needs to be "chopped" IMO

The paintwork also is good for the ABS OEM chainguard.