Rear Fender trim

hmm....I agree....looks cleaner...

 

Looks great and this is a must have for me, Is this the one you bought?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/VFR-...hZ002QQitemZ4643571679QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWD1V

 

I just bought it, thanks for the link. I have everything you have on the table except the Miller Lite...

 

dude, how'd you get my beer? Fender(less) looks great, btw. Good Job. I am sure my beer helped. lol

 

I don't have any bracket at all. The plate is just bolted directly to the remains of the plastic fender. Works fine!



The bike would look nice with a nice RC51 type rear end and a hugger!

Hmmmmmmm

Time to shop.:biggrin:

 

How do you like that windscreen? Givi ?

 

Does anybody put the light over the plate? One more thing Reg, what kind of tires did you put on your bike that you have been raving about?

 

I just did my fender last nite and was able to keep the light with some rigging. Check it out in my gallery if you want. I could tell you how i did it.

 

Getting ready to tackle this project in the next couple of days after putting on the Staintunes last night :biggrin: Mello Dude's modifications looks great but i'm more after the look that jethro911 & freewheelburner has. On the plate bracket, does it screw into the plastic part where the manuel is stored and I think I'm going to attempt to keep the light, I don't think it should be a problem but how did you do it freewheelburner?

 

I like the looks of that! Where did you get the LED? You said you fabbed the bracket....or did you buy the light/bracket combo? Either way, I'd like more detail, as that's the route I'd like to go. I looked at moving the OEM light up, but didn't bother because it didn't do enough cleaning up IMO.
Please tell more.

 

I eliminated the external tail light altogether by using the tail light bulbs to illuminate the license. There is an opaque panel under the twin tail lights which can be cut out with a dremel and replaced with clear lexan which will allow the tail lights to shine down on the license plate. Very clean! This is the way it should have been done by the factory.

 

Great idea :thumb:

 

RW, I used nothing but a drill and dremel. Used all stock parts. First I traced a line in pencil following the tail. 45'd it ant the end down to the raised portion just below the reflector. Took off the tail. removed the license pplate and light/bracket. Cut the fender on the scribed line. Now you have the rest of the fender with the light attached. Cut fender to the hole for the light wire. Now you have the light and plate bracket. Undo the screws and remove plate bracket. All you want left is the light and cover with screws intact. remove the reflector. Next you need to cut a U shaped groove in the fender where the back of the light assembly can rest just below the tail light. Then two holes for the bolts on the light. (there will be two holw from the reflector that youcan use , need to drill one more on the left. I had to make the big enough for the nuts on the light casing to stick out could not fasten using stock bolts, Too short. Now you have it centered, but you need a place for the wire to rest behind the plate, you will need to cut a groove for the wire..pull up the slack under the seat and your ready to attach your plate. the light is held into place more by pressure than anything else it is sandwiched between the tail light and the plate. I can give you more photos if you need them

FWB