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back fender job custom 81 xj650

Discussion in 'XJ Modifications' started by ashelgren, May 4, 2009.

  1. ashelgren

    ashelgren New Member

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    Well I moved on from mufflers to a new back fender found on ebay for a total of 23.00 with shiping. The fender came lime green so I had to strip it down to bare metal then I got my brother to give me a hand with the paint and body work. He used to work in a custom body shop "thanks Dave" Sh#t always comes out looking sweet it was a good time to do it since its been raining for four stright days here in PA. Now that I got it looking good and sounding good i'm dying to go on you ride. My goal is to get a cool looking bike for a total of 1,500.00 including the 500.00 I paid for the bike i'm at about 900.00 right now. Oh yeah the paint is base coat clear coat no shaker cans here :lol:
     

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    hardlucktx Member

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    What bike did that render come off of. I want one like that on my XJ1100.
     
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    Me too. I have an 81 xj650 and have been looking for that kind of fender 8O
     
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    nice job so far, cant wait to see more
     
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    Looks like the same fender I got for mine. They work well on these bikes. Mine is off a Harley (bobbed fender) I got from a guy here locally. I needed the one that was 7" wide, so it would fit between the frame rails and the Harley bobbed fender worked perfect.
    Yours turned out nice and looks good with the new paint!
     
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  6. ashelgren

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    Yep Harley bob fender 7" wide fit like a glove only had to chop out one piece for the swing arm there is a ton of these fenders on ebay just type in harley bob fender and pick one. I also have a harley seat I put on I will take pics of that soon and post it.
     
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    Sportster seats fit well on most of these bikes. I replaced my homemade solo seat off of a Sportster and it looks factory mounted. Fits like a glove and is comfortable.
     
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    Do you have any pictures from the back or side?
     
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    Here's a photo of mine with the Sportster seat on it. It's getting dark out so the photo isn't the best.

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    Here's the other side:

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    Here is a pic all put together
     

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  11. streetmaster

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    Nice seat, anyone know what it is off of?
     
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    It does look nice! Good color...

    skillet
     
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    thats a plain ole sportster seat
     
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    That looks schweeet!!!! How come when I was looking for a fender for my project there wasn't a single HD fender like that on evilbay?!?! Oh well I like what I have . That is lookin' GREAT Ashel!! Have you thought about shorter shocks on the rear??

    p.s. what did you use to cover the area between the seat and the side covers?
     
    Mad_Bohemian, Nov 9, 2009
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