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Easier, yes, better... not even close. Having now quite a bit of experience with fiberglass and only metal-shop-in-junior-high experience with sand-casting aluminum pieces (made a foot-shaped gas pedal), I would say that working with fiberglass is far, far easier... but who wants easy, when you...

Your patience with, and dedication to, your craft is inspirational.

Redirecting My Creative Energies Bravo, Yel, bravo. That's dedication. And awesome that you're turning a passion into a marketable product. As for me, I've long since sold my SV and my little hugger that went with it. If nothing else, I'm convinced I got the high-side price I was asking...

If you're going to license your fender to anyone (or sell it on your own), at the very least, you really need to think about a Provisional Patent; otherwise, you're left with no protection from the corporate thieves out there. And stealing some guy's unprotected idea is a matter of course for...

Thanks, Brue, and yes, from what my riding friends have told me, the oscillation on this thing is very obvious, so when I removed it to paint it, I laid another reinforcing double strip of fiberglass cloth along the chain guard spine. That has helped considerably, but I still expect for this...

Good for Now Okay, well, because I couldn't figure out what color I wanted to paint the tail piece (and due to my near-total lack of desire to remove and paint the fuel tank), for now, I've just painted the solo seat tail and floating fender in a basic Satin Black. The thing I still have to...

BrueThru: If you cycle back some pages I explain in detail the elements of the wreck -- in fact, I think I added a few pics taken by a witness at the scene. Either too lazy or I've looked at them enough, but I haven't checked to see that I did, in fact, post crash pics. Think they're there...

After a Six Month Delay... Not sure any of you guys are still following this thread, but after a long delay due to a multi-bone breaking losing stand-off with a dude in his left-turning Benz, I was able to get back to work on my fiberglass version of the floating fender concept. Here are some...

Honestly, brother, I'm not trying to be (too) offensive here, but what did this guy do at Lockheed-Martin? Because if he's telling you that a motorcycle part made of CF would "break" and aluminum would "stress fracture," then I've got to say I don't think he knows what he's talking about...

You could write a book (or several) on how and what materials to use for both the model and the casting of that model. And if you want to be able to have different size fenders (without cutting the finished FG each time), you'd have to build a separate mold for each fender. You could re-use...

It's That Easy... at least THAT part of the process is easy. Great video, but the two most difficult and time-consuming steps of the process weren't shown: making the model and making the mold of that model in which you eventually lay the glass (or CF). And the two magic words to constantly...

Could not figure out how to navigate through this site to find any motorcycle, much less the Ducati -- just lots of car and poseur model pics. That's the problem with so many "artist's" websites, they make them so fancy looking that they are nearly impossible to navigate. Maybe you can grab a...

French take on English Bike The fabricator is apparently a 27-year-old graphic designer from France. Here is his Facebook link: IMPOZ - Wall | Facebook And here is a blurb about the materials used: "... crafted from carbon fiber with incredible detail. (The fenders, for example, were...

Fender Art A motorcycle builder friend of mine forwarded me these pics of another builder's Triumph Speed Triple project where he hand-built his own rear splash guard. Looks stunning, but check out the angles -- it doesn't look like the fender is long enough (at top) to keep the rider dry. My...

More than fair. Especially when you consider the average price of any quality-built motorcycle part out there. Need I remind anyone how much even a lowly, random Yamaha bolt costs?

Oh, Crap, a License Plate Mount! Yep, pretty much. Suffering all sorts of residual ailments and pains now, too. Twice in as many days I've had some weird lower chest pain that just paralyzes me with pain. And last Thursday, the only-just-sore neck turned into what feels like full-on...

A Different Animal You have to keep in mind that those huggers that you're linking us to are a totally different kind of device than what yellowfz has made. This new kind of rear-front hugger/splashguard not only serves a different purpose (protects the rider & undertail versus just the rear...

Oh, gotcha, yeah. And I was one session away from at least having it cut down to closer to what it will look like in the end. As it is, I'm stuck in the bed most of the time (and the wheelchair for just minutes at a time), so who knows when I'll get back to it. But thanks.

I think it is painted and finished... isn't it?

The Greedy Gut in Me I think there could be a market for this thing, especially with any of the stock bikes that are already somewhat bobbed and sort of fenderless (a lot of cruisers), so if you were thinking of a money-making side venture for yourself, I think you have something here. Those...