lil charlie
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So I have been without a front fender for a little while so I played with mine a bit. I messed mine up when I laid the bike over a while back and I never did find one I just couldn’t live without when I put her back together, so I left it off while I was deciding. From day one I have not liked how big the front fender of the Busa was so I got excited when I started seeing threads about people who we using the gsxr 1000 direct bolt up fender. Then I saw one from a side profile and didn’t like how small it was. Top that off with the fact that I really want a carbon fiber front fender and now I really can’t find the size I want. So, I decided until I find the perfect fender I would cut mine up. I sanded the scratches out of the plastic and cut straight across the tip of the fender 3’’. Then I took the cut off piece and placed it on top of the fender so I could trace out the rounded front of the nose. I cut the factory curve back into my shortened fender, and then removed some of the bulky sides. After that it was sand her back up, clean up the edges, and rattle can her with some gloss black. The fender is surrounded by orange so you don’t even notice that the gloss black is not the same and the gloss black with blue flake. It’s not perfect but at least it’s a shape I like and will hold me over until I can find the perfect carbon fiber one. Like a bone head I forgot to take before pics so both of these are after I cut her up.
