front fender removal

[busacruz]

has anyone removed front fender? do i just drill out the rivets holding the front/brakeline guide on and re-rivet it back on when assymbeling . i know the other 2 just get pushed thru the holes.im taking apart the bike for paint and this is the only delimma i have ,any responce would be greatly appreciated thanks.

[busa crazy]

yes !! just drill the rivets out and you can put them back in when the paint is done. when you drill put a piece of thin wood behind the fender so you dont drill the tire.also start with a small bit for the stater hole then use a larger bit to finish,this way you dont slip hit something you dont wont to.

[SPEEDEMON]

or you could just remove the front wheel and brake callipers and take the front fender off like i did. takes a little time but you save it from drilling.

[busacruz]

thanks guys for the tips

[Guest]

i didnt need to dirll anything.... you can pull the hose right out of that bracket . its rubber... it flexes lol. the fender is plastic as well.. put a towel on the fork tubes so you dont scratch it and just bend a little and yank it out no problem.

[Rocketman]

I know this is an old post - but I had to change my fender today. This really helped. I did the towel around the brake-line hook, squeezed really hard, and yanked it free. That worked great and was very fast.

[321CYA]

No need to drill as others have stated wrap a towel around front fork and bend gently will come out with little effort...