Front fender on FJ1200 ABS

[aj52]

Hi guys

What other front fender will fit on the FJ? :
Mine got lost some way or the other and I can't find one here in RSA.

I think it's called fender,the piece that is above front wheel(mudgaurd on scramblers).

Thanks in advance
Hannes

[FJmonkey]

All years on the FJ are the same, just different colors. Plus there are other alternatives if you don't need the original look.

[aviationfred]

You may be able to source a RZ500 or RD500LC front fender.

Here is the post that shows the installation.

http://www.fjowners.com/index.php?topic=13494.0

The is also a post for a FZR front fender mod.

http://www.fjowners.com/index.php?topic=15573.0


Fred

[aj52]

Thanks for the replay guys,but no luck for me on those fenders either.
So I have decided to make fender out of fibreglass,using back piece as a mold.
Mold for back piece is finished and busy curing now.

After I made the new back piece,I am going to modify that mold for the front piece.
Where it is recessed at the lower end, I am going to fill that area up untill it is flush with the area where bracket comes on.
The 2 lower holes where it fastened against forks above calipers,is going to be cut away,extend the round sides around the forks to where it meets rear piece.
Then where front piece presses against fork,I am going to beefing up that area so there is no play for fender.

So hopefully by this coming weekend,the FJ is on the road again and not just sitting in garage

Hannes

[FJmonkey]

You can also fit a Suzuki Bandit front fender for a different look. If interested I can post up a drawing of the bracket to fit it to the FJ forks.

http://www.fjowners.com/index.php?topic=11483.0

[PaulG]

Thanks for the replay guys,but no luck for me on those fenders either.
So I have decided to make fender out of fibreglass,using back piece as a mold.
Mold for back piece is finished and busy curing now.

After I made the new back piece,I am going to modify that mold for the front piece.
Where it is recessed at the lower end, I am going to fill that area up untill it is flush with the area where bracket comes on.
The 2 lower holes where it fastened against forks above calipers,is going to be cut away,extend the round sides around the forks to where it meets rear piece.
Then where front piece presses against fork,I am going to beefing up that area so there is no play for fender.

So hopefully by this coming weekend,the FJ is on the road again and not just sitting in garage

Hannes

If you can, take as many pics as possible while doing this.  Then post it here.  I would be very interested in your progress and results.   

[aj52]

You can also fit a Suzuki Bandit front fender for a different look. If interested I can post up a drawing of the bracket to fit it to the FJ forks.

http://www.fjowners.com/index.php?topic=11483.0

Thanks,if my little project fails,I will take you up on your offer.

Thanks for the replay guys,but no luck for me on those fenders either.
So I have decided to make fender out of fibreglass,using back piece as a mold.
Mold for back piece is finished and busy curing now.

After I made the new back piece,I am going to modify that mold for the front piece.
Where it is recessed at the lower end, I am going to fill that area up untill it is flush with the area where bracket comes on.
The 2 lower holes where it fastened against forks above calipers,is going to be cut away,extend the round sides around the forks to where it meets rear piece.
Then where front piece presses against fork,I am going to beefing up that area so there is no play for fender.

So hopefully by this coming weekend,the FJ is on the road again and not just sitting in garage

Hannes

If you can, take as many pics as possible while doing this.  Then post it here.  I would be very interested in your progress and results.   

I will post my progress as I go along 

[aj52]

How do you upload photo's? 
I see at "Additional Options" is there a place to choose files,but if I want to check at "preview",it does not show there.
Also want to put in comments at photo's.

[FJmonkey]

How do you upload photo's? 
I see at "Additional Options" is there a place to choose files,but if I want to check at "preview",it does not show there.
Also want to put in comments at photo's.

You can load them to your gallery on this site first. Then link to the photo when you post. This allows comments between photos and previewing prior to posting. If you click to reply with quotes to this post you will see the code and image address. There is a button to Insert Image above the smilelys.

[PaulG]

At the top of the General Discussion page there is also this thread that has been "stickied" to the board.  How to post Pictures into your posts.  Using the attachment option does not show in preview - for whatever reason.  It's self explanatory - I use Photobucket to store the pics then use it's copy/link function to post them in the threads here.

It also allows the same functions as using the Gallery on this site.  Either/Or will perform the same way.

[fj1289]

Mark - you haven't gotten around to 3-D printing a front fender yet?!   

[FJmonkey]

That would be a big printer and a lot of clean up work to get the printing lines sanded out. I have the Bandit fender posted up next. Getting 86/87 scoop protectors printed soon as well.

[fj1289]

How well does the ABS perform from a printer?  Are there internal "seams" that create weak points or a tendency to split?

[aviationfred]

This photo was posted to one of the Facebook FJ pages. The fender is from a Suzuki GS550E. All I know about modifying it to fit. Is that the curved OEM brace needs to be replaced with a flat brace.


Fred

[aj52]

I'm still busy with the fibreglass fender.
It is a hell of a lot of work to get the surface nice and smooth and uniformerd

I will upload the photo's as I am finished with it,before and after painting.

It is definitely not a one week job,I were way to over opportunistic about it. 
I just want to take it out on the road,been sitting in garage since middle August