The Yamaha Road Star Warrior Forum

I deleted the previous photos to make it load quicker. I practiced on the extra fender I had, then went to work cutting the painted stock fender last night. This allows me to run the bike now and not be forced to get the custom paint work done right away.

I still have some bugs to work out with the fender - I have to trim more off of the front left side of the read fender because it is hitting my belt guard with just me and will KILL the belt guard when I am 2-up.

Fender is marked, measured, taped, ready to be cut.

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woooha. honestly? can't recognize anything. looks like if you mounted the light_hardware without using a fender. would need a sideshot

There wasn't a fender in the picture...I had the light sitting on the rear tire to test the wiring and intensity of the lights. The second picture now shows where my fender is going to be going. The lights will act as the rear fender stay bolts.

That looks better! I assume the blue section is being cut off. Is that just before the tail light hump? Will you have to reweld the tail light mounting tabs under the fender?

Sparc...that's the beauty - all that stuff under the fender is gone - and yes, the blue part is going away. The cut is about 1.25" after the end of the hump, so once the fender is cut I will have to tap it flat and smooth it out. The lights won't be going back on - the first image shows the side fender mount lights that will go back on. They bolt from the inside and will serve as the back fender stay bolts. There won't be a taillight on the fender any more. I will be running the two fender strut lights and the lower light with the license plate.

It looks like your mod is going to turn out real nice. I PM'ed you about license plate mount. Is the bracket and light a two piece set up?

I PM'd you back. No, the bracket and light are one piece - it taps into the rear axle and is adjustable up or down. They make a left side AND a right side, so you can choose whether you want it to stick out from the bike or actually wrap around the back of the pulley. I was concerned with it being too close to the rim and tire to really stand out and when I widen the rear end I didn't want any issues with it being hidden within the rim. The lights are running/brake lights - but I am sure that some industrious member will eventually pull the panel off and wire it for turn signal setup.

Is it goning to be ready for the Toys for Tots run in Miami?
Hope to see it there...good luck

VERY CLOSE. I just cut the fender, but I won't have the custom paint done in time, so I am going to have to just paint the fender some color that is close - it won't match, but at least it will be on the bike. I just coated it with a quick coat of black so I could see any imperfections in the fender - there were two. There the taillight mounting bracket attaches to the fender, there are two "pressure welds" holding it to the fender. I couldn't get a good angle on it so I tried to gentle 'pry' it up alittle to cut it off and I made two eraser sized dimples in the top side. Easily filled.

Only problem I have noticed is that the sheet metal isn't very thick and the end of the fender is pretty unstable. I am going to have to see if I can find a way to weld a bead on the inside along the edge just to strengthen it a little.

"Only problem I have noticed is that the sheet metal isn't very thick and the end of the fender is pretty unstable. I am going to have to see if I can find a way to weld a bead on the inside along the edge just to strengthen it a little."

Hey, I just said that in another post! Looks nearly professional Paul. Nice work.

LOL - I just read what you wrote in the other post and was about the write you about the cold rolled steel. I am going to try the bead rolled edge first and see what happens. It's not too bad, but I was actually able to bend the stock "hump" out of the fender using my thumbs, so to me - that's not strong enough.

I am trying to get this damn thing up and running again. I have now picked a paint scheme and a painter - so I may be jumping on that train soon.

Looks great...your doing a nice job....can't wait to see it all done and painted....

i like the new fender...looks good....if I didn't like my indigo flames i'd chop mine all types of up

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I PM'd you back. No, the bracket and light are one piece - it taps into the rear axle and is adjustable up or down. They make a left side AND a right side, so you can choose whether you want it to stick out from the bike or actually wrap around the back of the pulley. I was concerned with it being too close to the rim and tire to really stand out and when I widen the rear end I didn't want any issues with it being hidden within the rim. The lights are running/brake lights - but I am sure that some industrious member will eventually pull the panel off and wire it for turn signal setup.

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Can you say where you got your awesome plate bracket/light combo? I must have one! I tried to see if you had it listed in your gallery page with no luck. Also, is it steel or aluminum? Thanks in advance!

TTBONE - I haven't updated the gallery in a while. I am getting to that.

The plate bracket is from HellRiser customs, but if you do a search on eBay for "side plate mount" or "radius side plate mount" (depending on whether or not you want straight or curved to match the pulley). I paid $135 for mine - there are alot of guys selling them, so don't jump on the first one you see. To use it, you will have to tap the axle out to whatever bolt size you decide to use. I can't remember which one I used. I have an extra that I will measure for you and let you know. I bought a chromed bolt with an allen drive head. It finishes it off nicely.

Oh yea, the plate is chromed alluminum.