Thinking about putting cycle fenders on my 32. I live in Western WA. or as some say the “wet side”. I like the looks of the car as a highboy and think cycle type fenders would keep that look for the most part. Plenty of pictures on the Web but would like to see what folks here have done and any guidance would be appreciated. Sent from my iPad using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
Fronts made from early Ford spare tire covers. Bobbed originals on the back. I like that look a lot. It's traditional and it makes sense. Sent from my VS835 using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
Easily removed when you go to the Salt Flats of course. [emoji1] Sent from my VS835 using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
My nephew built a set for a customer who only wanted two supports/mounting points. He did as was requested. After they cracked the customer came back with my nephews original suggestion of three supportS/mounting points.
If you're going to that much trouble, might as well put the stock fenders back on. I'm not a fan of cycle fenders on anything but cycles, but that's just me....
But they're so cool... they steer with the tires! Besides, as I alluded to... Originals don't come off easy enough when you go racing. LOL listen to me... Like I know. I'm just spouting off. Sent from my VS835 using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
Heres a great Thread with a link below I found in search which surprisingly hasn't been Ravaged by the Photo****et curse... Quite a bit of Ideas and samples. Many are thumbnails but just clic and they shall be BIGger https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/motor-cycle-fenders-on-as-and-ts.856206/ There is a huge amount of these threads around by the way many with hands on help and advice...
That will look good especially as the car is black and do the fenders black and will blend in with the tires. I have to have cycle fenders by law here in Australia and I like them on the style of car that the roadster was built on(East Coast 50's/60's)
I think maybe Washington State USA? I am sure fenders are required in Western Australia. Nothing on his profile to say where he is located.
Okay, I thought WA means Western Australia. His comment about the wet side may indicate that it is not Western Australia as I ***umed. On another thread of his, he states that he drove it home to Seatle from Montana.
The ‘wet side’ reference comes from the fact that Washington State is divided by the Cascade mountains, north/south alignment, and the west side gets the moisture laden air from the ocean.....that brings frequent rainfall.....as the air rises up the mountain slopes much of the moisture has already condensed and the result is much drier climate on the leeward side in Eastern Washington....aka...'the dry side.
Hello, Back when my wife and I were riding our modified, Harley Sportster all over So Cal, we were stopped by several guys asking if the front fender was a custom addition. I had originally taken the fender off, but after a few wet splashes on our faces, the front fender was put back between the fork tubes. The fender had a nice rounded trim on the ends and with the ridge, it did look like a custom fender. The look of the Sportster was simple, but with several necessary accessories that I made, it did look somewhat modified and custom. They also wanted a custom fender to put on their old hot rod roadster's front tires. The blue fender is the stock factory Harley Sportster fender that was re-created by many custom parts companies back in those days. They were used in all sorts of builds or custom approaches to tire coverage. (on other custom bikes and hot rods) Some were fibergl*** and others were made of different grades of steel to out sell the other brands. I am partial to the Sportster fender, but if the narrow front tire on your coupe is thin enough, it might fit. Otherwise, there are similar front fenders from the other Harley big bikes, too. Black may be a stock color directly from the parts shelves. Jnaki There are plenty of manufacturers of front fenders for bikes, so you should not have a problem of finding one that will fit and look good at the same time. We all have our choices of fender or no fenders, so the choice is yours. Good luck in your search.
Not a fan of fenders on anything up to 34, but if it's a safety thing, for you or others, it should be a no brainer, put em on or don't drive in the rain. Beautiful car you got there!
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