oodayvidoo
2/10/2008 11:56:28 PM
i was checking out some fender eliminators and stumbled upon a company called m-1 and was wondering if anyone has had experience with this fender eliminator or if anyone owns it and has it on their bike. if so do you happen to have pics of it on your bike??
click here for link thanx!!!
travsstuff
2/11/2008 6:38:54 AM
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ORIGINAL: oodayvidoo
i was checking out some fender eliminators and stumbled upon a company called m-1 and was wondering if anyone has had experience with this fender eliminator or if anyone owns it and has it on their bike. if so do you happen to have pics of it on your bike??
click here for link
thanx!!!
you are going to spend 60 bucks on sheet metal and screws that would cost you about 15 bucks in parts to fabricate yourself at Home Depot???..........just my opinion.........id spend 50 bucks more and get something thats fiberglass or plastic.......
Funedude05
2/11/2008 10:25:08 AM
I've got that eliminator on my '01 F4i. Overall i would say that i'm pretty pleased with it. I've had it for over and year, and haven't had any problems with it. It was a relatively easy install, and i think it's a little more than just $15 worth of parts from Home Depot, with all the curves, bends, holes, hardware etc. to go with it. When i bought mine though, they were right at 100 bucks, so that's not a bad deal. I only have 1 pic of it, and it doesn't show it that well. Sorry it's the best i have. Other than that, I'd recommend it if you were trying to avoid going with the whole plastic undertail that removes the stock tailight, which i was.
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devlzluv
2/11/2008 10:46:50 AM
looks like pretty decent stuff and its black unlike the other CW FE that you have to paint. i would say 60 is pretty good unless your good with metal which then i would suggest the good ol HOME DEPOT.
some guy #2
2/11/2008 10:52:00 AM
Making one is cheaper but it takes some skill to get it to look as polished. Those fender eliminators are a rip off for what you get.
oodayvidoo
2/11/2008 11:17:39 AM
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ORIGINAL: some guy #2
Making one is cheaper but it takes some skill to get it to look as polished. Those fender eliminators are a rip off for what you get.
how about making a good DIY write-up on how to make one? i would rather do that if anything if it saves me money... thing is that i suck at metalwork. hence that's why ppl buy this stuff
travsstuff
2/11/2008 11:21:10 AM
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ORIGINAL: oodayvidoo
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ORIGINAL: some guy #2
Making one is cheaper but it takes some skill to get it to look as polished. Those fender eliminators are a rip off for what you get.
how about making a good DIY write-up on how to make one? i would rather do that if anything if it saves me money... thing is that i suck at metalwork. hence that's why ppl buy this stuff
well oodayvidoo, you have inspired me.......i just ordered parts, they should be here this week and get the write up started, so.....give me a week and i will have a nice secsy write up for you......
some guy #2
2/11/2008 11:31:55 AM
oodayvidoo
2/11/2008 11:40:15 AM
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ORIGINAL: travsstuff
well oodayvidoo, you have inspired me.......i just ordered parts, they should be here this week and get the write up started, so.....give me a week and i will have a nice secsy write up for you......
also could you include what tools to use? and the exact hardware/parts you used? thanx man!!! keep us posted
travsstuff
2/11/2008 11:48:33 AM
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ORIGINAL: oodayvidoo
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ORIGINAL: travsstuff
well oodayvidoo, you have inspired me.......i just ordered parts, they should be here this week and get the write up started, so.....give me a week and i will have a nice secsy write up for you......
also could you include what tools to use? and the exact hardware/parts you used? thanx man!!! keep us posted
definatley, ill keep totals for parts and everything as well and try to make it a really detailed write up........
its 16 degrees right now here in kc, so my garage is kinda cold, its supposed to warm up wednesday and then again for the weekend and then ill get started
ARay
2/11/2008 5:37:03 PM
i don't think 60 is a bad price for parts and labor. with "15 bucks worth of stuff from home depot'' and 2 hours of my time it would be over $60
whtan20
2/12/2008 2:24:15 AM
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ORIGINAL: some guy #2
http://cbrworld.net/forums/thread/109887.aspx
Only one that I've found. The links in the article don't work but I was able to make something work.
lol ya um, you'd need the tools, time, and material. For people that have none, such as myself, a plain 60 dollar fender elim is decent.
RatherHaveAnR6
2/12/2008 2:53:13 PM
I was going to make mine, but i didnt know all the measurements. My bike was at my house and i was here at school so i couldnt just go out and measure everything when ever i needed. I got the main piece cut out and i was in the middle of figuring out what kinda angles there were and bolt holes ect when i found my Comp Werks for $15 on ebay. I got it to my house and painted it for under $25.
If your crafty at making "shtuff" then i would say build your own... as long as you have access to the tools. But if your not very good at making things than just get the one you found for $60... thats not a bad deal for brand new imo.
Like i said before, i remember that write up on CBRWorld.Net to be not very well measured out... hence why i had to figure some dimensions out by myself. I tride getting ahold of the person that did the write up, but i didnt get an answer back.
Good luck with everything though.
