What are you guys using to shave your rear fenders? I may want to do that but I want it too look like a good clean trim. Also, do you get pelted too badly by debris flying off of the back tires?

 

Dont do it,the rocks will bang your elbows and the sand will sandblast yor back and neck ,and the mud isall over the place,you are real vonerable to stuff like that,i have a friend who told me not to do it ..trust me..

 

Alright, thanks for the input man..

 

I have not problems at all with the cut fenders, maybe a little sand when taking off quickly but that's it.

I waited for a long time to cut my fenders in fear that I wouldn't like it, so I waited till I was half s@#$ faced and had Jiminok and AZSand help me. What an experience that was. Anyway, the only thing I regret was not doing it sooner, my wife wouldn't even ride hers till I cut hers. I used a pair of hedge trimmers on mine and then finished them up with a sander. Used a jig on the wifes.


Infact thanks to Jim I have a pic of me cutting my fenders Pic

 

Well as inexpensive as a new set of rear fenders is for the DS, I might just go ahead and do it. If I don't like it, I can always put a new set on. Thanks KM.

 

Or you can just use duct tape and put them back together.

 

Heck yeah. I also thought of drilling holes on each side and stitching them back together with zip ties so that they flap like wings through the whoops.

 

i used a dremel like cutting bit from the hardware store on an electric drill.took a roll of pin strip tape and marked it off, and just followed the line across and finished up with sand paper to clean the edge off. good luck!!!! i did order a new rear fender for trail riding, keeping the cut stuff for the dunes.

 

Yep, I used a dremel as well and taped off where I wanted to cut. Sanded when done.

 

how much is a set of rear fenders for the bike? i might give it a try if there not raping ya for a new set