Front fender

[ice793]

Was thinking of lowering the front fender to give the front a lower look has anybody done this and if so easy,hard,worth it in apperance,just curious thanks for any input.

[dogdoc]

Not sure Ice, I have never heard it mentioned. Not sure how much you could lower it w/o bottoming out, not much IMO.

[01nomad]

I put a FatBoy fender on my '01. It has the same shape but is a smaller fender. I done it without cutting or drilling and can put the old one back on and nobody will know. Well, Except for you

[rksaw]

01, Do you have any larger pics of that? I would love to see it, and I'm sure a whole lot of others would too.
Rich

[ice793]

Was just curious that was one concern about bottoming out ,would like to se a pic also

[ringadingh]

The fender from a Vulcan Drifter would look good on a Nomad and probably would make it look lower as well.

[rksaw]

'01 sent me pics of the fender for y'all...and personally, I think they look hot!

Here are some of the notes that he sent me (and '01...feel free to add some more for the rest of the KawaNOW crowd!):

"The picture from the front shows the 4 ea. 1/2 " spacers I needed and longer bolts using the same holes as the original fender. The holes in the FatBoy fender are not as wide as the Nomad fender. I just used the reflector bracket as it lined up perfectly and put a bolt washer and nut through the slotted hole. It's been on there 6 years and hasn't fell off very many times. Ah, 0 times. It comes close to a 150/80/16 Metzler tire but don't rub. I'm using a 130/16 (MT90/16) Elite on it only to match my rear tire."

"I forgot to tell you. I got the steel fender from www.jirehcycles.com. They are usually the cheapest around for HD parts. I think I paid less than $60 fo the fender. The FatBoy front chrome is a stick-on from J&P Cycles. www.jpcycles.com"

And here are his pics for all to drool over:

[rksaw]

I'm not usually one for Whitewalls, but I bet a pair would look good with the Fatboy Fender! Eh, Ring?

[ringadingh]

Originally Posted by rksaw

I'm not usually one for Whitewalls, but I bet a pair would look good with the Fatboy Fender! Eh, Ring?

I think your right, and they would look good on your bike too.

[VulcanE]

Originally Posted by Ringadingh

The fender from a Vulcan Drifter would look good on a Nomad and probably would make it look lower as well.

I love the look of the Drifter fender, if I could get my hands on one, I would figure a way to make it fit my 1600.

[superduty]

Originally Posted by VulcanE

I love the look of the Drifter fender, if I could get my hands on one, I would figure a way to make it fit my 1600.

+1 on the Drifter fender. I have considered this as well. I know you can get Indian Chief Fenders for only $100 at J&P Cycle, while replacement Drifter fenders are over $400. I have been wondering how much fabrication it would take to fit an Indian Fender to the Nomad. I have seen two Nomads now with what I think is a Drifter fender, and to me, they look fantastic.

[grumpysrg1]

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!
I HAVE BEEN LOOKING ALL OVER FOR THIS INFO ON THE FAT BOY FENDER.
I SEEN IT 5 OR 6 MONTHS AGO AN IT WAS DRIVING ME NUTS.
CAN YOU SEND ME ANY PIC.S ON IT I HAVE 2004 1500 NOMAD.
THANKS GRUMPY

[grumpysrg1]

HI me again
Has any one made fillers an put tail lights in them
they go between the rear fender an the baggs & DO YOU HAVE PIC.S
I like making things for my bike I have made alot of things from KAWANOW.
I'm #237 on the member list
GRUMPY

[macmac]

I see no reason why you can't run a more forward fender or one as close to rubber as you dare... Other than add some protection for the radiator. I live in the boonies fo' sure, and as a result am always picking up road crap, mostly in my own 1/2 mile diveway.

When I had the goat bladder on for it's short life i thought Ma Kawii had added a custom pine smell incense burner!

That worked wonders on wild wimems, but all the guys called me Pansey..

[dogdoc]

pansey,,,LOL :-)