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DISCUSSIONS => General Discussion => Topic started by: SpookWarrior on April 28, 2012, 00:34:45 AM

Title: Front fender for '99 1500
Post by: SpookWarrior on April 28, 2012, 00:34:45 AM
No good deed goes unpunished. 

As I sit in Kuwait - not riding anything.  My kind old neighbor, with many years of riding experience, offers move my motorcycle to the back shed for my wife (she's a little over a hundred pounds soaking wet + never ridden).  In doing so, and pulling back up my steep driveway, he hit a slick pile of pine-straw and ended up hitting my trailer.  Bottom line.... need a new front fender.

A) does anyone have one for sale?
B) where is a good place to get factory replacement parts? (besides the factory) 
Title: Re: Front fender for '99 1500
Post by: Troll on April 28, 2012, 18:13:24 PM
Made by hand in IOWA from fibreglas, rather than abs, and about 1/2 the cost of a factory fender
http://www.ebay.com/itm/KAWASAKI-DRIFTER-INDIAN-FRONT-FENDER-FIBERGLASS-/260951095459?pt=Motorcycles_Parts_Accessories&hash=item3cc1e5b8a3&vxp=mtr (http://www.ebay.com/itm/KAWASAKI-DRIFTER-INDIAN-FRONT-FENDER-FIBERGLASS-/260951095459?pt=Motorcycles_Parts_Accessories&hash=item3cc1e5b8a3&vxp=mtr)
Title: Re: Front fender for '99 1500
Post by: SpookWarrior on April 29, 2012, 04:50:19 AM
Much thanks brother.
Title: Re: Front fender for '99 1500
Post by: Troll on April 29, 2012, 07:52:53 AM
Semper Fi
Title: Re: Front fender for '99 1500
Post by: Slave to the lens on May 01, 2012, 20:20:39 PM
Ordered mine last week, it should be here tomorrow.

fWIW, Gary seems like a pretty cool guy. It's nice to see small local businesses serving people worldwide.
Title: Re: Front fender for '99 1500
Post by: SpookWarrior on May 02, 2012, 01:46:57 AM
Cool, be sure to post pics and let me know how the drilling and mounting goes.  I checked out the site and plan on ordering one before I go home. 
Title: Re: Front fender for '99 1500
Post by: Slave to the lens on May 03, 2012, 19:34:43 PM
Will do.

I just received it today. It looks much tougher than the ABS and it's thick and rigid. They're packing is absolutely for shite, though. If I had my druthers they would've at least wrapped it in paper but it was sitting at the top of the pile of shredded newspaper rubbing against the staples that were put through the top of the box. Not a big deal since I'm going to sand and prime and prep it anyway, but it wasn't really adequately padded and it bounced around inside the box.  Other than that I think I would still prefer to have it over the ABS one, assuming I didn't require it to be painted already... And the price sure  is great.

Title: Re: Front fender for '99 1500
Post by: SpookWarrior on May 04, 2012, 04:07:59 AM
Thanks for the update my friend.  I look forward to more.