I finished my '78 make-over a couple of years ago and have put about 10,000 miles on it since then. Almost as many as the Valkyrie and it's never been out of the state!
At the time, I had decided that I was not going to go with a front fender. But, the more I thought about it, the more I decided that I wanted one to finish it off. There are lots of choices, some more expensive than others, but I settled on an early CB900 Custom chrome fender - mainly because, as has become clear the last few days, I'm a cheap son of a gun.
Paid $30 shipped for the fender. It was advertised as having "pitting". The topside chrome turned out to be almost perfect with only a couple of scratches in obscure places. The "pitting" he was apparently referring to was UNDERNEATH. I wirebrushed it, primed and sealed it. Done. The pitting he advertised didn't bother me because my plan all along was to sandblast it and paint it to match the rest of the bike.
Until I saw the chrome. You know how I am about chrome. (Think Valkyrie).
Anyway, I've looked around and I do see examples with painted rears and still with chromed front fenders. I may run it this way for a while, but I thought I'd ask you guys what you thought.
Well? Chrome or Black?
At the time, I had decided that I was not going to go with a front fender. But, the more I thought about it, the more I decided that I wanted one to finish it off. There are lots of choices, some more expensive than others, but I settled on an early CB900 Custom chrome fender - mainly because, as has become clear the last few days, I'm a cheap son of a gun.
Paid $30 shipped for the fender. It was advertised as having "pitting". The topside chrome turned out to be almost perfect with only a couple of scratches in obscure places. The "pitting" he was apparently referring to was UNDERNEATH. I wirebrushed it, primed and sealed it. Done. The pitting he advertised didn't bother me because my plan all along was to sandblast it and paint it to match the rest of the bike.
Until I saw the chrome. You know how I am about chrome. (Think Valkyrie).
Anyway, I've looked around and I do see examples with painted rears and still with chromed front fenders. I may run it this way for a while, but I thought I'd ask you guys what you thought.
Well? Chrome or Black?