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In Nevada, as in many other states, it is mandatory to have a front fender on a 
motorcycle that is ridden on the street. Since I’m using a springer front fork, the 
mounts present a small problem. I’m told that Harley-Davidson owns the patents 
on any fender mounting system that is fixed to the front axle. This is probably why 
no one mass-produces one in the industry. The old springer fender mount was 
on the rear tube of the back leg and caused the fender to sit very high off the tire 
giving the front a dirt bike appearance that no one liked.

Your only option is to make your own or go with a glide fork instead of a springer, 
but then your bike wouldn’t look as cool as this one does. Besides, the FatKatz front fender just 
looks and fits awesome.

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I started with a piece of cardboard, cut a 3/4” hole in it for the axle and slid it into 
place. As you can see from the final piece, I have saved you a lot of work. You 
can just copy this design, however, you will have to modify it to fit your 
fender / tire combination. 

Back to the scrap yard where I picked up a piece of 1/4” thick aluminum plate. I traced the pattern onto the 
plate and cut it out with a jigsaw. The easiest way, however, is to take your cardboard pattern to your local 
machine shop and have them cut out a couple for you. The cost is normally pretty cheap for little stuff like 
this if you find the right shop. Don’t have it finished off until you have all the holes drilled, the piece mounted 
and have made sure everything fits and works. Make sure you have proper clearance from the tire as well 
as the pivot bolts and brake system.

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The links that hold the brake caliper bracket and the fender supports are just
aluminum tubing tapped with hyme joints installed on each end for adjustment.
You can do the same thing with flat aluminum stock if you prefer. Just measure
the distance you need. Cut off a piece of flat stock. Drill it on each end about 1/2”
in and then polish the piece. 

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Once finished the fender brackets are sent to the plating shop with the pieces to be 
chromed. All chrome shops polish aluminum as well.

Since this is a build-it-yourself project, I found aluminum is the easiest material to 
work with. Once finished you sand it with 600-grit wet-or-dry sand paper, moving up 
to 1000-grit then 2000 if you prefer.

I found by heading off to the local hardware store I could pick up a buffing pad for my bench grinder for 
under $10. I wet sanded and then buffed with the grinder, which left polish rouge on the pieces and they 
didn’t turn out as well as a professional job would.