Front fender alternatives.
 

Hello,

Got this bike second year now, pretty good piece of work. Simple and easy to maintain, perfect fit for a midlife crisis bugger like me.

Now, I managed to screw the front fender up. To rear bolts fell off while riding and front part rubbed against the tire. Tire's OK but the fender needs to be patched.. replaced.. or just ditched.

Two questions:

1. Bolts were pretty tight but they fell off from the vibrations anyway. After almost two years riding?! Should I have used the thread locker?
2. What other fenders might fit this bike?

I am considering purchasing one from the Yamaha Maxim models, they're more narrow but the other measurements seems to add up. And a longer bolts and appropriate spacers might do the job. Never liked that huge original fender anyway, as if you were to put the BMW sign on an Abarth.

Suggestions welcome.

What part of the fender was damaged? I would just take a dremel tool and use what's left to create a lower profile fender...

Check out what Ruxpin did to his:

http://www.gz250bike.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3828

Blue thread locker is your friend. One drop goes a long way.

The images are no longer there. I was thinking of modifying the fender, too, it is the front part that is damaged and the fender has to be shorten by 3-4 inches. That might work or might just turn ugly.

A couple of nice people at eBay gave me the measurements for Yamaha Maxim '81 front fender, seems like everything adds up more-less except that the fender will be too high since the positioning of the bolt holes on Yamaha sits 2 inches lower. Guess I'll have to search further.

Thanks Warrior, I learned that the hard way. Just lucky didn't end up in a ditch.

If there is room on the fork part of the Yamaha fender you can always drill some new holes and just lower the mounting points...

Here are a couple of photos of modified GZ fenders. If you're handy with a dremel and can trace lines, you can do this:

http://i61.tinypic.com/2le33tl.jpg

http://i57.tinypic.com/dnkmdj.jpg

Yeah, this looks pretty good Jonathan. Thanks.

Let us know what you finally come up with.

is it necessary to paint up again after cutting? is that too much ugly if you left it without painting ?

A little ugly goes a long way. Paint it and make it look like you really care. A job well done is a job to be proud of.