New to Suziki- GS450L Cafe racer project

[Jen]

So, I just went for it. There was a sizeable dent I popped back out pretty easily. And I decided I wanted to maintain that nice edge that the stock fender has on it's terminating end so I did my cutting from the front edge. My dad is fabricating bullets for the ends of the frame rails that will accept the rear turn signals.

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[steve murdoch]

Lopping off the front end of the fender is an easy solution but it turned out well.
I like the look of the rolled edge.

[solarae]

Looking good!

[Abelgum]

Thumbs up!

[glib]

I'm using you as a guinea pig to see if I can post a pic properly and to show what I did with my GS250T which is pretty much the same as your 450 except for the displacement. You are on the right track to find less than perfect fenders for chopping. Mine were very rusty which when attacked with a flap disc sander and a stationary belt sander, sand down for painting easier than intact chrome.
20180203_152512 by Edy Smith, on Flickr

The shorty fenders are so much nicer than a total delete. Sharp bike.