Little brother shall be referred to as THOR!
That fender now has a history which makes it more valuable.
Thumbs up and bravo.
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Little brother took a hammer to it. He had some quality hammer time with
the rear fender.
Before:
http://flic.kr/p/bM6xT6
After:
http://flic.kr/p/byYJ7U
-Manny
On Friday, April 13, 2012 10:11:13 AM UTC-7, William wrote:
U shaped bike rack is genius. Clearly you need something that is the
STOP! Hammertime!
On Monday, April 16, 2012 10:29:53 AM UTC-7, Manuel Acosta wrote:
Little brother took a hammer to it. He had some quality hammer time with
the rear fender.
Before:
http://flic.kr/p/bM6xT6
After:
http://flic.kr/p/byYJ7U
-Manny
On Friday, April 13, 2012 10:11:13 AM
On Apr 13, 12:58 am, Manuel Acosta manueljohnaco...@hotmail.com
wrote:
My little brother caught a nail in his rear honjo fender. Thing went
up like an accordion. He wants to take a hammer to it to try to save
it. Anyone have any ideas?
His picture proved it happen:http://flic.kr/p/by5kZj
Can't see the photo, but if it's got sharp folds in it she's probably a
goner. I've tried my hand at hammering aluminum for motorcycle parts and
usually end up with splits. Thats with thicker pieces though, so maybe the
thinner Honjo would take a beating better. Maybe it could be shortened and
http://flic.kr/p/by5kZj
On Friday, April 13, 2012 7:43:38 AM UTC-7, jinxed wrote:
Can't see the photo, but if it's got sharp folds in it she's probably a
goner. I've tried my hand at hammering aluminum for motorcycle parts and
usually end up with splits. Thats with thicker pieces though, so
WOW!! That's sort of a spectacular sight. Not gonna render it any less
useful with a hammering...go for it. Maybe find one of those U shaped
bike racks to use as a hammering form. If thad didnt have the right
diameter, playgrounds always have tubular circular items. Tap lightly, go
slow.
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U shaped bike rack is genius. Clearly you need something that is the shape
of the inside of the fender but is hard enough to hammer on. U shaped bike
rack would be ideal, unless the pip material is too thick. You have to
sing the song about John Henry in rhythm with your hammering to get
Not quite on point but, I once folded a zephal fender up against the
rear brake.
I think there were 3 or 4 180s in the stack against the brake.
I cleared the cause, straightened it out and it was fine.
I believe those fenders were very similar to the ones riv sells now.
The metal ones sure look
