1973 Front and Rear Fenders

captwk · Jun 19, 2012

Took my fenders off today to do some cleaning. I had thought some of the fenders were stainless? On my rear fender around the horn mount the chrome has wore off (looks like battery acid did it) and I see brass or bronze plating. About to send some parts off to be chromed and it looks like these fenders are chrome. If so I want to box them up also. Thanks

L.A.B. · Jun 20, 2012

captwk said:
I see brass or bronze plating.

Good chrome plating usually has at least one layer of nikel plate applied as a base for chrome. High quality chrome plating may also have a layer of copper applied before the nikel layer.

captwk · Jun 20, 2012

Thanks LAB. I had a MK3 a few years ago and if I remember it had stainless fenders.

ILLF8ED · Jun 20, 2012

If you have any 850 or a 750 with engine number 220xxx it would have come with stainless fenders. Over the years anything could have been changed.

captwk · Jun 20, 2012

I found a pic of my 75/850. They look like stainless. Anyway the ones off my 73 are off to be re-chromed. Thanks again for the info.

L.A.B. · Jun 20, 2012

captwk said:
I found a pic of my 75/850. They look like stainless.

Yes, stainless mudguards/fenders were certainly fitted from some point around the time the 850 models were introduced in early 1973.

Ron L · Jun 23, 2012

Both of my '73 750's have stainless fenders (11/72 build dates). I have seen at least a couple '72 Combat 750's that had stainless fenders that the owners claimed were original. This may have been a case where the last '72's and early '73's may have gotten whatever was in the bin at the time.

1973 Front and Rear Fenders

captwk

L.A.B.

Moderator

captwk

ILLF8ED

captwk

L.A.B.

Moderator

Ron L

Similar threads