Should I paint my chromed fender to match tank?

[Dave8338]

No ! . . . . !

[AlTheKiller]

I dont like the look of the chrome fenders but yours is in very nice condition. Why not find a beat up fender (thats still straight) and paint it? Then you arent destroying a perfectly clean chrome one and if you dont like it painted you can switch it back?

mine are beat to hell so they will be painted.

[oldgrumpy]

painting front fender ??????

hi guys ,,, as you already know i have a 1980 gs1000e ,,, it did come with a crappy front fender so i fixed it ,,then i sprayed it with my spray gun when i sprayed the rest of the bike in commodore vy hot red and i made a mistake ,,i should have sprayed thwe fender and the rest of the bike in 2 pac... it would have been well worth the disapointment later regards oldgrumpy

[ram]

You can visualize the look by trying my paint color previewer, the application will show how it wll look with paint.. Not the same bike..
Personally I always like matching fenders and bike paint., however on yours I like the chrome! If you spend time to polish and keep the chrome shining, then keep them!

[exdirtbiker]

You can visualize the look by trying my paint color previewer, the application will show how it wll look with paint.. Not the same bike..
Personally I always like matching fenders and bike paint., however on yours I like the chrome! If you spend time to polish and keep the chrome shining, then keep them!

AGAIN, let me say the front fender has a "hint if chrome". Not much to look at in person. but , damn, the picture came out nice, didn't it ?
"trying my paint color previewer"
On the 4th read-through, I fiddered out what you meant.
That's really neat. Thanks !
But can you add a "chrome tail" option ? My bike doesn't have a rear cowl.

[exdirtbiker]

...Why not find a beat up fender (thats still straight) and paint it? Then you arent destroying a perfectly clean chrome one and if you dont like it painted you can switch it back?
.

That's the plan for now... paint mine, and if I don't like it, find a better chrome fender and go back to "As was"..

[DannyMotor]

You could also lightly paint the fender... 1-2 coats of red... see if you like it. If not... aircraft stripper is your best friend and won't hurt the chrome.