When you're starting with a new drawing board and only weeks in time to spare it seems redundant to create something that could be purchased. Don McCaw of Iowa is an accomplished engineer and avid land speed racer who also has spent many years tweaking and massaging Buell RR1000 bodywork for the salt flats. We started with Don's front fender that is molded very conveniently into a universal format. It's shape started life as a stock RR1000 piece and has been shaved, reshaped and flared to become this.
After trimming and drilling the front half went on like it was made for the 'Zook's front fork. I would need to fabricate brackets for the rear half but decided to wait until I had the body finished to establish all the proper clearances.
After a test-fit with the form it became apparent the rear half with it's flare was too wide. Narrowing seemed like the best option. Measure it, mark it...
... cut and then grind the overlap.
Glue the halves and laminate overlapping layers inside and out. Viola!
Alas, when the side halves were formed and finished the Don McCaw piece was still too big to allow lock to lock steering. The rear half of the stock fender was dissected and teamed with Don's front piece. Part Buell, part Don McCaw, part Suzuki. Drawing from several sources to create the perfect piece.
Lock to...
.. lock steering. A must at 250+ MPH!