If it's any consolation, about 2 years ago my front guard was starting to rust/laminate in the usual spot around the brace. I consider myself to have been very fortunate that it had lasted that long, but I had had it re-chromed to a high standard about 8n years prior to this. I contacted the man who organised my re-chroming to be told that metal repairs and further chroming costs had gone ballistic. Lo and behold, Fleabay were offering a brand new genuine Honda one, still in its unopened packaging. I won the bid and paid silly money for it. Yes nice item, but we were still looking at 1970's Japanese chrome plating, which did not hold a candle to the finish on my rusting mudguard. The new guard was fitted, the guides for the speedo cable and brake pipe were very shoddy, and I used my original re-chromed stays which were far superior to the new items. Before you ask, the used guard and new stays have been sold, sorry. The DS pattern ones are made in the UK, I think. If so, I would not worry about looking for an OE item, the one I purchased cost a lot more than the DS guard. We love this pastime, don't we? Have fun, Mike.
