69/70 rear mudguard

[RGP750]

Can anyone please lend me a rear mudguard for a couple of days,i want to make
a former to straighten out a guard i have bought with a few dents in it.
condition doesen't matter as long as it's straight.
happy to pay any costs incurred.
Thanks Rich

[Trigger]

I have a few mudguards but, there was 5 different types of mudguards for those years. 

[JamesH]

Hi rich - I have one you're welcome to borrow..in fact I've got two, the other one needs straightening as well ;-)...how about I send you both and you can send back two straight ones?

[RGP750]

Hi James sounds like a plan.
Mine is going away tomorrow to have the chrome stripped so i can straighten it
 (hopefully, not done one before for chroming again) but as i have said in other posts i'll have
 a go at anything and don't like being beaten.
You have my work address i think.
Trig i haven't forgotten photos just mad again today, i assume the 5 differences are small.
Rich

[Trigger]

Rich, no rush. 3 of the differences will be the 3 different tail brackets. I have no clue on the other 2.

[JamesH]

Hi James sounds like a plan.
Mine is going away tomorrow to have the chrome stripped so i can straighten it
 (hopefully, not done one before for chroming again) but as i have said in other posts i'll have
 a go at anything and don't like being beaten.
You have my work address i think.
Trig i haven't forgotten photos just mad again today, i assume the 5 differences are small.
Rich

OK cool will get them packaged in the next few days and sent to your work address...

[RGP750]

thanks guys

[AshimotoK0]

thanks guys

The mega rare K0 one is the UK version (oval C50 style rear lamp) , now that is rarer than rare !! The 341 US version is very, very  similar and the tail lamp bracket fits perfectly in the fixing points but it means that the UK style number plate  bracket and hence number plate is inclined at a slightly different angle. I have a perfect one of these and Jock (bobthebuilder on here) used one of these too on his 'Scottish' one owner UK resto. The other difference in the 341 version is it has a extra hole with a conical rubber bung in it for the US number plate cushioning. 550/4 US one (don't know which model ) is similar too but the  cable 'tunneling' on the underside is different. Going to cover that hole up on mine with a little chrome label ' Restored by 'Ashimoto' sticker  They are also stamped on the front under the seat bit with '341'. I persuaded Eric in Vietnam to produce 750 rear fenders with no drillings for the tail-light bracket  in 2011 plus he offered to make me one with tapped fittings as per the UK market but, at the time I wasn't happy with the repro quality / chroming and the 341 Genuine part was a better bet. I do have a Genuine UK one, if anyone ever need a pattern to  copy. It looked absolutely fine until Quality Chrome got their mitts on it.

Ash

[UK Pete]

The two hole US one is bloody hard to get as well, plenty of 3 hole ones on ebay,  k0 mick told me how rare the UK ones are, do yamiya do them?
pete

[JamesH]

Can someone post a picture of a 2 hole just so I can check 100% what I'm sending Rich pls...

[RGP750]

Attached are photos of what i have ,hope it's the right one.
also attached first master model of short chain guard.

[JamesH]

Great work on that short chain guard Rich. Crickey you don't hang about...

[RGP750]

Saturday job, just told 'er in doors i couldn't go shopping meeting a customer

[UK Pete]

Oh dear rich you have got the sohc bug fella, great work on the chain guard, put me in the que for buying one from you if your making more
pete

[JamesH]

I'll be in the que as well Rich :-)...