New Owner putting downed bike back together

The ride home and after taking it through the car wash. Bike has LED accent lights. I'm not sold on them, but they do have a handy key fob.

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I apparently didn't take any pictures of the broken fenders. I don't know what I intend to do for fenders in the long run, so I thought I would mess with these to see what I could do with them. I am NOT a body guy. I saw a video of a device that heats wire clips and allows them to sink into polymer body parts to reinforce repairs. I decided I would recreate this with parts I had on hand. It worked well e ough for my needs, but not well enough to do for someone else.
I used an M18 Milwaukee battery, a starter button used for cranking engines without the key, and a home brew battery adapter made from an M18 flashlight. My first attempt didn't use the momentary switch, so temp skyrocketed and the polymer burst into flames. The switch allows the current to be modulated and thus controls the temp of the wire.

After that, I sanded with an abrasive wheel, troughed the fracture a little and covered all of it in JB weld Plastic bonding epoxy. I did this to have some flexibility. I had four fractures total, two on each fender.
I also cut the damaged portion of the front fender off and fashioned it into a point.

I reinstalled the rear fender just to get a feel for it and what I wanted to do about the rear lights.

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So I went ahead and disassembled the tail light assembly. You can see the bracket has been pulled to one side significantly.
I killed the rubber bushing on the damaged light before I realized how they come apart. The silver sheet metal based in the center forms a clip that anchors the rubber bushing into the chrome housing. It's removed by pulling out two Philips screws. Once that is out, the bulb contacts are free to move. The wires have a molded plug around them that engages to anchor the rubber bushing I to the housing. At the other end of the wiring, you just pick the two tabs on the connector body and pull the wires out the back. The light housing on the front of the bike is a 3 wire. I simply clipped the unutilized wire and left it tucked inside the sheathing of the wiring. I'll post pics of things assembled once I beat the bracket back into persuasion.


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I beat that bracket back into submission this morning and reassembled for fitment. I will see how it fits on the bike this evening. It looks fairly true right now, with all the bolt holes aligning with the holes in the plastic. I think it might need one more yank once it's bolts back on to the fender structure.

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My first attempt at vinyl didn't go as planned. I over stretched which caused it to lose its tack. I'm torn on whether do go with the nardo grey as it looks similar to the OEM color that was offered and not exactly what I was after. Shipping apparently lost my other roll of vinyl so no clue when that will be here.

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