One way to shorten a Honjo fender

[Manuel Acosta]

My little brother caught a nail in his rear honjo fender. Thing went
up like an accordion. He wants to take a hammer to it to try to save
it. Anyone have any ideas?
His picture proved it happen: http://flic.kr/p/by5kZj
-Manny

[Dave]

Great photo. That Honjo is beyond gone, so I'd say get creative and see
what you can hammer out. Maybe you can save it, or at least provide us
with a lot of entertainment while you try!

Dave

[J L]

Whoa.  I have never seen anything like that. 

I don't know much about metal working but would expect the nature of aluminum to make it difficult to reform without it breaking but please post an update. 

JL

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[ted]

Not quite on point but, I once folded a zephal fender up against the
rear brake.
I think there were 3 or 4 180s in the stack against the brake.
I cleared the cause, straightened it out and it was fine.
I believe those fenders were very similar to the ones riv sells now.
The metal ones sure look nice but the good plastic ones are hard to
beat for function (and cost).

On Apr 12, 10:04 pm, J L <subfas...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Whoa.  I have never seen anything like that.
>
> I don't know much about metal working but would expect the nature of
> aluminum to make it difficult to reform without it breaking but please post
> an update.
>
> JL
>

> On Thu, Apr 12, 2012 at 9:58 PM, Manuel Acosta <manueljohnaco...@hotmail.com

[jimD]

Now, that really does go on the 'unfortunate events' list, or the 'things that can go wrong' list.
Either that or fix it in photoshop?
-JimD

[Patrick in VT]

On Apr 13, 12:58 am, Manuel Acosta <manueljohnaco...@hotmail.com>
wrote:

dang! my wife picked up a stick and folded a honjo, but not nearly
that bad. i was able to salvage it and it's completely functional -
but frankly, it looks kind of janky and I'd replace it if it was my
bike.

[jinxed]

Can't see the photo, but if it's got sharp folds in it she's probably a goner. I've tried my hand at hammering aluminum for motorcycle parts and usually end up with splits. Thats with thicker pieces though, so maybe the thinner Honjo would take a beating better. Maybe it could be shortened and flipped around for a front? 

[Manuel Acosta]

http://flic.kr/p/by5kZj

[jinxed]

WOW!! That's sort of a spectacular sight. Not gonna render it any less useful with a hammering...go for it. Maybe find one of those "U" shaped bike racks to use as a hammering form. If thad didnt have the right diameter, playgrounds always have tubular circular items. Tap lightly, go slow.

[William]

U shaped bike rack is genius.  Clearly you need something that is the shape of the inside of the fender but is hard enough to hammer on.  U shaped bike rack would be ideal, unless the pip material is too thick.  You have to sing the song about John Henry in rhythm with your hammering to get best results.  

[Manuel Acosta]

Little brother took a hammer to it. He had some quality hammer time with the rear fender. 

Before:

http://flic.kr/p/bM6xT6

After:
http://flic.kr/p/byYJ7U

-Manny

[William]

STOP!  Hammertime!

[jinxed]

Little brother shall be referred to as THOR!

That fender now has a history which makes it more valuable. 

Thumbs up and bravo.