I want to trim my legshields.. any tips on how to do it?

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Supereibar
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I have a set of series 2 legshields that are pretty bad and I thought I would trim them up and round them a bit on the edge to give a sporty look to the bike. Any tips? how could I make it so its symetrical?

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grinder ,1mm discs ,flap wheel discs and patience ,cover in masking tape and sketch till it looks right then make a card template and flip over and mark the other side ....i tend to judge by eye ,just take your time
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I would use a nibbler to do the trimming.
Using a grinder on sheet metal is a little bit "OCC" for me, not to mention dangerous :shock:
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i always use an electric jigsaw ...
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I use a snap on air saw the same one i use to cut car panels up,
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I plan on doing similar to my (also badly damaged) S2 legshields and plan on trying to blow up a picture of a set of API legshields to use as a template to get them a bit rounder
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It wasnt me, a big boy did it and ran away
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I usually use a stihl saw & just blast the feck out of stuff, 9times out of 10 turns out just how I expected :roll:
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