Guards
Posted in Cosmetics, The Long Rode on May 18th, 2012 by WadeAbout two week about I made what I think was a good find on ebay. It was advertised as “late 60’s saddlebag guards. The opening bid was good and so I bid. At the end of the auction I was the only bidder and the rails were on there way. The add siad that they would need to TLC and they did but not a whole lot. One pad of 0000 steel wool and some crome polish and there as good as the rest of the chrome on Marlin.
I call these rails the “Starfish” type because of the backing plate that runs along the finder and I bought them because they have the same lights on them that the pictures on the shop manual have. 
I think I did good. Even if I didn’t I still like them and the starfish is the right stile for the bike. They even fit around the bags. Except now turn lights wont fit with the bags.