Several years ago, the 101 Association arranged for the loan of a pair of mint 101 fenders to Adam Higgins, in Gippsland, Australia, in order to try and reproduce original gauge fenders , rolled as per the factory. Adam spent a long time perfecting the technique, and the tooling to do this, with great results. I have several fenders he made. He then sold his business to the guys at Vintage steel in Western Australia. They are really nice people and excellent craftsmen, and produce fine quality work. I thoroughly recommend their products. The 101 fenders they sell are almost indistinguishable from an original, and far superior to the thinner gauge fenders with a welded return that originate from the Indian sub-continent, and justify the extra cost, in my opinion.
WE hope to be developing a separate section on the website for links to skilled tradesmen who may be of use to the 101 community. However, because of legal implications, I would prefer that anyone refrains from using this site to air their dirty laundry, but I would like to receive any recommendations or complaints about any suppliers personally, via private email.
