Rear fender assembly for a motorcycle

For use with a motorcycle including a frame mounting an engine, longitudinally spaced front and rear wheels connected to said frame adjacent the front and rear ends thereof, a drive chain operatively connecting said engine to said rear wheel, a rear swing arm having means at one end for rotatably mounting said rear wheel and a pibot connection to said frame at the other end thereof to permit vertical movement of said rear wheel with respect to said frame, a fender assembly mounted for vertical movement with said rear wheel, comprising:

• a rigid fender body enclosing at least the upper forward portion of said rear wheel including a perimeter wall substantially concentrically spaced from the periphery of said rear wheel, and oppositely spaced side walls depending from said perimeter wall;
• a chain guard integrally formed on one of said fender body side walls to enclose the adjacent portion of said drive chain, said chain guard comprising means projecting laterally outwardly from said one fender body side wall to form a channel substantially closed along its top and exterior side, and means for fixing said fender body to said rear swing arm.