| Author | Message | ||
     01x1buell |
i am now digging the way the bike looks with the fender removed...has anyone else done this what do you think. | ||
| Preybird1 |
No it keeps stuff off the bike and you pretty good and it's illegal in some states and will not pass safety in most. These bikes are a challenge to keep clean. I swear it was clean and then it dirty again. I love my CF front fender. | ||
| Guell |
go ride in the rain and let me know how much you like it... i know from experience | ||
| 01x1buell |
well i do not ride in the rain ,unless i get stuck in it and i rarely do....... and keeping the stuff off the bike,,haha no it hardly does ,,,, front of my engine is always dirty and my voltage reg is chipped 20 miles after i repainted it. i like the way it looks... as for the legal aspect who cares f them i live in pa so they do not give a shit. | ||
| Hellraged |
trust me, i dont have a front fender (didnt come with one when i bought it) but i want one bad, keep it on keeps the junk off your forks too. btw rain sucks  i know you say you dont ride in rain but sometimes it pops up on ya :P | ||
| 01x1buell |
well yeah it pops up but i try not to ride when therer is a chance of rain.. i just like the look.. we will see how it works out.and i wash my bike when i am done riding sooo. | ||
| Hellraged |
i like the look too as yourself, if not worried about rain (nether am i) atleast it will keep dirt/sand ect.. from hitting the forks if it protects the forks like the 98 s1 fender does. | ||
| 01x1buell |
i am glad someone agreas with me. | ||
| Hellraged |
only reason why i want a front fender , isnt because of the rain ect.. just i live in a real sandy area , sand all over, gets in the fork seals i gotta keep getting out with seal mate :P | ||
| Psykick_machanik |
if you like the look than F#$K what we think. and on that note....I like the no fender look. gives it more of a cafe racer feel. mines on because i live in a rain forest and we get 152 inches anualy of rain a year, so it comes in handy. NO its not Seattle. | ||
| Desertfox |
I'd imagine it would look awesome, but I hate messy fork seals. I ride my bike in all weather because it's so damn reliable, fast, and economical. Because of that, I KNOW I'd get sand up in my seals. As it stands, those little plates on the sides of the fender are incredibly effective. It honestly surprises me how clean the forks are. | ||
| 01x1buell |
i just went ona 150 mile ride today and the forks where great no dirt anywhere... i am going to get the fender painted so maybe i will put it back on idk yet we will see. | ||
| Desertfox |
The only other forks I have experience with were leaky BLAST forks. They gathered sand like crazy. But I guess that was because of the leak. Oil is sticky after all... | ||
| Littlebuggles |
Fenders keep the crud off. My XB12STT has a Uly style beak, but not the lower fork shields and rear front fender. I'm considering ordering one now that I've ridden in the muck. I didn't intend to ride in the rain either, but over a hundred miles from home it wasn't an option:  | ||
| 01x1buell |
holy crap that is dirty... i might put it back on idk yet i am getting mine painted int two weeks as well as my tank. | ||
| Buellrobot |
I had a Yamaha YZF600R I used to ride w/ no front fender. It looked cool, but the rooster tail it would shoot up in the rain (or when forced to ride through construction runoff on the BQE... yuck) turned it into a pain in the ass. | ||
| Natexlh1000 |
If you ride without a fender, your fork tubes are unprotected from rocks on the highway. | ||
| Nwrider |
Not to threadjack Neil but,,,, on the topic of front fenders... does anyone know what this front fender is off of or is it an aftermarket one available somewhere?!? Anyone? I want it!!!! Its damn sexy!  http://www.x-race.net/images/xbr/sonic_HD_Buell_DS C05726.jpg | ||
| Guell |
looks like a ducati 999 fender |
