No fenders on a daily?

[Clumzi]

I was just curious about running without fenders on a daily rider. Anyone do it? Any warnings or tales of caution? -nick

[spyug]

In some jurisdictions it is agin the law and some hefty fines may be levied (I think its around $500 here in Ont.). Worse than that though is the thought of shooting up some road debris.

When I was building the tracker, I ran fenderless for a week or two and got a couple of pieces of gravel at the ankle and knee. Smarts I tell ya!

Lots of fellas run bobers and chops without them and seem to do o.k. so it might not be a big issue. I'd check first with Johnny law to be safe... oh and wear a jock just in case one ricochets off the jewels.

Ride safe.
Spyug.

[NetBSD]

i ran my gs450 liek this for about 3 weeks when my front fender got smacked by a cardoor and i was to lazy to fix it so i didnt rub the tire, it SUCKS specially if you get stuck in any ammount of rain. everything just comes right up in yer face. i was also told the front fender keeps down wind turbulance so it helps the air flow to the engine to cool it down if you have an air cooled bike.

i wouldnt run without front or rear fender, stones also fly up from the rear

[briyenkieth]

I've removed the rear on a number of my bikes. Only bummer is the spray up your back when it's wet or worse gutter water. As soon as I get my bobber on the road I will be able to chime in on the front. I was hipped to some old biker tech as to fenderless in the rain though. I'm sure we've all seen it too. Tie a bandana to the forks. It cuts the spray and acts kinda like a fender if you will.

[Richharr]

I rode without a front fender on my last daily rider (15xxx a year) sucks it the rain. I also rode my current daily without a front and rear fender until I got caught in a snowstorm about 30 minutes from home

http://www.thechopperunderground.com/forum/index.php?s=&showtopic=31615&view=findpost&p=275693

[doctorgonzo]

I'm gonna bob mine a little before my next paint job, but the thought of stuck in the rain with NO fender isn't very enticing.

[Clumzi]

Damnit I like your bike Rich. The VFW sticker tickles the hell out of me. I think I might give the fenderless thing a go, see what it looks like and make up my own mind. If I try to ride through next winter I might just put them back on. I'm not sure if you know this, but it rains a little come winter time in the northwest . Summers are real dry though. -nick

[Richharr]

yeah man, try it out, here in the northeast it rains at random times with no warning

[oshanac]

You can get some very deep scratches in your headlight. What's easier to find, a clean fender or a scratch free light? I'd sacrifice the a million fenders for the headlight. Think of all the time cleaning you'll save with a fender.

[Shaughn]

So, what's the best source for fenders?

[Clumzi]

You can get some very deep scratches in your headlight. What's easier to find, a clean fender or a scratch free light? I'd sacrifice the a million fenders for the headlight. Think of all the time cleaning you'll save with a fender.

Cleaning? Whose cleaning? You've never seen my bike . Rust is tough as hell to clean, comes out looking... well, rusty. Clean isn't a big concern. -nick

[beergood]

... oh and wear a jock just in case one ricochets off the jewels.

Ride safe.

Spyug.

Can we please, oh please, make this some sort of official GSR motto, credo, mantra, welcome statement...oh whatever, just something official.

Otherwords I am afraid I will have to add it to my sig (full credit given, of course)

[sark]

My 450 is fenderless and I rode it all summer with no problems. Less is more,sometimes.