Street Bob rear fender cracking issue : solutions
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Road Captain
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Street Bob rear fender cracking issue : solutions
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I would like to keep a dedicated running / brake light on the rear fender AND have the brake / turn signals continue to do their work. So I'd like to find a lighter weight tail light.
I'm not happy about the prospects of moving the license plate. I would probably rack my shins on a horizontal side mount.. ad as I travel state to state quite a lot, and don't want the tickets associated with a vertical mount.
What are others doing? Any other options to be explored?
Can we reinforce the fender?
Find a better way to attach the tail light / license plate bracket?
What else?
this one
and
and this one
- Some are proposing removing the sparto tail light
- Others suggest moving the license plate to a side bracket
- Others just replace or repair the fender
I would like to keep a dedicated running / brake light on the rear fender AND have the brake / turn signals continue to do their work. So I'd like to find a lighter weight tail light.
I'm not happy about the prospects of moving the license plate. I would probably rack my shins on a horizontal side mount.. ad as I travel state to state quite a lot, and don't want the tickets associated with a vertical mount.
What are others doing? Any other options to be explored?
Can we reinforce the fender?
Find a better way to attach the tail light / license plate bracket?
What else?
Road Warrior
Joined: Sep 2006
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From: Niagara Falls, Ontario
It happened to me as well and I'm just waiting on my new fender that HD is replacing under warranty. I doesn't happen to all of them so I'm going to keep it as is this time but if it happens again then I will try something else.
Big Kahuna HDF Member
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From: USA
+1 on vibration isolation. That should do it. OR another thought: Pull the fender and reinforce with fiberglass on the inside before it cracks. I know that really sucks to have to do that to a new fender but adding material should help.
Road Master
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From: DFW
none of my bizness, but it would seem the root problem is a defective fender, not the light or plate. if it won't support those without breaking, good luck putting a passenger or other cargo back there...
Seasoned HDF Member
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From: Missouri City,TX
I agree... I've had my '09 for about 2 1/2 yrs now with 13.4K miles (yea, I know, I'm not riding it as much as I should) and the rear fender is fine.
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Road Master
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I don't know that this would fix anything but if vibrations are part of the issue, this might help.
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Tourer
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From: Edmonton, Alberta Canada
I wold have to agree
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Road Captain
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Are those of you that are having this problem able to get the repair picked up by a dealer under warranty?
If not, I wonder if it would do any good to send a letter to HD - signed by all those who had this problem, and try and find a resolution that way?
If not, I wonder if it would do any good to send a letter to HD - signed by all those who had this problem, and try and find a resolution that way?