P.o.s. Rear fender cracked !
 

Well, I read about this on here but I guess I didn't really think it would happen this soon. I came home and cut the grass, Drank a beer and decided to cool off and ride the bike down to get gas so i wouldnt have to fill up on the way to work tomorrow. I heard some nasty a$$ rattling behind me and sure enough, it was cracked! Any advice from you guys who have dealt with the moco on this well documented problem would be appreciated. Thanks in advance. ..... Maybe this is a good excuse to just chop the struts and get that vodoo fender I have been looking at? Either way I still would like them to replace this cracked fender.

Great excuse to get a Voodoo fender!

My thoughts exactly! I Still feel like they should replace the bad one.

Using a HD solo rack really stiffins the fender up.

Voodo sounds like the problem solver

Have them replace it with a full fender

Yea Chris, I would love to get them to just replace it with a full fender. I may do something different later but I need My bike to be functional. I want the longer fender or at least the short fender with no limp sausage hole in it. Obviously this design is flawed.

Once again...No it doesn't.

To the OP you've got two options.

1. Replace with a stock fender and remove the plate from the taillight. This is what is causing the fender to crack.

2. Replace with and aftermarket or 06-08 style fender.

I don't think you'll see the sparto style tail light on the Street Bob in 13.

There is about a 3/4 inch gap between the bottom of the tail light and the top of the licence plate when it comes stoick. I removed the licence plate bracket, re-drilled the holes and moved the plate up snug to the light. I also put a cheap chrome licence plate holder around the plate itself. I have not had any problems. This may just be luck though.


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I put an older fxdb fender on mine. No cracks on my old one though I could see where it would happen.