Plastic fender???
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Tourer
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Plastic fender???
I was in to the local HD shop and telling them that I wasn't happy with the stock fender. The friendly guy behind the desk showed me the Street Stalker front fender, which looked pretty good. He said it even came in HD vivid black. So I ordered it.
I should have read the description. It's made out of plastic. Very light. I am not sure about this at all. Has anyone else bought one of these, or has a plastic fender? How durable is it? Any issues good or bad?
What really sucks is the dealership says they can't return it. Even though it's a stock color.
I should have read the description. It's made out of plastic. Very light. I am not sure about this at all. Has anyone else bought one of these, or has a plastic fender? How durable is it? Any issues good or bad?
What really sucks is the dealership says they can't return it. Even though it's a stock color.
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I was in to the local HD shop and telling them that I wasn't happy with the stock fender. The friendly guy behind the desk showed me the Street Stalker front fender, which looked pretty good. He said it even came in HD vivid black. So I ordered it.
I should have read the description. It's made out of plastic. Very light. I am not sure about this at all. Has anyone else bought one of these, or has a plastic fender? How durable is it? Any issues good or bad?
What really sucks is the dealership says they can't return it. Even though it's a stock color.
I should have read the description. It's made out of plastic. Very light. I am not sure about this at all. Has anyone else bought one of these, or has a plastic fender? How durable is it? Any issues good or bad?
What really sucks is the dealership says they can't return it. Even though it's a stock color.
There's nothing wrong with plastic fenders. All the sport bikes that I've come across have plastic fenders and fairings. I just wouldn't put a plastic rear fender on my Harley because all the weight of the passenger rests on the fender.
Not that it really matters that much, but it saves a little weight.
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So now I am trying to find information on installing this thing. No instructions in the box or online. It looks dummy proof, but I can challenge that. It looks like I use an allen wrench to undo the bolts on the existing fender and use the same ones to install the new one, but there are some metal plates included with the fender. Not sure if I am supposed to use those on the inside of the fender or if they are adapters for other bike types or something.
Anyone know?
Anyone know?
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Mine came with a bag of "parts", the plates, adhesive pads, new bolts and a one sheet instruction page. You can use the old bolts, they fit fine, the plates mount to the inside of the fender with the adhesive pads. Then it bolts right up. If you don't have the adhesive pads, you can buy the 3M wide double sided emblem tape at the auto parts store, it's the same stuff.