Fender Eliminator... Worth It?

[Anthony]

Is there any riding advantage to the fender eliminator or is it just for looks.

I see the kits are pretty inexpensive.

Just wanted some general thoughts.

 

[Sage]

Looks, maybe slight weight decrease.

 

[CDN6R]

I have read that with the F.E. kit installed,,you get more water spray off the back tire in rainy conditions,resulting in a wet back. I have a F.E. kit but it is still in the box,,I may be in the minority but I do like the stock rear fender.

 

[Sparkxx1]

I have read that with the F.E. kit installed,,you get more water spray off the back tire in rainy conditions,resulting in a wet back. I have a F.E. kit but it is still in the box,,I may be in the minority but I do like the stock rear fender.

Haha I havn't seen many people who like the OEM fenders, but on the FZ6R, IMHO it just works. On my friends r6 we looked at it, and we were like nah lets take that off asap. It's all about your taste though!

 

[iSpoolin]

Souly for the sexiness factor. That stock thing is fugly :lol:

You can find kits for under $40. Hell just buy you a liscense mount part and i'll send you some rear signals at the cost of shipping lol

 

[Harda toenail]

I also like the stock fender. But I also like the stock 06 fz1 muffler so most people think I'm out of my mind

 

[Detrich]

the bike definitely looks better with a rear tire hugger and fender eliminator. but, it's a lotta work just for cosmetics...

 

[bmw675]

I have read that with the F.E. kit installed,,you get more water spray off the back tire in rainy conditions,resulting in a wet back.

i've read that too, but i haven't noticed that actually happen to me yet. although, i do try to avoid the rain.

 

[dart1963]

I have read that with the F.E. kit installed,,you get more water spray off the back tire in rainy conditions,resulting in a wet back. I have a F.E. kit but it is still in the box,,I may be in the minority but I do like the stock rear fender.

I like the stock fender... my friend/mechanic says it's ugly... but after talking, he just doesn't like the signals and reflectors... he likes the stepped plastic getup....

I love this fender, hoping to find someone with an R6 getting an FE to do a custom swap. The metal in a vertical step looks way better than the plastic we have:

 

[RedDeadRaven]

Completely for looks and totally worth it. That fender is huge and fugly. I did notice a downside to installing the FE though....without the fender, the bike just looked like it was missing something. I didn't realize what it was until I bought it though. The seat cowl. Its not so much the cowl itself as it is the glossy paint on the back of the bike. If you look at our bikes from the side, there is a lot of glossy paint up front and only the little bit under the grab bar on the back. The seat cowl fixes that. In the words of The Dude - the seat cowl just ties the bike together, ya know?

 

[J.J.]

My stock fender doesn't bother me and that is all that matters.
Do what you want :thumbup:

 

[Harda toenail]

Now I gotta see a pic of a yellow bike with a fender elim and a passenger cowl

 

[Sparkxx1]

I like the stock fender... my friend/mechanic says it's ugly... but after talking, he just doesn't like the signals and reflectors... he likes the stepped plastic getup....

I love this fender, hoping to find someone with an R6 getting an FE to do a custom swap. The metal in a vertical step looks way better than the plastic we have:

Most people on the r6 forum completely hate the fender, it wouldn't take much luck finding one!

 

[CDN6R]

the seat cowl just ties the bike together, ya know? I would love to have a seat cowl for my yellow 6R but at over $200 and I have to remove the hardware off the rear seat to use the cowl,,,which to me is a pain because you can't change back and forth easily if you want to.

 

[Detrich]

CDN6R> u can order the screws and the latch off any oem yamaha parts dealer- ie so that u don't have to dis-assemble your stock rear underseat.

Motorcycle Parts, Motorcycle Accessories is where i bought mine from i'll post pix after i get it installed.

 

[LOBES74]

The fender eliminator is definately for looks and it really does work. You are right about the spray comming of the rear tyre. You need to wear appropriate gear to stop getting soaked.. friend of mine has the LED lights with his fender eliminator and it works a treat / looks sexy...I'll try and get some photo's.

 

[fz6r marc]

anyone try this yet.

I like the stock fender... my friend/mechanic says it's ugly... but after talking, he just doesn't like the signals and reflectors... he likes the stepped plastic getup....

I love this fender, hoping to find someone with an R6 getting an FE to do a custom swap. The metal in a vertical step looks way better than the plastic we have:

Has anyone tried this yet.? Even if the r6 fender doesn't fit, there has to be a model that does.

 

[yellowfz]

People that stated about the spray from the tire are correct, I made a rear tire hugger to stop that and it works and looks awesome. http://www.600cc.org/forum/picture.php?albumid=165&pictureid=2339, http://www.600cc.org/forum/picture.php?albumid=165&pictureid=2341, http://www.600cc.org/forum/picture.php?albumid=165&pictureid=2340

 

[Alex6]

My stock fender doesn't bother me and that is all that matters.
Do what you want :thumbup:

:Im With Stupid:
I don't see much of the rear of my bike when I ride.

But I heard that the istalling the FE is equal to adding 0.00017 hwp to your bike.

 

[Nastybutler]

:Im With Stupid:
I don't see much of the rear of my bike when I ride.

But I heard that the istalling the FE is equal to adding 0.00017 hwp to your bike.

Yes, Alex buys his bikes based soley on how the instrument cluster, windscreen and tank look.

And since you're losing around 5 lbs (anyone ever weigh the thing once it's been removed?) when you get rid of that stock fender you're reducing your bike's weight by approximately 1.1% (assuming my 5 lbs is accurate, which is a big assumtion on my part admittedly). Not sure how that translates into increased horsepower (Useless Pickles or Marthy?), but I'm sure it's more than 0.00017, which I know you were just pulling out of your butt to be funny. However, when you consider the lengths race teams go to in order to shave mere grams of weight from their bikes, five pounds is nothing to sneeze at.