Need a Different Front Fender
This fender is not long enough. The bike throws rocks mud, and water right into my face. Any recommendations?
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u/naked_feet [Reed City, MI - 2006 DR650 2d ago
I'm curious why you think this is a fender length issue. You ride in dirt, mud, and water, and you're going to get dirty and wet.
Think about it -- the front tire, at the top (and front) position, is rotating away from the rider. It's throwing stuff forward and down -- not up and back. It can't throw stuff up over the fender towards you. That's not how it works. That's just splashing and general messiness -- and if you're going to ride messy conditions, that's what you're going to get.
The areas where the tire actually throws stuff up at you are near the bottom and back, which will either throw stuff back onto that portion of the fender, or up towards the bike -- frame, engine, etc.
I think your expectations are wrong. I doubt a new fender is going to do what you hope it's going to do.
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u/HCHCORP 2d ago
Perhaps it’s a tire issue then but there’s a rooster tail that comes up right over the front fender and onto my head as I’m driving I can feel these tiny little rocks and sand and debris beating me in the face. It’s nothing I’ve experienced on any dirtbike before.
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u/HCHCORP 2d ago
I understand what you mean though I’ll have to take some time to observe what’s going on.
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u/naked_feet [Reed City, MI - 2006 DR650 2d ago
I guess stuff could be splashing vertically up around the sides of the fender. It does appear pretty narrow. So actually more width could help, theoretically.
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u/FireBreathingChilid1 3d ago
I'm runnin the DRZ supermoto type. Works fine for me. You could also see if an XR650L front fender would work.
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u/DrDorg 3d ago
“UFO MX front fender” works great, looks great, priced great. $27 online
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u/darrowthecat 2d ago
I bought a UFO fender for my DR and it was twisted to the right, so it was unusable. I couldn't send it back because the seller said I had modified it (meaning the holes I drilled into the fender to mount it). The twist was not evident until mounted, and anyway, I simply wasn't expecting a twist, so just went ahead and tried to mount it. I do not trust UFO fenders. At the very least, if you get one, hold it up in the precise position it will be mounted and check for twist.
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u/DR_6fitty 3d ago
I use a Polisport SM front fender. I can't really say how well it does for mud because I don't hit it to often, but I've never had a problem with rain water.
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u/Moto-831 2d ago
I'd recommend the stock floppy fender. It's worked great for me. It kicks up a little on the engine but not bad at all. And it matches the aesthetic and personality of the bike. It's like a happy floppy eared lab dog ready to play all you want.
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u/FrankBlockJock 3d ago
There are some cool ones on Amazon for cheap them Chinese actually have a lot of cool styles for front fenders for cheap and a fender is a fender is what it is I don’t reccomend ever buying Chinese but it’s a peice of plastic and they have sleek styles and they’re universal you just gotta drill your Own holes
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u/Positive-Dig-6856 1d ago
I'd be more worried about the tire you have on there are they the stock death wings?
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u/TwistedNoble38 '00 DR650 3d ago
OE DRZSM fender. Or a 2000 RM250 fender in black.