Maintenance & Technical > KX500 Original
Rear fender for 2002 KX500
mikesmith:
Looks nice from that angle,but need a side shot.I just dont like how they look when the fender is aimed at the sky.To each his own.
GDubb:
It only looks weird in pictures. In real life you only get a split second "glance" at it before the sand and rocks hit yer goggles!
BrianSM:
This pict. shows both fenders......for me the fenders are for looks....as the bike is raced for SM only....the front fender would be useless off road in the rain and mud etc....any back fender isn't gonna stop rocks and dirt etc from flying out the back....as you guys know the 500 is the king of rock flinging........ :wink:
GDubb:
I know what you guys mean about the fender looking like its pointing at the sky. It took me a while (very short while) to get used to it. Then, after reading your guys' posts in this thread I started looking at some other bikes. It turns out that there is hardly any difference between the way the fender fits on a KX250, and on the KX500. I think that its just the difference between the looks of the stock 500 fender and the 250 fender. For example...
KX500 with a KX250 rear fender...
And a KX250...
Not much difference at all with the angle of the fender. I think maybe it could be the profile of the seat and tank too. If the big 5 had a flatter seat and low-profile tank it would probably flow better.
mikesmith:
I see what you mean,I think the side panels and silencer on the 500 are level making the fender look sky ward!
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