14-06-15, 10:53 PM
I have had an extender on for a couple of years, but like I said I removed my old fender recently due to it unfortunately getting paint damage from brake fluid. When I removed the fender from the forks and then removed the fender extender, there was a 6 inch crack along the rear middle of my fender and spider web cracks around all 3 holes. The fender extender was actually holding all this together so tightly it was only visible as a 2cm split and some slight spider web cracking, but on removal the actual damage was very severe. Anyway thats why I dont fancy drilling again.
I went to halfords and got some "serious glue" which was a bit of a pain as it was hard to clamp the curved surfaces and it took ages to set and go tacky, but it's all solid now and I am very pleased with it. It's fully waterproof etc. I can't see it coming off in a hurry as others have done similar and never had problems, I think it would be just as likely for the screwed in fender to crack to the point of totally snapping off. I'll let you know how it goes and yeah I agree darrsi they are well worth fitting to your bike for anyone who is thinking about getting one.
I went to halfords and got some "serious glue" which was a bit of a pain as it was hard to clamp the curved surfaces and it took ages to set and go tacky, but it's all solid now and I am very pleased with it. It's fully waterproof etc. I can't see it coming off in a hurry as others have done similar and never had problems, I think it would be just as likely for the screwed in fender to crack to the point of totally snapping off. I'll let you know how it goes and yeah I agree darrsi they are well worth fitting to your bike for anyone who is thinking about getting one.