Soooo...I put new pads on a couple days prior to finding this ( i only say that because the fender was fine when i did them) came out and found this.
(http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s103/jmd2914/2012%20Ducati%20796/AF090E4C-2F63-4A23-A685-2FEA4AEA9470-2445-00000105B7CB1B2E_zps6ae3a7f7.jpg)
(http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s103/jmd2914/2012%20Ducati%20796/B3B429C1-D631-4C5F-B4CF-AED63954C8C8-2445-00000105CC59C77A_zps88ea24b3.jpg)
Anyone ever seen this? No other impact marks on the bike at all.
i saw nates crack once.
well duh [roll]
:-*
Anyone know how this could happen without the bike being hit? Thats what I find strange.
Quote from: gitter on October 28, 2013, 12:01:46 PM
Soooo...I put new pads on a couple days prior to finding this ( i only say that because the fender was fine when i did them) came out and found this.
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Anyone ever seen this? No other impact marks on the bike at all.
did you at any time loosen and/or tighten the fender?
the plastic fender on my S2R broke in a similar fashion. Dirt, bumpy roads, installation sans torque wrench, evil colorado mud... I'm sure these factors all played a part.
Over tightening was my first thought, but I never touched the fasteners for it. In any case I bought a cf one from monsterparts. Fit is decent although the plastic washers for the fasteners feel a bit too big for the holes in the fenders
Mine cracked there from a deer strike, which probably doesn't explain your situation. I fixed mine with some ABS weld. Then I reinforced it by running a carbon fiber spar from the bottom of the fender to the top. Stronger than new now.
My original one cracked on my 1100 not too long after I bought it. It didn't break through, just cracked.
It wasn't long after I noticed it some guy backed into my bike and smashed the whole thing. I replaced it with a DP carbon fiber one using his money. No problem with that one!
Mark
Greedy manufacturer, cost cutting, bad design, inferior material, too much re-grind... [coffee]