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I like CF because it holds up better if in case of incidents do happend, but some might not like the look of it. I painted my fender to match the bike and laid it down and the CF held up great.
I have a Triumph OEM CF front fender on my sprint. One day as I was preparing to R&R my front forks I'd just removed the front wheel when my steering head bearing stand collapsed and the entire weight of the bike came crashing down on the fender.
The only damage was a small crack in the gel coat where the bottom of the stand hit the fender.
OTOH, all CF is not created equal. The old scoops I got off eBay would probably crack if I looked sideways at them. One of the reasons they are so unsightly is that the gel coat was so thin it's worn off down to the fabric.
