sir dabs alot Posted September 14, 2011 Report Share Posted September 14, 2011 So I notice a lot of comments on the Beta EVO fenders not being very durable. I recently bought a 2009 EVO 250 like new with a cracked front fender that had been super glued back together. I ended up breaking it off in the back yard playing around so I bought a new one. I installed it before competing in my first trials on it, took it home washed it and parked it. That weekend a friend came over and I broke it out to show it to him. What do you know, I did a wheelie and when I came doen the front fender caught on something and SNAP!!!! another broken fender. I did notice thet it caught on something and initially thought it was the header pipe. After looking at it all a while I'm thinking they are catching on the radiator. There are scuff on the bottom 1-2" where the new and old fenders have rubbed. It appears that if the fender were about 1 1/2" shorter it'd miss whatever its snagging on. Anyone else experience this? What solutions are people coming up with? Is there a better replacement item than the stock fenders? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canada280i Posted September 14, 2011 Report Share Posted September 14, 2011 Cut about 1.5 inches off the new one that you buy, do it carefully with a dremel sonic tool or similar. I had a similar issue with my mont and fixedc it this way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
betarick Posted September 14, 2011 Report Share Posted September 14, 2011 My 2011 evo as a gasgas 2010 guard and alloy brace much stronger than beta item! Did after shorten it though as it caught header pipe! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liviob Posted September 15, 2011 Report Share Posted September 15, 2011 I did not have the snagging problem you mentioned, but after i broke the front fender i installed a red 07 fender and aluminum brace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickytricks Posted September 15, 2011 Report Share Posted September 15, 2011 I managed to break both front and rear mudguards on my 2010 bike at the same trial (a warm day in May). I have bought the Top Trials Team kit from Steve Saunders that includes black mudguards with an alloy brace for the front one (cheaper than original ones). I did have to shorten the front one (to the same length as the original) as it melted the bottom on the exhaust pipe. Now working a treat and looks really good as well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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