Why do they put fenders on in the first place?
#1
09-02-2010, 02:20 PM
#3
09-02-2010, 02:51 PM
Senior Member
#4
09-02-2010, 03:14 PM
April 2011 Ride of the Month
Join Date: Jul 2009
Posts: 5,692
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
+1 thats half of it....
and the second half is because why not take a motorcycle.... put some cheesy parts on it they know no one will like.... and sell it for X amount of dollars.... they say hey look u can get these super cool parts you could have had in the first place, but we wanted to charge you extra on top of what u already paid for them.....
so they make X amount of dollars, and then another X amount......
those who say that honda is not who directly sells aftermarket parts... correct... but im sure when companies do R&D they get specs from Honda and honda charges for those....
and im sure they nickle and dime here and there
sadly enough part of the reason they do it is for more profit on top of what they make from the bike itself
and the second half is because why not take a motorcycle.... put some cheesy parts on it they know no one will like.... and sell it for X amount of dollars.... they say hey look u can get these super cool parts you could have had in the first place, but we wanted to charge you extra on top of what u already paid for them.....
so they make X amount of dollars, and then another X amount......
those who say that honda is not who directly sells aftermarket parts... correct... but im sure when companies do R&D they get specs from Honda and honda charges for those....
and im sure they nickle and dime here and there
sadly enough part of the reason they do it is for more profit on top of what they make from the bike itself
Last edited by __Z__; 09-02-2010 at 03:19 PM.
#6
09-02-2010, 04:16 PM
Senior Member
#8
09-02-2010, 06:39 PM
i figured they would make more money by integrating the tail light, and charging extra for the bike MSRP. Also i would think that third party companies would just have access to a bike to get the specs and dimensions.
i had thought that they must do it for some financial reason. i couldnt really think of a reason why it would be unlawful for bike manufacturers to integrate the taillight and have a license plate holder, but it is not against the law for the owner of the bike to do it..
i had thought that they must do it for some financial reason. i couldnt really think of a reason why it would be unlawful for bike manufacturers to integrate the taillight and have a license plate holder, but it is not against the law for the owner of the bike to do it..
#9
09-02-2010, 09:45 PM
Member
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: San Diego CA
Posts: 2,609
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
I love fenders. They hold my license plate perfectly, and even light it up! And they keep little stones and rocks from chipping my windshield when I drive behind other bikes in my car. And, even better than all that, fenders keep the road grime and chain grease from soiling the underneath of my tail section. 
#10
09-03-2010, 01:52 AM
I love fenders. They hold my license plate perfectly, and even light it up! And they keep little stones and rocks from chipping my windshield when I drive behind other bikes in my car. And, even better than all that, fenders keep the road grime and chain grease from soiling the underneath of my tail section.
I love fenders too ... they hold my rather LARGE license plate in place ... manufacturers generally do things for a reason and all my bikes have always been factory standard and never modded ... I have always been happy with my bikes with their original factory appearance ... I even like my indicators on stalks, they make me feel safer because they are more visible to other road users rather than the flush mount aftermarket ones I have seen ... but, each to their own, I guess
Jules
