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race cut fenders!
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Posted by: zje400ex

i'd like to see pictures of the newer 400ex (2005 and up) of the front fenders being cut or shaved. want to see if i like the look.

Posted by: buster024

I think there are some pics on this thread...

http://www.exriders.com/vbb/showthr...13&pagenumber=1

Posted by: FoxHondaRider

This might sound like a stupid question me not knowing this but what are the bennifits of cut fenders?

so the front tires dont hit? for when coming out of the gate and rubbing next to eachother? wont crack the plastics when you roll?

Posted by: FoxHondaRider

bump, read my post above ^^^

Posted by: j450rking

i don't think the tires would hit the fenders but it helps with wind resistence and it makes it so the rest of your plastic dosen't crack as easy

Posted by: <DRS>GPF

quote:
Originally posted by FoxHondaRider
This might sound like a stupid question me not knowing this but what are the bennifits of cut fenders?

i figured it was just that riders like to see their wheels.. plus it looks cool...

i havent cut mine 'cause i dont race and i hate being sprayed with mud and water.. but ive though about it..

Posted by: zdowell

I think the only people that don't cut their fenders are guys who have a 400ex and just puts around, and never will buy anything for it. Then there the group i fall into. I don't want to get super wet and muddy while trail riding. Other wise it be done.

Posted by: gcart2

basically so u can watch your self. when you are doing mx its recommended because u can see where your tire is and where your opponents is.

Posted by: 450rJam

on long wheelies when you get tired of standing you can just peek around the side to watch where your going.

and the cool factor

Posted by: trx400EXtreme

IMO its good for woods riding cuase its easier ti see how close ur gettin to the trees.

Posted by: 400exrapes

Also if you lose some of the bolts for the front fender there not jiggling around everywhere when you hit jumps and stuff

Posted by: FoxHondaRider

alright, thankseveryone for clearing this up a little bit more for me. I do mostly trail riding and it would deffinately help with being able to see how close your wheels are to the trees. I ride trails like i'm in GNCC at times haha full out on the 400 pretty scary though doing 65MPH over the whoops on a trail. When I do watercrossing though I would probally get soaked with cut fenders because there are times where you dont make it but I guess thats the fun of it

Posted by: tar

quote:
Originally posted by 400exrapes
Also if you lose some of the bolts for the front fender there not jiggling around everywhere when you hit jumps and stuff

I hate that. Theres not really an advantage most people just do it because it looks cool.

Posted by: Chin_Chilla

race cut

Posted by: <DRS>GPF

and this is not race cut..

Posted by: j450rking

hey <DRS>GPF nice ex!

Posted by: <DRS>GPF

quote:
Originally posted by j450rking
hey <DRS>GPF nice ex!

hey thanks!... im dying for a-arms.. theyre definitely my next big buy..

**THREAD HI-JACK ALERT**
btw.
in your sig, youve mentioned that youve got the 10:1 416kit..

what advantages/disadvantages is that over the 12:1 kit?

ref: this thread

Posted by: j450rking

well idk what the dif would be b/c i have never riden a 12.1 but there isn't a huge dif between 10.1 and 11.1 so i would geuss not much

and by the way i have a 10.8 to 1 so it is pretty much the same as a 11.1

Posted by: FoxHondaRider

that is a nice quad, are those brackets to reinforce the plastics? Where it looks like screws under your front fenders

Posted by: <DRS>GPF

quote:
Originally posted by FoxHondaRider
that is a nice quad, are those brackets to reinforce the plastics? Where it looks like screws under your front fenders

those are fender extensions that were part of the fender kit. i think they add about 6" to 8".
keeps the mud from coming over the top of my boots.

theyre firm, but flexible.. (my wife used that same line on me years ago.

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Posted by: gcart2

quote:
Originally posted by <DRS>GPF
those are fender extensions that were part of the fender kit. i think they add about 6" to 8".
keeps the mud from coming over the top of my boots.

theyre firm, but flexible.. (my wife used that same line on me years ago. )

lol

Posted by: ride hard man

I like the feel of race cut better, and I still don't get wet/muddier then when I had full fenders.

Posted by: mat1977

Heres mine.. Best thing I've done to it was cut the fenders.I really like being able to see those front wheels in the woods.

Posted by: FoxHondaRider

i guess i'll only cut my fenders if they break

Posted by: 450rJam

there was a post long long ago where a guy cut his front fenders
but not straight, he cut them with like a dremel into flames.

I am pretty sure it was on a 400ex also

Posted by: FoxHondaRider

that would be awesome hopefully some on can dig up the old post because I wanna see that

Posted by: ex_freestyle

heres a pic

http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w162/ex_freestyle/426.jpg

Posted by: FoxHondaRider

thats nice

Posted by: 450rJam

I searched the site for............too long and I cant find the flame cut fronts on the 400ex.

here is a pic of a banshee with flames cut into plastics
(it was listed as stolen, this would be an easy one to spot)

Posted by: FoxHondaRider

wow thats aweosme with the flames

Posted by: 450rJam

I wish I could find the ones on the 400ex, they where just the fronts cut to flames and they did a really good job on them.
not as large of flames as on the banshee.

they cut the fenders a little longer than most race cut fenders so that if they piled it up and broke some of the flame ends off they could always cut them back a little more and have the
"normal race cut fronts"

Posted by: 400exrapes

if anyone finds the flame cut fenders post them on here! I want to see those real bad