I agree too. The fender serves one purpose, it's a fender, not a fork brace. Back in the old NMRA motorcycle drag racing days in the 70s, there were a zillion motorcycles racing, and the rules in many classes did not require running a front fender so many were fenderless even running 140mph quarter mile runs.
wiredgeorge wrote:
Galaxian, I deleted your double post.... and I do tend to agree with you... I have a fiberglass front fender on one KZ900 and a steel on the other and the one with the fiberglass fender feels as planted and stable as the steel. The handling on the two bikes is a tad different as I have a 79 front end on the one with a fiberglass fender as well as a 16" rear LTD wheel and the other is standard 19"/18" 76 KZ900 stuff but I certainly haven't felt any twichiness from the one with the fiberglass fender. I can't imagine the scrawny steel fender held on with four little 6mm bolts would make a bit of difference if the front wanted to flex under stress. Most fenders that DO provide some bracing are actually beefed up across their centers.