[Petree Dish]

Hi fellow ducatistas,
I am looking to get a new front fender for my 999s and I am having a hard time deciding if I should get a carbon front fender or just stick with my red one. What do you guys think?

 

[Dennie]

The red fender in front looks better.

 

[ProphetPVD]

Carbon... definitely carbon. I just got a Shift Tech fender for my R... looks fucking amazing and soooooo light.

 

[webman]

Carbon. Qualifies as unsprung weight reduction. The best kind

 

[galaxy]

Ummmm, it's your bike, what do YOU think!

 

[hurley209]

carbon look gorgeous..

 

[TheSouthAfrican]

You already have the carbon runners, its only logical

 

[jeremyh007]

I think you should go carbon, then change the bodywork to match

 

[ctown]

Tendency towards red - thinking the same for my 999s - feel like the carbon is mix/match - do what you FEEL looks best - that's what I'm gonna do - I'm sticking with red for now maybe carbon if I change the rest of color scheme

 

[Able Duc]

I had carbon fairings on my 749 when I got it and a red fender.
I put a carbon fender on my Triumph sprint because it was broken and a carbon was less than repair or factory replacement.
I put a carbon fender on my 848 because once again the factory was broken.

Spend some money on something that will make it better. The factory one is super lite anyway.

I'm a cheap arse and if I spend money I want it to do something.

 

[lcacing]

I say carbon…. But then again I’m partial to carbon

 

[slo]

999 carbon fender

I've got a carbon fender I never mounted to my 03' 999 if your interested. $70 + ship

 

[ZDM]

The difference in weight between a Shift-Tech CF fender and OEM is substantial. And as mentioned it's a good part to replace for weight savings in the front.
If your partial to your red one, how about adding a white Corse stripe kit and logo.
Try these guys for one:

www.srsigndesign.com

 

[ProphetPVD]

The difference in weight between a Shift-Tech CF fender and OEM is substantial...

Plus 1... Gotta be 1/8th the weight. Amazing.

 

[Matt_P]

Carbon looks better and reduces unsprung weight.

 

[Peoples1234]

Carbon, unless your bike is loaded with it already.

 

[spyvito]

How about carbon but partially painted red?

 

[Petree Dish]

i will more than likely go with the carbon. I can always paint it! One more question gents. Which front number plate you like? The second plate would NOT have the xerox logos and the pinstripe would be black! I like both!

A.

or B.

 

[ducati2242]

Its painted carbon on the later 9R . I like it.

 

[ProphetPVD]

i will more than likely go with the carbon. I can always paint it! One more question gents. Which front number plate you like? The second plate would NOT have the xerox logos and the pinstripe would be black! I like both!

It depends on whether or not you have number plates on the rear. If so I would go with whichever of these two pinstripe styles most closely matches those that are currently on the bike. Personally, I like the shape of B better, especially where it follows the fairing curvature back along the bottom of the windscreen. However, I really don't like the inset pinstripe on B, prefering an outline pinstripe like A.