Removal of rear mud guard: Good Or Bad?

[ninja03]

Eyy guys,

removed the rear mud guard which is also part of the chain protector on my 05 zx6r last night. Ive noticed alot of ppl doing it! I think the bike looks heaps better with the rear wheel exposed. Is it reccommended to have a chain protector there or does it not matter?

Some help would be appreciated!

Thanks Guys

[Wattie]

it doesnt matter if you wanna be cleaning the chain lube off your bike everywhere and the stone chips on your nice and pretty shock and undertail.

did you remove the "hugger" with chain guard or the fender? up near the pipe where your number plate goes?

[ninja03]

i removed both! I removed the fender because i bought a comp werkez fender eliminator and the chain guard (The chain guard and tyre hugger were 1 the one thing. They connected to eachother so i pulled them both off. Ive seen quite a few people who have taken them off! Also the tyre hugger was hitting my fender eliminator. Is it bad to take these off?

[Mstevo]

most bikes look better with the fender off, BUT if you ride in the rain or a dirty section of road the back of you and your bike is going to get covered in sh-t
I have a fender eliminator on my bike and yes I get covered, although when touring in the rain I have the gearsack rack turned around to the rear and it acts like a high mud guard

[ninja03]

most bikes look better with the fender off, BUT if you ride in the rain or a dirty section of road the back of you and your bike is going to get covered in sh-t
I have a fender eliminator on my bike and yes I get covered, although when touring in the rain I have the gearsack rack turned around to the rear and it acts like a high mud guard

yeh i dont really ever ride in the rain unless i get caught with it so hopefully i wont have to much crap build up under my bike

[robracer]

The original 05 - 06 model did not come standard with a hugger just the chain guard anyway do whatever you want.... in the eyes of the law its bad, for the look of the bike its good

[Strika]

Must be worth at least .000000000000006 sec's a lap!

[Mstevo]

most bikes look better with the fender off, BUT if you ride in the rain or a dirty section of road the back of you and your bike is going to get covered in sh-t
I have a fender eliminator on my bike and yes I get covered, although when touring in the rain I have the gearsack rack turned around to the rear and it acts like a high mud guard

yeh i dont really ever ride in the rain unless i get caught with it so hopefully i wont have to much crap build up under my bike

you misunderstood me you get covered in road grim just like push bike riders do in the rain, they get that big wet strip down their back