The best Ice fenders, made to last.
These are the only dedicated ice fenders built just for us nutty ice riders. I know most of you are slapping plastic fenders to your forks. Price is the reason--motorcyclists are the cheapest people on the planet--I’m one too. Those plastic fenders often don’t provide full coverage down to the axle line. They don’t have side coverage like mine. Plastic fenders are basically as strong as your mount straps because the fender itself has limited strength. I've had plastic fenders explode on super cold days. And face it, they look slap-dash and geeky.
My fenders have built-in strength from the many contours and shapes. This was done on purpose to add strength beyond that of a normal round fender. Fenders are also thick (3/16") for strength. Repairability--fiberglass has always been an easy material to repair. Between seasons, just sand blast the back side and cover the crack with several layers of new glass. Then you Bondo the crack from the outside and repaint.
New Front Fender - 21" Wheels
Six mounting points. I've learned painfully that multiple mount points allow the fender to be more solid. This minimizes the side-to-side wiggle which ultimately means stud-to-fender contact...and pffft, your fender starts to disappear. I re-radiused fenders to fit 21" ice tires. Nothing looks as weird as a mismatched tire and fender radius.- The front 'fork capture pockets' are wider and pronounced so they'll fit any bike with upside down or conventional forks. The pockets are intended to stop the front fender from rolling under the wheel if straps loosen or break. And, that could be a bad day.
Wide Front Fender Reintroduced - 19” Wheels
Years ago before 21” front wheels were the rage, I made wide fronts. I dropped it from the line. In January of 2024 I got a call from a fellow who wanted a wide front. Perhaps he was using the old 19” wheels on his bike. Maybe others of you have older bikes so I put this back in the lineup. It costs a little more because it comes out a split mold.
Rear Fender
Hard-to-find rear fender. It is 6" wide. Its flat sides afford many mount places. It's long so just cut off what you don't need. Same features of front fender apply to this rear too.
Prices
As of 3/14/24
Front fender narrow for 21” wheels
Ice fender front, white $159.00
Ice fender front, black $169.00
Front fender wide for 19” wheels
Ice fender front, white $179.00
Ice fender front, black $189.00
Rear fender for 19" wheels
Ice fender rear, white $169.00
Ice fender rear, black $179.00
Manitoba Racer Does Ice Fenders Right
This is Colten Korolewich from Beauséjour, Manitoba. He drives anything with wheels, tracks and a hull bottom. He is a pretty spectacular at doing those nasty high stunt jumps while hanging in the air as he twists his bike around and upside down in miraculous ways. He can be found at super nasty mud races on an ATV with ultra-aggressive tires that does fling mud.
Canadian Ice Fender Story
Dave Rand from Capitol Motosports in Winnipeg bought a couple of ice fenders from me several years ago. Just recently (Jan 2016) he called and ordered four more for his ice riding friends. Dave really likes these fenders. He says they are super rugged and last well in combat.
Blood on the Ice: A Warning
Story One
In January of 2016 I was talking to a Canadian fellow who told me a chilling story which happened 10 years ago. An ice rider fell and his own bike’s rear tire went wild and chewed him deep and severely. It caught a leg artery and quickly he died right there on the ice with his friends frantic to do just anything.
Story Two
Late January of 2016 I was chatting with Dan Hodder from Rochester, MI. Just last weekend a fellow ice rider got snarled up in his rear wheel and the engine was not limited with a tether switch. The rider was all chewed up from feet to hips and it was a serious big time injury. He lived but is still in the hospital after a week.
Story Three
I ride with a very nice bunch of guys and none of them use any fenders whatsoever. I wait on the path for them all to tire out, then I go out on the track. If somebody comes up behind me I just pull off. I didn’t reach the age of 82 by being stupid.
What’s the message here?
Duh! Use front and rear fenders plus a tether switch and I don’t care where you buy ‘em. I mean it’s just too easy to buy protective devices which keep your soft flesh away from ultra sharp studs whirling at who knows what RPM.
~ Phil
