I was out for a ride Saturday, came home and started to clean up my triglide. Went to the right side fender and started to wipe it down only to discover to my surprise what I thought was bug guts, turns out to be a dime size pot hole in the fender from a rock that was kicked up by a truck while I was out riding on a two lane road. The guy went to the right to give us some room but got into some gravel but peppered me and my buddy. Question: what is out there to protect the fenders from rock chips. I know that HD offers two things, one is a bra for the fenders and the other is the 3M tape. The problem I have with both of these products is that the bra comes loose, blows in the wind from what I hear from other triglide riders and if you do not remove them, they will ruin the paint when they are wet. The 3M turns yellow after a time and once this stuff is on, it is impossible to remove to replace it. Has anybody come up with a leather shield that can be put onto the fender to protect it or some other product? I'm pretty sure the big rock chip is about $200 worth of damage. Going to the dealer to see how much it is going to cost me to get it fixed.
I know that I will have to bring a jar of vaseline with me cause I know they are going to put it to me one way or another.