Alabama lady with cracking in Champion trike fender

[Karen's Harley]

Well, I got on this forum because my husband and I just purchased a 2006 HD Ultra Classic with a Champion trike kit. We just noticed some cracking on the back fender around the light and down. It is more like spider webbing. I first thought oh no, the body is cracked then I thought it may be the paint. Does anybody out there have any suggestions?

 

[1dn5up]

If your in doubt if it's the clear coat, paint, or body, :Shrug: take it to a body shop and get a few opinions.

 

[rhino 2]

Welcome to Trike-Talk... The spider webbing sometimes happens to fiberglass, Any body shop that works on Corvettes can help you....

 

[LadyonaMission]

Welcome from San Antonio, Texas.

 

[Lucky]

Welcome glad you joined us. Sorry to hear about our problem. Good body shop should be able to help you. We were in Gardendale a couple of weeks ago for a GWRRA Officers Conf. If ya'll get down this way holler and we'll get a cup. RIDE SAFE

 

[Trail Blazer]

welcome from East Texas, I would think clear coat but like others has said I would get a body shop to look at it.

 

[Ed Hobgood]

Welcome from Missouri, I have dealt with fiberglass and most of the time it is a crack in the fiberglass. It really depends on how big the crack is on what you need to do, if it is a hairline crack any body shop can help you if not it takes someone who works with fiberglass to correct the problem.

 

[Gorilla]

welcome aboard. Question is already answered.

 

[pcombe]

Speaking from experience having had a car hit the rear of my trike ( twice) that body is a hell of allot tougher than you think it is.

Pull the wheel and have a look at the underside of the fender maybe even shoot it with a coat of light colored paint to see if a crack shows up?
Flexing the fender while looking may show it?

Both times my trike was hit ( Glancing blows ) it did nothing but gouge the fiberglass, The body is around 1/4" or better thick.
The body was even knocked a bit sideways with no damage.

It's not unheard of for paint to crack?
Try buffing it out and see if the spider webbing is superficial?

 

[Catfish]

Welcome from Illinois.

 

[R Livingston]

Welcome from Carbon Texas. I see the help is already coming in. Great people on this forum.

 

[desertclassic]

Welcome from New Mexico. Jim

 

[Keystone]

Welcome to TT!ThumbUp

 

[consitter]

Welcome to Trike Talk from eastern Kentucky!

 

[David357]

Hi and Welcome from South Florida:wave4: