Originally Posted by Sixty Fiver

I find that most bikes look a little naked without fenders and if you have to deal with any precipitation their benefits cannot be over rated as they protect the bike, reduce maintainence, and keep you just a little cleaner.

And remember... some of those puddle you ride through might not be filled with water and some of that mud isn't mud.

I ride through the country a good deal and the farmers move a lot of manure, a lot of this gets thrown on the road.