Front fender Theory

Okay, this is more my opinion than a theory, but I'll bet it could be backed up with facts:
Theory is: The fenders of a bike affect it's sales, especially the front. Here's some examples of good and bad fenders (All my opinion):

Best looking fenders -
Honda has always had the best looking fenders. Consequently, they have sold the most bikes and are IMO the best dirt bike manufacturer. 1999 IMO was the last year of the near perfect looking fenders for the CR:


2000-03 were okay, the front fender was a little fat:


2004-09 were so so, a little too much bend in the front fender:


2009-present, not so good. It bends a little early and looks a little odder than the previous:


Kawasaki has the next best looking fenders, with some traditionally bad rear fenders:
Best Kawi front fenders 2003-2008:


Good front, but bad rear fender. It reminds me of those cars that squatted, like those Nissan Altimas, and Infiniti J30s:


88-89 rear fender could be considered to be the ugliest rear fender, second only to Suzukis RMs prior to 89:


Suzuki can be considered some of the worst fenders prior to 89. Both front and rear were absolutely horrid. Consequently, I'm sure their sales reflected it:


The mid 90s weren't too bad, but the rear fender was a little off:


Looked better in 96-00, although the barn door radiator shrouds of 99-00 kind of hindered it:


20001-08 This fender began the bent look and other manufacturers began to follow (for some reason). Doesn't look too bad, but could tilt down in the front more;


2009-present More of the same, but the front fender IMO looks a little too small and straight:


Yamaha has always been middle-of-the-road with fenders, with the worst looking fenders to date IMO are the current ones:
Obviously copying KTM's melted-butter-mashed-in-front look:


2000-08 Best looking Yamaha fenders. Other than the fender needing to come down in the front a little more, these were the best looking fenders for Yamaha:


KTM has been the most confused company in the Big 5, and consequently, their bike sales have suffered (also due to the performance of the bike), with some of the worst looking fenders:
Straight -


To extremely bent -

Present - It's still too bent, while the rear fender is flat and curvy. If they fixed the fenders, it would sell better (again, my opinion). A pretty good improvement over the past efforts though.


The others
TM has the best looking front fender of all the current bikes. It has the best curve and goes down in front just the right amount:


Husqvarna TC449. Simply the worst looking fenders (and plastic). Sales? I'll bet they can't give these things away-


Husky's others need a TM front fender. And why can't they put a full radiator shroud on the thing:


Fantic used to be good:


What the heck happened? The front fender sticks straight out:


Even though it is kind of a silly topic, and we know the manufacturers don't listen to anybody, they would sell more bikes if they looked better. The best looking bike order has traditionally been Honda, Kawai, Yamaha, Suzuki, KTM, and the others. I'm sure the sales figures have followed the same order. . . Just Sayin'