I have removed my mudflaps on my scrambler, and it looks really cool, but how much protection from mud do the really serve? how much muddier will i get with them off?

I noticed most sport quads don't have mud flaps, and their fenders don't reach near the floorboards.

What are the pros and cons of leaving them off, vs. leaving them on?

 

With them off you are going to get really dirty when playing in the mud, with them on you will stay lots cleaner compared to having them off.

 

Adam,
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Adam,,,I have a 00 T.B. and have taken mud flaps off and race cut my plastic as your talking about doing and I can tell you that yes it looks really cool,,as you can see in my pics that's in my sig. and yes you will get more mud and water thrown up at you than before you cut your plastic but you'll look cool doing it and after all that's half the fun...
The only thing that I would recomend is that you let your heat shield on,,when I first cut mine I thought that the bike looked nice without it,,,and it did but that pipe gets pretty hot after riding for a while and it did'nt take me long to realize that thing was put on there for a reason and so I trimmed it up a bit and put it back on....
Good luck with your project if you decide to do it and take your time cutting,,I found that taking the rear plstic off to cut it was the way to go but whatever is best for you....

 

With the mud flaps off, the front fenders will bounce around. Over time the plastic will crack up under the hood, where it bolts the the frame. Once that happens you'll need a new front piece.

 

What do you guys use to actually cut the plastic?

 

I used a pair of tin snips to cut mine and if you trim enough off it won't be flopping around at all so cracking won't be a problem...
I have had mine out to our local mx track and everyone knows what a beating they take there and as I've said no problems with cracking yet....

 

As long as you don't go too nuts with the cutting, the mud really isn't that bad...you still get some. Like Spanky posted, the tin snips work great. The offset ones are some of the easier units. A grease pencil can be used for the rough outline, and a sanding block or file can be used to smooth the edges.

Ken

 

I yanked my mud flaps off last night too. Dang does thing thing look way better.
Can't wait to get my ITP wheels and PIAA lights. I'll post pics after.

 

Man....you guys must not ride mud much! I want to put bigger mudflaps on my Scram! Every time we come back from a ride, I am the guy that is TOTALLY covered in slime! The stock fenders and mudflaps are a joke with the wheels sticking out the way they do on a Scram.