I have a quick question about the black plastic on the 450R

[Honda400exrox]

does the black plastics show scratchs really well because i like the look of the black plastic but i dont want my plastic lookin like crap because of scratches and stuff from the trails

[meangreen400ex]

Is it a show machine or a trail machine???

[bigfoot300ex]

if you mainly ride tight trails i would go with red but
my bike has only been on mx tracks and i have had my black 450
since august and it might have a few more scratches than a red one would but it still looks better imo

[Honda400exrox]

Trail machine but i still want it to look good (itll be a stocker for awhile)

[shamisc]

Go with the red then. My buddy bought his black 450 in Feb. My other buddy has had his red one since the end of '03, and the new black one looks older than the red one. He only rides trails.:( It's hard to beat black if you're gonna keep it out of trails!

[jeepnrocks]

if they ae rough trails the rear fenders will take a beating. i'm going black but i'll have graphics on the rear fenders to keep them from looking too bad

[Honda400exrox]

Originally posted by jeepnrocks
if they ae rough trails the rear fenders will take a beating. i'm going black but i'll have graphics on the rear fenders to keep them from looking too bad

no i dont ride very rough trails, but i do ride muddy trails, does mud screw with the plastic and make it look old? Ps I clean my bike after every muddy ride, i would do the same with the 4wheeler, will that keep the plastic looking good?

[baja_racer]

Both red and black scratch and fade equally......it's your preference on which color to go with. You can always replace with Maier plastics down the road.

"Once you have had black...you don't go back"

[Honda400exrox]

Or i can just get stock red plastic for it lol