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nowukno
05-06-2005, 11:09 AM
does anyone have any pics of the 05 black 450r after a couple months or longer , i was just wondering how bad the plastic looks beacuse i am debating between the red & black.
Jersey450R
05-06-2005, 11:46 AM
7 months old and well over 150 hours on my bike. It is all scratched to hell, but you can hide them very easily. Find something that works on the plastics and stick with it.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid166/p61a6236447fa19677ccdf5a1e208e09f/f44ebed2.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid166/pf3b8d4e6243b392765d41f4bd93cc0dc/f44ebebf.jpg
turboTony
05-06-2005, 05:41 PM
What he ^^^ said.
Although, I'm kind of regretting the way I took care of it in the beginning. I bought it to ride it and thats what I did, not really caring what I rode "through". Now that it's all scratched to hell, I wish it was nice and shiny again. I look at pictures I took when I got it home and sigh. :(
I bought some of that "plastic renew" and tried it on one of the front fenders. It looks "better" but not all that great. For the time it took, I should've just ordered a new set from Service Honda...
Doak450r
05-06-2005, 11:23 PM
after every ride wash it and use tire shine it keeps mine looking good.
rowlrag
05-06-2005, 11:28 PM
1 good thing is retail on front and rear Honda plastic is around $200.
Ridin' Jesse
05-07-2005, 08:42 AM
Wow jersey...how did you get rid of the scrathes where our boots would hit?? i cant find anything to cover em good...what do you use? because mine are starting to turn a little white now.
Jersey450R
05-07-2005, 09:34 PM
Its all about the armorall man! When plastics are wet, spray armorall on a DRY towel and then dry it off. I dont know what it does or why it works like that but it works real good.
baja_racer
05-08-2005, 11:07 AM
Ditto.....it's all about the armorall!!!
Ridin' Jesse
05-08-2005, 02:27 PM
ohh when its wet ic now..i used to do it when it was dry n it would leave streaks and stuff
steveatv3
05-08-2005, 03:17 PM
i didnt get black cuz it craches and scuffs very easily, but i have red and it looks really bad only with a few rides on it. i am going to replace the plastic every racing season so i dont really care how bad they get beat
4LEAFCLOVER
05-08-2005, 08:29 PM
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v651/tavaresclover/100_0686.jpg
Here's my 450R with XGX graphics kit.