black plastics

[John Pennella]

I am going to buy a new 05 to 07 400ex this march when Im 18. I like the red plastics but the black ones make the whole machine more bas @$$ looking, but do they look like crap after a while of hard riding in the woods when they re getting scratched because i know from my buddies 05 400, the red hides a lot of abuse and looks good for a long time but i dont know if the black will do the same. Is the black one worth getting?

[firefighterjosh]

I had black on my banshee. Little armor all and stuff and it looked good. I raced XC so it got abused. I felt it was worth it.

Here is a pic of it after 2 years of abuse. Hard to tell though

[John Pennella]

Thanks man. I never thought of using armor all on the plastics. I'm definently going with the black then and use armor all to protect them. Thanks again for the reply.

[Chin_Chilla]

I just finished puttin a new '06 front end on my 2002 400EX. Looks awesome I think and I'm painting the rears tomorrow. Same black as the fronts.

[Chin_Chilla]

lol here is a pic

[DJJ450r]

They do look pretty bad after a while, but put some wd-40 or armor all on it and it looks new again:devil: I think the red looks like orange after a while:ermm: heres a pic of mine after a season of xc racing:macho

[BigFish]

They do get rough before any other color (white comes in a distant second).

....But that is the price u gotta pay to be a badass

[John Pennella]

Ya anything looks faster with black paint jobs. I also figured that sense my buddy that i ride with a lot in Mass has a red 400 ill just get the black one to change up the seen a bit. Hey Djj450r just wondering who makes those bead lock rims and if they come in a larger diameter.