KTM 2016 radiator covers + shrouds

it-is-hoffi
Edited Date/Time 12/8/2015 4:31pm
Hello guys.

does anybody know where to find or better where to buy this orange radiator covers and all orange shrouds like they are used by the troy lee designs ktm team?


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Digger29 12/6/2015 11:08am
12/6/2015 11:08am Edited Date/Time 12/8/2015 3:13pm
It's true. My buddy bought some of their plastic and it's more red than orange and he found it that was painted that color.
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moto455va 12/6/2015 1:04pm
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What do they paint it with? Enamel doesnt flex enough and typical plastic paint isnt that glossy.

I call bs

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Charper732 12/6/2015 4:20pm
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moto455va wrote:
What do they paint it with? Enamel doesnt flex enough and typical plastic paint isnt that glossy.

I call bs
Its called a flex agent. You add a flex agent to a paint in order to paint plastic and not have it crack....IE: car bumpers.. Ever seen a car with an aftermarket paint job that has the paint cracked on the bumpers?...they didnt add enough or any flex agent.
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moto455va 12/6/2015 4:38pm
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Charper732 wrote:
Its called a flex agent. You add a flex agent to a paint in order to paint plastic and not have it crack....IE: car bumpers.. Ever...
Its called a flex agent. You add a flex agent to a paint in order to paint plastic and not have it crack....IE: car bumpers.. Ever seen a car with an aftermarket paint job that has the paint cracked on the bumpers?...they didnt add enough or any flex agent.
I still dont buy it. Besides car bumpers arent flexing anywhere near what bike plastic is.

Why would they go through all the trouble and potential issues with paintind plastic when they could just use a different color when molding the plastics?
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Digger29 12/6/2015 4:41pm
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I just shot my buddy a text who friends with Troy Lee about it and he said that it's absolutely 100% true that they were painting their plastic and that it was completely trashed after 1 race and was redone each wk.
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jaredkeller96 12/6/2015 4:50pm
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its true they were painted. nate that works for bto andrews mechanic told me they are painted.
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moto455va 12/6/2015 11:27pm
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seems like an awfully expensive and time consuming way to do something that could be done way easier

i still dont buy it
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EcoSX478 12/7/2015 7:39am
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Same could be said about the air box wash covers for the 2015.5-16 KTM SXFs. No companies made them so shane mcelrath made them himself and the rest of the TLD guys used those all of last season.
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mxb2 12/7/2015 8:37am
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Buy orangic graphics, louver covers.
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Fourfoursix 12/7/2015 6:48pm
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jaredkeller96 wrote:
its true they were painted. nate that works for bto andrews mechanic told me they are painted.
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chuckdavies 12/8/2015 4:13am
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moto455va wrote:
I highly doubt that
Doubt all you want, Troy Lee painted their plastics when they first came out.

Same way he painted Peak CR125 tanks and later the chrome plastics for the Splitfire KXs for Mitch...
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Paul333 12/8/2015 5:49am
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I am not buying it either.

TLD KTM had the full Orange 2015.5/2016 plastic before the bikes even made it to the public. Orange rear fender, side panels, etc.

That is all painted?

Plus most of this plastic is now available for sale, minus only the radiator covers it-is-hoffi is asking about, plus the orange plastic frame guards. I think its fairly safe to assume being a factory team TLD KTM just got the real plastic first.
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chuckdavies 12/8/2015 7:45am
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Paul333 wrote:
I am not buying it either. TLD KTM had the full Orange 2015.5/2016 plastic before the bikes even made it to the public. Orange rear fender...
I am not buying it either.

TLD KTM had the full Orange 2015.5/2016 plastic before the bikes even made it to the public. Orange rear fender, side panels, etc.

That is all painted?

Plus most of this plastic is now available for sale, minus only the radiator covers it-is-hoffi is asking about, plus the orange plastic frame guards. I think its fairly safe to assume being a factory team TLD KTM just got the real plastic first.
Please dont make me search through some photo albums to find you tld ktms with paint all rubbed off where boots rubbed, mid sx...

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KTMShane699 12/8/2015 1:40pm
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Occasionally when people talk around here, some of them know what they're talking about regardless of how crazy it may sound.

Not the first time someone who knows has been chastised for speaking the truth since it sounds crazy...and has turned out to be true.

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Digger29 12/8/2015 2:52pm
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I knew the stuff was painted but I gave up trying to prove it.
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Paul333 12/8/2015 3:58pm
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I don't think anybody was "Chastised" in this thread,
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KTMShane699 12/8/2015 4:31pm
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Paul333 wrote:
I don't think anybody was "Chastised" in this thread,
"in this thread" being your key words. Things have quickly degraded around here when someone throws something out there that others don't think is possible. It doesn't matter if they know or don't know.

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