Dorkiest “mods” you can do to your bike to make it look “Non-Factory”

BAD10
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Edited Date/Time 5/13/2023 6:48pm

I’ll go first..

Spoke Skins

Any colored plastic rear chain guide or swingarm chain buffer such as the ones by TM Designs 
 

Plastic upper fork tube protectors. 
 

The Giant aluminum or plastic lower frame/case guard combo. 

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5/13/2023 2:53pm

Completely covered in green monster and fox stickers.

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YLLIBLLIH
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5/13/2023 2:58pm

My buddy had his yzf stolen, been ten yr ago now I guess, but when he found it in a barn up in mountains it’d been spray painted brown, the entire bike, seat , plastic, forks, lol 

he raced it that way for 2 year till sale

get less factory than that

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-MAVERICK-
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5/13/2023 3:04pm

Overdone powder coat/cerakote. 

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Dirt.Squirt
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5/13/2023 3:13pm

All black plastics 

goddy graphics

Exhaust company sticker on a stock pipE

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sandman768
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5/13/2023 3:14pm
-MAVERICK- wrote:

Overdone powder coat/cerakote. 

This…. A little goes a long way, some guys get carried away with multiple colors….

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CPan
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5/13/2023 3:20pm

All black plastics 

goddy graphics

Exhaust company sticker on a stock pipE

I disagree on the black plastic. These black HRC’s looked so good.F87D6125-5D85-4B2D-B1D2-10147DB7952D

 

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Bruce372
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Front brake line run on the outside of the fork guard!

Also, seeing fork decals upside down drives me nuts, but I went in the dealer the other day and all the ktms had upside down fork stickers with wrinkles in and it made me want to cry hahaha

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5/13/2023 3:31pm

Frame guards on any of the Aluminium framed bikes except the yamaha 2 strokes.  The Acerbis guards look great on the KTM brands , but on any of the japanese bikes it looks like spoke skins for you frame. 

Billet aluminium radiator louvers.

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5/13/2023 3:38pm Edited Date/Time 5/13/2023 3:39pm
Bruce372 wrote:
Front brake line run on the outside of the fork guard! Also, seeing fork decals upside down drives me nuts, but I went in the dealer...

Front brake line run on the outside of the fork guard!

Also, seeing fork decals upside down drives me nuts, but I went in the dealer the other day and all the ktms had upside down fork stickers with wrinkles in and it made me want to cry hahaha

61541797670  F254A48A-409A-4CF6-A595-25A405BFE8CFLast Husky I bought had upside down fork stickers. Had to peel em and put new on. Side note those are a pain in the ass!!

 

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1911
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5/13/2023 3:41pm

All black plastics 

goddy graphics

Exhaust company sticker on a stock pipE

I agree, all black, not a good look. And no, not talking about one off Factory bikes. 

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-MAVERICK-
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mattyhamz2 wrote:

Black powder coated swingarms

I'd take a black powder-coated swingarm over powder-coated hubs. 

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1983YZ125
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5/13/2023 3:50pm Edited Date/Time 5/13/2023 3:50pm
BAD10 wrote:
I’ll go first.. Spoke Skins Any colored plastic rear chain guide or swingarm chain buffer such as the ones by TM Designs    Plastic upper fork...

I’ll go first..

Spoke Skins

Any colored plastic rear chain guide or swingarm chain buffer such as the ones by TM Designs 
 

Plastic upper fork tube protectors. 
 

The Giant aluminum or plastic lower frame/case guard combo. 

You wouldn't want to see my skid then Laughing

Pipe, frame and linkage guard 

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MotoChris
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5/13/2023 3:50pm

Colored chain, colored tires or #’s 666, 420, 69.

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5/13/2023 3:51pm
mattyhamz2 wrote:

Black powder coated swingarms

-MAVERICK- wrote:

I'd take a black powder-coated swingarm over powder-coated hubs. 

I don’t want either one 😂

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FWYT
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5/13/2023 3:56pm

Back when my brother once covered his fenders and shrouds in that polka dot fake fur. Epic!

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FWYT
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5/13/2023 3:57pm
-MAVERICK- wrote:

Overdone powder coat/cerakote. 

Gawd, no kidding. WTF....

 

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1911
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5/13/2023 4:23pm

Along with a all black dirt bike, a few of these stickers just complete the Dork look.

IMG 2836

 

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Dirt.Squirt
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5/13/2023 4:27pm
mattyhamz2 wrote:

Black powder coated swingarms

I had my swingarm done with my frame and subframe on my 01 yz250 and hated it from day one. Looked way better in my mind 

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KTMBRO362
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5/13/2023 4:30pm

Number plates full of stickers with none of them being numbers 

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LungButter
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5/13/2023 4:34pm

Cone Valves in the C Class. 

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crowe660
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5/13/2023 4:38pm

1 1/8” adapters with windham bend bars. 

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Sandusky26
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LungButter wrote:

Cone Valves in the C Class. 

How else would you win?

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CPR
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5/13/2023 5:08pm
mattyhamz2 wrote:

Black powder coated swingarms

Dorky?

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1911
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5/13/2023 5:12pm
mattyhamz2 wrote:

Black powder coated swingarms

CPR wrote:
Dorky?        

Dorky?

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Dorky, yes, not a fan🤷‍♀️

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CPR
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5/13/2023 5:20pm
mattyhamz2 wrote:

Black powder coated swingarms

CPR wrote:
Dorky?        

Dorky?

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1911 wrote:

Dorky, yes, not a fan🤷‍♀️

Each to their own I guess, to me the Honda looks trick and the Yami looks fast standing still. But even if they’re not to your liking, I don’t think ‘dorky’ fits at all.

Spoke skins are dorky, cheap aftermarket anodised bits everywhere is dorky……

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earlshive418
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5/13/2023 5:29pm

Metal mullisha graphics. 

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5/13/2023 6:40pm
CPR wrote:
Dorky?        

Dorky?

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1911 wrote:

Dorky, yes, not a fan🤷‍♀️

CPR wrote:
Each to their own I guess, to me the Honda looks trick and the Yami looks fast standing still. But even if they’re not to your...

Each to their own I guess, to me the Honda looks trick and the Yami looks fast standing still. But even if they’re not to your liking, I don’t think ‘dorky’ fits at all.

Spoke skins are dorky, cheap aftermarket anodised bits everywhere is dorky……

I say they are dorky because 90% of the PC’d swingarms I’ve seen in person were also accompanied by spoke skins, Metal Mulisha stickers and bent up flat bill wearing bro owners. 

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5/13/2023 6:43pm

These. I hate these.

 

IMG 6881

 

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5/13/2023 6:56pm
Bruce372 wrote:
Front brake line run on the outside of the fork guard! Also, seeing fork decals upside down drives me nuts, but I went in the dealer...

Front brake line run on the outside of the fork guard!

Also, seeing fork decals upside down drives me nuts, but I went in the dealer the other day and all the ktms had upside down fork stickers with wrinkles in and it made me want to cry hahaha

I saw upside down fork stickers on a legitimate looking steel frame cr build the other day. Ruined it 

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