Needing New Plastic - Advice Needed

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Edited Date/Time 8/23/2013 4:14pm
Needing to freshen up the cosmetics on a 13 Honda CRF450. I've bought lots of plastic over the years but wanted some advice.

Is the quality of all brands pretty much the same or is there one that stands out?

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DL 8/23/2013 7:57am
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Cycra........ the quality is excellent and its made in the USA.
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Preston412 8/23/2013 8:15am
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DL wrote:
Cycra........ the quality is excellent and its made in the USA.
BAM. Great quality and you can even find full kits on sale for under $120. Motosports.com is a good place to order from.
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burn1986 8/23/2013 8:21am
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I would go with a red fender on the back, IMO

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Sheriff245 8/23/2013 8:27am
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I have ordered Cycra in the past and was unimpressed. The color was off and the finish was dull.

DecalMX has its plastics made by Polisport. Good quality for a good price. Their new one-piece side panel seems like the way to go.

I have used UFO for the last few years and am very satisfied. Acerbis fenders have a weird shape sometimes that doesn't resemble OEM.

Usually OEM Honda parts are pretty cheap, might be worth it to check this avenue as well.
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TeamGreen 8/23/2013 8:28am
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burn1986 wrote:
I would go with a red fender on the back, IMO
All Red on a Honda does look more..."Honda". Doesn't it. I've ALWAYS loved the Real Red TLD Hondas.
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Wandell 8/23/2013 10:37am
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I've found UFO and Acerbies to be very similar in quality. But I love the fact that UFO designed updated plastic for the KX85/100 and the YZ125/250 to update the styling to something made in the 21st century! I don't know why Yamaha doesn't use UFO plastic on their new YZ125 and 250.
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Falcon 8/23/2013 10:46am
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Wandell wrote:
I've found UFO and Acerbies to be very similar in quality. But I love the fact that UFO designed updated plastic for the KX85/100 and the...
I've found UFO and Acerbies to be very similar in quality. But I love the fact that UFO designed updated plastic for the KX85/100 and the YZ125/250 to update the styling to something made in the 21st century! I don't know why Yamaha doesn't use UFO plastic on their new YZ125 and 250.
Cost.
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I used pretty much every plastic company on my YZs (except UFO) and my favorite was the polisport. The Acerbis front fender was shaped wrong and pointed up more than it should. It was easily fixed by putting a couple washers between the fender and the triple clamp, but still annoying to have to do on something that should be as easy as a fender. I had a Cycra fender on my YZ125 and it was bent from the factory. I tried heating it up, clamping weights to it to bend it the other way, all sorts of stuff, and it never did straighten out. I would strongly consider going with Polisport.
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dl117 8/23/2013 11:57am
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i have bought most of the differant stuff out there, and I like the Polisport the best by far.
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motokiwi 8/23/2013 12:37pm
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Wandell wrote:
I've found UFO and Acerbies to be very similar in quality. But I love the fact that UFO designed updated plastic for the KX85/100 and the...
I've found UFO and Acerbies to be very similar in quality. But I love the fact that UFO designed updated plastic for the KX85/100 and the YZ125/250 to update the styling to something made in the 21st century! I don't know why Yamaha doesn't use UFO plastic on their new YZ125 and 250.
Falcon wrote:
Cost.
They do in Australia
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motokiwi 8/23/2013 12:38pm
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I have never had a problem with Acerbis, Im pretty sure they produce most stock plastic?
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Motoxdoc 8/23/2013 12:57pm
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DL wrote:
Cycra........ the quality is excellent and its made in the USA.
^^This^^
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Grizz 8/23/2013 1:04pm
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Whatever you do, do NOT buy plastic from mxplastic.com (I believe they are connected to Decal Works some how?). The plastic quality is terrible and fit's goofy. Only reason I bought it was because it was cheaper, but it wasn't THAT much cheaper.
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CamP 8/23/2013 1:08pm
8/23/2013 1:08pm Edited Date/Time 8/23/2013 1:10pm
Polisport is the worst plastic I've ever used. It didn't fit right and the rear fender got a white crease in it just lifting the bike off the stand.

When it comes to Honda's, nothing beats OEM.
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rallendude 8/23/2013 2:06pm
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Cam's right about OEM but most of the other comments are good too. I used to use Acerbis a lot but their honda red fades pretty easily. UFO seems to hold up better.
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burn1986 8/23/2013 2:09pm
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burn1986 wrote:
I would go with a red fender on the back, IMO
TeamGreen wrote:
All Red on a Honda does look more..."Honda". Doesn't it. I've ALWAYS loved the Real Red TLD Hondas.
Yeah, X2 on that!

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ab5772 8/23/2013 2:30pm
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This thread taught me that Acerbis, UFO, Cycra, Polisport and OEM Honda is by far the best (and sometimes the worst) plastic for dirt bikes. Awesome.
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socaldan 8/23/2013 3:20pm
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ab5772 wrote:
This thread taught me that Acerbis, UFO, Cycra, Polisport and OEM Honda is by far the best (and sometimes the worst) plastic for dirt bikes. Awesome.
That was perfect. As I was reading all the replies (Because I, too, am in the market for plastics for my '06 250X) you managed to sum up everything I have learned from yet another wonderful thread. haha.
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ricko 8/23/2013 3:53pm
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I bought acerbis once and wasnt a fan, always ran UFO, great price and never had any fitment issues and looks identical to stock.
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jtiger12 8/23/2013 4:14pm
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my 07 crf450 plastic from acerbis did not fit great at first, but has worn into place. ill try ufo next time.

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