Who makes the best aftermarket plastics?

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I like the oem stuff but most of it's not available for my or cr any more.

Fit finish and durability?

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kb228 2/12/2020 4:40am
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Acerbis ufo and cycra are all pretty even from my experience. Great material and fit. I tried polisport on a yz250 i had a few years ago and noticed the plastic was a lesser quality than the other 3 brands. You definitely get what you pay for. Fitment on all brands have been good in my experiences
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zac_k3 2/12/2020 4:44am
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i bought a set of shrouds for an 06’ rm125 and they was a terrible fit. i went to mount them and they didn’t fit into the grooves of the tank properly so when i went to bolt them down they instantly got tight and felt like the bolt would snap if i tried anymore.
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foreman52 2/12/2020 4:48am
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When will plastic kit companies provide you with the metal inserts from the stock plastics? This always amazes me that you have to pry your old inserts from the stock plastic. My least favourite thing to do at the beginning of each season. I don’t even think there is an option from the companies to have these included.
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zippytech 2/12/2020 5:18am
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The last set of UFO I got the fork guards was so soft they would not hold the shape to keep them from rubbing the forks and the fenders just kinda turned white ish like I had bent them but I never crashed them.
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kkawboy14 2/12/2020 10:03am
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Aftermarket plastic companies make the best aftermarket plastics! For sure!
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zippytech 2/12/2020 11:57am
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kkawboy14 wrote:
Aftermarket plastic companies make the best aftermarket plastics! For sure!
You think it's better than OEM?
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fourfourone 2/12/2020 12:02pm
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kkawboy14 wrote:
Aftermarket plastic companies make the best aftermarket plastics! For sure!
zippytech wrote:
You think it's better than OEM?
deff not.

I've used acerbis a few times to freshen up my bikes. Fit is decent. they seem to discolor from flex way more then compared to OEM.
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zippytech 2/12/2020 12:06pm
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kkawboy14 wrote:
Aftermarket plastic companies make the best aftermarket plastics! For sure!
zippytech wrote:
You think it's better than OEM?
fourfourone wrote:
deff not. I've used acerbis a few times to freshen up my bikes. Fit is decent. they seem to discolor from flex way more then compared...
deff not.

I've used acerbis a few times to freshen up my bikes. Fit is decent. they seem to discolor from flex way more then compared to OEM.
That's what I said about my UFO and I got a good old thumbs down.. lol
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zippytech wrote:
The last set of UFO I got the fork guards was so soft they would not hold the shape to keep them from rubbing the forks...
The last set of UFO I got the fork guards was so soft they would not hold the shape to keep them from rubbing the forks and the fenders just kinda turned white ish like I had bent them but I never crashed them.
Had set of those and trashed them after it wore some anodizing off on my upper tube

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