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Hopefully I am misinterpreting that, but OEM plastics are beyond fawking expensive, it is not good news.
I bought my plastic kit for $400 Canadian, buying individual panels is stupid expensive too. Rad shrouds $130, side plates $150, etc.
Has anybody with a 2023 FC or TC actually purchased any plastics yet? I am sitting here kicking the tires on a new TC125 to add to the stable, but would prefer a Heritage Edition. So I decided to poke around to see what it would cost to convert, and I think all of this patent stuff is what it seems. I can't find a single aftermarket with any plastics for them yet. However, Husky is now selling what they are calling a "fairing kit" that is a complete plastics set for a decent price, assuming the price remains ($211):
https://www.husqvarna-motorcycles.com/en-us/motocross-fairing-kits.html
Anyway, I like options so I hope this is somehow wrong, hopefully someone with more first hand knowledge can chime in.
I haven't seen anything yet for husky other than OEM. I am picking up my TX tomorrow so I've been digging too. Last I check Acerbis should have stuff next month but they are sticking to the basics so white, black, etc.
AOMC sells full oem kits for $179-$199
Guess everybody forgot about the CR front brake routing?
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I think that may be slightly different. Aftermarket companies could sell brake lines that routed like cr style. Ktm used that routing for a long time as well before Kawasaki and Yamaha adopted it. When did the Honda patent run out on it?
Oh. I was never aware of aftermarket parts for this.
‘05 I believe
Honda also held a patent on using a Triangle to hold a motorcycle. So for a longtime all the triangle stands from other brands had funkey hooks or were made into a less than triangle like shape. I think it was only in Japan . And there were also aftermarket triangle stands. That is a little different though. Acerbis ,UFO ,Polisport , etc all still made aftermarket options . It only stopped other motorcycle makers from routing the line the same way. So it would be more like Honda making a bike with the plastic using the same way of connecting to the bike as KTM or Husky. There are laws in the US that allow for Aftermarket replacement parts. Chevy, Ford , they have both lost lawsuits when they tried to stop aftermarket grills form being made with a place holder for the logo. The logo was the issue. Those same aftermarket company's were allowed to use the Ford or GM logos on the packing to show what the item fit. as long as it was clear that it was not a GM or ford made item. I don't think KTM could stop a company that made the parts and sold them in the US. But if they have an arrangement with an aftermarket brand to make plastic items for them , they could use that as leverage to keep them from making the parts. Or if there is not enough money in making the parts to be worth the lawsuit that KTM would try and use to stop them. An aftermarket replacement part is different from another company taking and using the same design on their motorcycle.
This x1000… which is why I never ever feel sorry for companies when the knock offs are created… stop outsourcing the shit, and build it locally or do whatever it takes to manufacture at home! Until then, your up will get stolen and abused in these other countries.
Where do you people get this stuff from? Retail on the shroud set with the sublimated graphic is $149.00. Retail on the plain shroud set from Husqvarna is $59.00.
Who knows where they get it. I think it's great they are making multiple colors available and protecting their design and products.....while making it "affordable". Why should they allow other companies to use their design? This is another way for them to grow and creates more capital to support their Teams and build great stuff going forward. It would be different if they were charging $1000 for a kit, but even then it is theirs to sell and consumers have the option to buy.
I wonder how ktm was able to use the Honda style routing for so long before Hondas patent ran out? Suzuki also was using it well before 2005.
They could have licensed it from Honda.
'You people' like to shop at the local town motorcycle shop which is where I got my pricing from in this case. And that was speaking for 2022 plastics in the case you are commenting on.
Still its $199 retail on the 22 sublimated stocks and $51 on the plain 22's. That's full retail. You can get both from Husqvarna. Polisport shrouds are $48.99 retail for the same bike and they are of course plain. KTM/Husqavrna/Gas Gas is and has been competitive with aftermarket plastic for decades now.
In the UTV world the Arctic Cat Wildcat XX had very limited aftermarket support . They were going after people that made parts for some of the suspension and drivetrain . Aftermarket items to work with OEm but different design , or long travel suspension kits, And as a result of the limited aftermarket parts the sales of the XX suffered . Its great to offer the Powerparts options at a price similar to what you would pay for Polisport normally. But People like doing different stuff, they like options for what brand item. Acerbis sponsors the Factory team in the US and the only stuff you could get where the frame guards. More options make it better all around . One of the cool things about KTM's have been all the aftermarket items you can get. Between Acerbis,Polisport,R-tech and UFO there were over 20 color combos of plastic available for the 16-18 and similar for the 19-22 bikes. It lets people be creative with the bikes. I think that in the long run it would hurt sales if they keep going towards limiting the aftermarket parts options and making it so you have to buy from a KTM dealer. What about all the smaller shops out there that sell aftermarket stuff? Just kill them off? or make them Japanese only? Some places do not have any KTM/Husky/GG dealers for many many miles and they might have a smaller shop down the road. I know this thread is mostly about plastic, but they did the same thing with pipes . So who knows what they would do next. Would you really want to only options for parts to be going to your local KTM dealer?
I may be biased since I happen to own a small shop. But think about how many shops started out selling aftermarket stuff and then grew into an OEM shop. Polaris dominates the UTV world and they work with bigger aftermarket brands to get a good selection of accessories built and in dealers so that when the new models are on the floor the parts are also available. And the dealer can still roll it all into one big loan that Polaris makes money off , the dealer makes money off the aftermarket parts and installing them and many people who buy UTV's are spending close to what the machine cost on add ons.
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