All 2st The broken plastic thread!!!

well as we all know our stock plastic is junk. many of us have experianced this and if you havent yet you will.

ill start!

so far this year ive broken a rear fender and a rear number plate.

the fender is because i looped out, the number plate broke when i was power washing the bike last night.

post pics if you like, i can try to get some up.

lets hear the stories guys!

Not sure of the real benefit of this thread as 2010 plastics are now from different supplier and are reported to be more durable...

The new BMW owned company has already listened to feedback and addressed the issue.

Just my tuppence (two cents) worth!


Dave

are they making plastic of the 06 bikes?

i like the cemoto stuff the best, really durable so far!

Like an idiot, I didn't trim the leading edge from the upper rad shrouds like I should have before entering NJ's finest stick farms. Just broke my right upper shroud two weekends ago. Bugger!

yeah i did that too

also ziptied the shrouds to the tank covers so i dont collect all the brush between them.

Both shrouds are cracked on mine, guess I'll get some 2010 shrouds.
The front fender has been bent like a pretzel, but it still springs right back into position

Maybe you should turn the pressure down on your power washer, Razor.

ill be sure to tell the car wash owner to turn it down a couple clicks

I crash, I break plastics. Stories of breaking plastics? Kinda wierd thread IMO.

hold the lance further away

broke my last stock tank cover, cemoto will be installed.

I can attest that the shroud plastic is stout. As is the frame downtube



That alder was pretty damn strong too.

Wow,...I'da been thinkin' more about radiator safety than plastics if I'da been in that predicament.

What had you done there,...try to run that tree over?

I was trying to clear the trail. I had snapped one about 30ft before this pic was taken, but this one was a little more resilient.

I was pretty sure it wasn't going to break, but my buddies appreciated my efforts.

The Motosportz rad guards are damn strong too. Forgot to mention those

nonono, the grey shouds are way stout, even I havent thrashed them yet!

im talking about the tank covers!

i broke this trail blazing, i think some small trees may be the culprit of the most recent incident.

wheres the fonzy 2 thumbs up?

I just replaced the shrouds on my 4 year old 250X for the first time. I wish my Husky plastic was as good as Hondas.

I haven't had to replace plastic yet on my 6 month old Husky, but I'm starting to drill and patch. Broke my number plate side cover, by lifting the bike onto a stand. Gray radiator shroud cracked and drilled. Tabs on the colored shrouds long gone. Remarkably my fenders are still good.