beansbaxter
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posted June 04, 2005 11:22 PM
Are aftermarket plastics worse than stock?
I have a very good friend who owns a body shop who I inquired about repairing my 12, I was asking him about aftermarket plastics, and how hard to get them drilled for mounting and have him paint them. He replied with this email:
DAN, My honest opinion is the factory spent a shit pot full of money in a wind tunnel makeing that bike aerodinamic, I read an artical back in 2002 about that bike & what it took to make it able to go 200mph, belive it or not that factory plastic is the shit, I also seen in cycle world a artical about some guys put several differant kinds of aftermarket plastic on a busa & it honestly SLOWED THE BIKES TOP SPEED BY 8 TO 10 MPH no shit, The bike was hopped up & checked with both types of plastic, factory plastic fits good, looks normal, re-sale would be better, & comes pre painted, i would keep it stock, keep me informed john
Is what he said true? This is the first thing I've heard where I feel convinced that I should just stick with the oem plastics. Let's hear some feedback!!
   
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matt sterbator
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posted June 04, 2005 11:37 PM
OEM plastics are naturally going to fit and look better... but unless you radically change the shape, I doubt it'll really affect anything.
Honestly, the first sign that you shouldn't put too much weight into what he said was:
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I read an artical back in 2002 about that bike & what it took to make it able to go 200mph, belive it or not that factory plastic is the shit, I also seen in cycle world a artical about some guys put several differant kinds of aftermarket plastic on a busa & it honestly SLOWED THE BIKES TOP SPEED BY 8 TO 10 MPH no shit, The bike was hopped up & checked with both types of plastic, factory plastic fits good, looks normal, re-sale would be better, & comes pre painted, i would keep it stock, keep me informed john
So, IMO, if you want it to look and fit the best, stick with OEM stuff. If you want it lighter, and perhaps easier to work on, aftermarket.
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CrotchRocket
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Bracket Racing with Betsy
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posted June 05, 2005 04:36 AM
Im my opinion, the best bet is stick with the OEM stuff...You get what you pay for!!!
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