Need aftermarket plastics for 2013 klx250s
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Thanks. I'm trying to sell my bike and it hard with my damaged plastics
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You'd probably come out ahead by selling the bike for a little less than buying new plastics. Just tell the potential buyer if it's a concern they can replace them. Depending who the buyer is they may not care about the plastics.
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Yeah, bought and sold well over 300 bikes in my day. That was part of my job for 29 years. It's either way on that. Most guys may see the bike as beat up and maybe ridden hard and kinda get spooked. First impressions are everything. But everyone is different. Personally, I'd say away from a bike that's beat up looking. But again, that's just me. Besides, I'll give him a very good deal on the set. It's up to him though. I really don't care if I sell them. I didn't even think about selling until I saw someone needing them, so I figured I'll help out and let them go.
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Yeah, bought and sold well over 300 bikes in my day. That was part of my job for 29 years. It's either way on that. Most guys may see the bike as beat up and maybe ridden hard and kinda get spooked. First impressions are everything. But everyone is different. Personally, I'd say away from a bike that's beat up looking. But again, that's just me. Besides, I'll give him a very good deal on the set. It's up to him though. I really don't care if I sell them. I didn't even think about selling until I saw someone needing them, so I figured I'll help out and let them go.
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You're right. You'd be insane to try to start your own plastic injection molding company. Fortunately you can commission existing companies for an upfront fee and recuperate the costs by selling the plastic.
Even if that's a lot of work to organize and might be impracticable cost wise... You can easily find a 3d printing company to print it for a reasonable amount. (cheaper than OEM anyway). Durability being the drawback here I guess.
Even if that's a lot of work to organize and might be impracticable cost wise... You can easily find a 3d printing company to print it for a reasonable amount. (cheaper than OEM anyway). Durability being the drawback here I guess.
I'm pretty sure there would have to be a reasonably high volume requirement to make this cost-effective, but it's worth inquiring about.
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I reached out to QuickParts, inquiring about feasibility. Step one was to register. They called me the next day (I missed the call), then emailed. The parts I brake most often are the radiator shrouds and side plates (over the battery and muffler). My thought is to explore cost/benefit and volume options with these parts first, then look into fenders and headlight shrouds. I’ll let you know what comes out of the discussion.
I'm pretty sure there would have to be a reasonably high volume requirement to make this cost-effective, but it's worth inquiring about.
I'm pretty sure there would have to be a reasonably high volume requirement to make this cost-effective, but it's worth inquiring about.
BTW, Thanks for looking into this.
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Cheap as chips!!
You are being ripped off badly in the States for OEM plastics.
Probably cheaper to hop on a plane, fly to Thailand, bundle up a few hundred sets, ship them home and sell em, rather than tooling up and trying to produce.