Japanese plastic on a Chinese bike

Jhutch2115 · 09-16-2022, 08:28 PM

I came across a few different Japanese bike plastics for sale, and I was wondering if any will fit a 2022 Hawk 250 DLX ? Also, are there any rims off of Japanese bikes that I can use on it??

My bike arrived 2 days ago, and I just changed out the break in oil which was a lighter amber lie a pilsner beer and when it drained out it was muck darker. I am glad I changed that out first! I also put the 30mm bar risers on today as well.

Thanks in advance for everyone's help!

Jim

2LZ · 09-17-2022, 11:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Jhutch2115

I came across a few different Japanese bike plastics for sale, and I was wondering if any will fit a 2022 Hawk 250 DLX ? Also, are there any rims off of Japanese bikes that I can use on it??

My bike arrived 2 days ago, and I just changed out the break in oil which was a lighter amber lie a pilsner beer and when it drained out it was muck darker. I am glad I changed that out first! I also put the 30mm bar risers on today as well.

Thanks in advance for everyone's help!

Jim

I doubt it. Besides, I'm sure most of the Japanese plastics are probably made in China anyway. The only really bad plastics were very early on (2006?) like on my old X-moto. Hard, brittle, thin, cracked easily. Today's plastics are every bit as good as what's on my DRZ400.

Regarding the rims, not sure why you'd want to change them. Only some of the very earliest renditions of China bikes had spokes that pulled through, unless there's been something more recent I'm not aware of. I've never had an issue with any of my China bike rims. My advise would be to check the spokes (like any bike) and go have fun!

Good move on the oil. First thing I do after unboxing.

Jhutch2115 · 09-17-2022, 12:37 PM

The reason I asked about the plastics there is some for sale on FB market and also for the rims it's just good to know what other options I have and it's easier to switch out rims than tires, so I could have dedicated offroad tires on rims and then dedicated enduro tires on another set of rims. I live near the only place in CT where you can ride motorcycles on state land and the terrain can get quite rough from what I have seen of the trail. Thanks for the post !

JIm

BrokeAss · 09-17-2022, 04:21 PM

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ExMxer · 09-17-2022, 04:51 PM

As for plastics...sadly, probably ain't gonna happen without some creativity, and a little money to burn. A good friend of mine is the distributor for UFO plastics here in the USA, and we have already gone through this, sadly. Alot of theses companies buy up, old, non profit turning molds from bikes gone by. Then, hack them up, reform them into desired shapes and what not, therefore, eliminating any chance of an actual aftermarket copy. However, some of these "molds", we will refer to them as that, have products "cloned" from them by other China bike outfits. Essentially, China companies are now cloning themselves. Cheaper, Yes!!! Lame, and sad, that's obvious. Chase the dollar......

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Jhutch2115 Join Date: Sep 2022 Posts: 5	Japanese plastic on a Chinese bike I came across a few different Japanese bike plastics for sale, and I was wondering if any will fit a 2022 Hawk 250 DLX ? Also, are there any rims off of Japanese bikes that I can use on it?? My bike arrived 2 days ago, and I just changed out the break in oil which was a lighter amber lie a pilsner beer and when it drained out it was muck darker. I am glad I changed that out first! I also put the 30mm bar risers on today as well. Thanks in advance for everyone's help! Jim
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Jhutch2115 Join Date: Sep 2022 Posts: 5	The reason I asked about the plastics there is some for sale on FB market and also for the rims it's just good to know what other options I have and it's easier to switch out rims than tires, so I could have dedicated offroad tires on rims and then dedicated enduro tires on another set of rims. I live near the only place in CT where you can ride motorcycles on state land and the terrain can get quite rough from what I have seen of the trail. Thanks for the post ! JIm
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BrokeAss Join Date: Mar 2021 Location: Ohio Posts: 43	www.yoycart.com
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09-17-2022, 04:51 PM	#5
ExMxer Join Date: Jun 2021 Location: Earth, USA Posts: 196	As for plastics...sadly, probably ain't gonna happen without some creativity, and a little money to burn. A good friend of mine is the distributor for UFO plastics here in the USA, and we have already gone through this, sadly. Alot of theses companies buy up, old, non profit turning molds from bikes gone by. Then, hack them up, reform them into desired shapes and what not, therefore, eliminating any chance of an actual aftermarket copy. However, some of these "molds", we will refer to them as that, have products "cloned" from them by other China bike outfits. Essentially, China companies are now cloning themselves. Cheaper, Yes!!! Lame, and sad, that's obvious. Chase the dollar......
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