forcesuperman
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Hey guys I had seen a set of frame covers. What's the deal with them? Good idea or bad? Thanks for your responses.
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coreywiley
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I heard they fade after awhile cause of the sun. Plus I think they're way over priced to be only plastic.
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You ever price the cost of chroming the frame? The plastics are cheaper by far.....trust me
forcesuperman
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Thanks for leaving comments guys
Here are some pics of mine, I bought them plain and had them painted the price seemed reasonable to me. Improved the look over the bare frame imo.
But as posted above Powder coating, chroming or polishing without a doubt will give you the best look. And if you got the time you could probably polish the frame yourself, cost you more time than money unless you pay someone to do it.
Disassembling the bike for the above procedures really didn't seem worth it for my bike, I'd rather ride it than take it apart for cosmetic upgrades, if I hadn't crashed it wouldn't even have painted it.
As far as quality and look goes for improving the appearance of the frame the covers might be at the bottom of the list of possibilities but they were enough for me. They did cover some of the holes in the frame and only left the one big one.
I didn't go with chrome because chrome on platics just never seems to work really well for very long
But as posted above Powder coating, chroming or polishing without a doubt will give you the best look. And if you got the time you could probably polish the frame yourself, cost you more time than money unless you pay someone to do it.
Disassembling the bike for the above procedures really didn't seem worth it for my bike, I'd rather ride it than take it apart for cosmetic upgrades, if I hadn't crashed it wouldn't even have painted it.
As far as quality and look goes for improving the appearance of the frame the covers might be at the bottom of the list of possibilities but they were enough for me. They did cover some of the holes in the frame and only left the one big one.
I didn't go with chrome because chrome on platics just never seems to work really well for very long
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Take the time to PC the frame, gonna be a long winter. Your bike with thank you.
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agreed.. If you got forced down time going the extra mile , the result should be be worth it.
winter is the best time to ride here
spring isn't is bad also Can't forget about fall oh!! wait summer is great too cruising the beaches and the chicks in the bikinis want to ride too 
have to put the passenger seat back on in the summer rides Now you see the dilemma I had, Busa must always be ready ride Don't forget to show pics of the results
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I think you'll at least need to take off the swingarm to PC. The frame can be taped off pretty well, if you're not pulling the engine out.
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Last year i removed the swing arm, rear sets, mid pipes and just about everything else that was silver except the frame and had it powder coated. Cost was $125
I used carbon fiber frame covers from Magical Racing, some carbon fiber vinyl from Tapeworks and a little high gloss black rattle can to cover the remaining silver on the frame.
I used carbon fiber frame covers from Magical Racing, some carbon fiber vinyl from Tapeworks and a little high gloss black rattle can to cover the remaining silver on the frame.
Thats a really nice looking busa ace. I usually dont like red but you did really well adding the black to it. Looks good
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Thats a really nice looking busa ace. I usually dont like red but you did really well adding the black to it. Looks good
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Thank you! Just a little insurance money from my low side and some cosmetic engineering.
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