new plastics

Miee1982 · July 15th, 2010, 06:09 PM

i have an o7 and its plastics are bad. i want to replace em but cant pay an arm and leg for em. any good ideas where i can go or at least check out

kkim · July 15th, 2010, 07:14 PM

Have you checked Ebay?

FrugalNinja250 · July 16th, 2010, 06:16 AM

I got hit back in January. I found a decent fairing in another color (no problem since I was repainting anyway) after about three months for what I considered a reasonable price, ~$180 shipped. It took four and a half months to find a tank for under $200. I had a few people offer to sell me those parts for almost what new parts (or a good used bike) would cost, but they were just flippers and speculators.

I scoured local and regional craigslist ads daily, as well as here and over on the ninja250.org forums every chance I could. I eventually found the fairing on ninja250.org and the tank came off ebay. I'd bid on several tanks in those months but every single one went over $275-300, far more than I was willing to pay, until I finally got one.

This is prime riding season so parts will probably be even more scarce than usual. It's not likely you'll find parts in your original color; it may actually be more cost effective to purchase an entire bike to get plastics all in one color, then sell off parts to make up the cost of buying the bike.

July 15th, 2010, 06:09 PM	#1
Miee1982 Changing the oil sux Name: Bertha Location: elmore city, oklahoma Join Date: Jul 2010 Motorcycle(s): 250r Posts: 7 Blog Entries: 1	new plastics i have an o7 and its plastics are bad. i want to replace em but cant pay an arm and leg for em. any good ideas where i can go or at least check out

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July 15th, 2010, 07:14 PM	#2
kkim Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: Too much.	Have you checked Ebay?

July 16th, 2010, 06:16 AM	#3
FrugalNinja250 ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Frugal Location: Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) Join Date: Mar 2010 Motorcycle(s): Several Posts: A lot.	I got hit back in January. I found a decent fairing in another color (no problem since I was repainting anyway) after about three months for what I considered a reasonable price, ~$180 shipped. It took four and a half months to find a tank for under $200. I had a few people offer to sell me those parts for almost what new parts (or a good used bike) would cost, but they were just flippers and speculators. I scoured local and regional craigslist ads daily, as well as here and over on the ninja250.org forums every chance I could. I eventually found the fairing on ninja250.org and the tank came off ebay. I'd bid on several tanks in those months but every single one went over $275-300, far more than I was willing to pay, until I finally got one. This is prime riding season so parts will probably be even more scarce than usual. It's not likely you'll find parts in your original color; it may actually be more cost effective to purchase an entire bike to get plastics all in one color, then sell off parts to make up the cost of buying the bike.