SO how much chrome plated plastic is on the Suzukis? - Motorcycle-Journal Forums

TomBongi · 05-16-2006, 12:47 PM

I have read there is a lot of plastic on those bikes. Such as Valve covers, Air Cleaners etc. Is this a fact. I can undrstand Plastic fenders, Even speedo housings.......But any "chromed" plastic attatched to the engine and the bike becomes for me a full scale replica of a Revell model.

Suzuki does not want to be known as the Revell Bike as I have recently heard it being called.

MOre then weight issues I have to think the lower cost of the bike is due to the plastic chrome.

How much is there really over other brands?

DrBob · 05-16-2006, 12:59 PM

About the same as other Japanese brands for bikes in the same price range. You won't find any chromed plastic on a Harley or Victory, but their price point is considerably higher.

blackie1491 · 05-16-2006, 05:23 PM

The plastic parts do not seem to be a problem.
Most of us prefer the price. We consider it the best bang for the buck.
I have a friend with a full bagger Harley, the chrome he has added cost more than my bike. The total of bike and chrome, he could have 4 C50SE's.

mateohly · 05-16-2006, 06:17 PM

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Originally Posted by blackie1491

the chrome he has added cost more than my bike. The total of bike and chrome, he could have 4 C50SE's.

Or you could buy 3 C50's and replace all of the chromed plastic on them with custom parts instead of one chromed out Harley

Ok, maybe that would be a little overkill.

blackie1491 · 05-16-2006, 10:29 PM

Or 1 C50SE and be able to buy gas and insurance.

mikenredding · 05-17-2006, 12:46 AM

I'm working on buying a lot of the billet peices they have for the bike.

mikenredding · 05-17-2006, 12:47 AM

I wish the fake Air cleaner wasn't plastic though

**Clint** · 05-17-2006, 07:17 AM

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Originally Posted by mikenredding

I wish the fake Air cleaner wasn't plastic though

LOL! You'd rather have an authentic chrome fake air cleaner?

**Louis** · 05-17-2006, 07:54 AM

Sounds weird when you say it like that Rowdy!

tlwisner · 05-17-2006, 08:39 AM

I don't really understand what the problem is. Exactly which non-rusting plastic part is so obectionable on a $6200 cruiser? What other brands are you talking about? Your post is very vague. (or maybe it's just me)

I've replaced my sparkplugs, the valve covers aren't plastic - they are metal. I've seen plastic valve covers on GM cars though...

Ride one. It's no Revell model dude....

**Louis** · 05-17-2006, 08:48 AM

I thought Revell ones came with the mention "some assembly required"

Just teasing.

blackie1491 · 05-17-2006, 12:44 PM

RIDE WHAT YOU LIKE.

Just enjoy it for the pleasure it gives, not what someone else says.

The C50 was in my price range, it gives me great pleasure and every day I feel like a little boy on his first 2 wheeler.

Thank you Suzuki!!!!!

NeilM · 05-17-2006, 02:01 PM

Riding a +or- 575 pound bike is easier than an 800+ pounder, and take a look at the cost if you drop the bike. It's a bit more expensive to replace chrome.
Yes, I complain about all of the plastic too, but then I get realistic.

POE-BOY SAMICH · 05-17-2006, 02:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by blackie1491

RIDE WHAT YOU LIKE.

Just enjoy it for the pleasure it gives, not what someone else says.

The C50 was in my price range, it gives me great pleasure and every day I feel like a little boy on his first 2 wheeler.

Thank you Suzuki!!!!!

+1
'nuff said!

Sgt Mike · 05-17-2006, 09:10 PM

Cadillacs, Lincolns and Mercedes have alot of plastic on them also and they are fine automobiles. Plastics on quite a few applications will out perform steel or aluminium, is as strong or stronger and in most cases more resilient than they are and cost less to replace. Nothing wrong with plastic in the proper applications.

sundude · 05-18-2006, 10:44 PM

If chrome was an important item for me I wouldn't have bought an M50!

Besides, for me metal chrome and salt air are not compatible. I'll take plastic, please

moccasin · 05-23-2006, 08:52 AM

If there is a downside to plastic. Its that your great grandchildren won't have as much fun restoring that old antique Boulevard they find in the back of the cattle barn 50 years from now. Many of its parts will simply be crumbling into a debri pile, and the chrome will long have removed itself from its host.

Of course, if you want to leave your great-grandchildren something to play with, they'd be better off if you left them $6000 in a long term retirement plan! HAHA!!

Bikes are for FUN, not for INVESTMENTS!! Most bikes die tragic deaths, not natural ones. Seeing your chrome plated plastic parts scattered all over the road will feel no different than seeing your crumpled steel and shattered aluminum parts piled in a heap.

Suzuki's chrome plated plastic parts are actually better than many of the potmetal screws and bolts that hold them on!!

**Clint** · 05-23-2006, 08:56 AM

I agree. I usually consider chrome to be a camoflage for cheap metal or dead weight.

stp1971 · 05-23-2006, 09:04 AM

You could always buy some extra chrome plated plastic parts and put them in an airtight bag to sotre until the grandkids are ready to restore it....

C90TinPA · 05-24-2006, 11:29 AM

I figured that 10,000 years from now all that will remain will be the plastic parts. After all, haven't we been told it does not bio-degrade? So, just think, What will some future archaeologist think when he finds the fenders from a C50 or the air cleaners from the Boulevard line?

05-16-2006, 12:47 PM	#1 (permalink)
TomBongi Newbie Joined: May 2006 Posts: 9	SO how much chrome plated plastic is on the Suzukis? I have read there is a lot of plastic on those bikes. Such as Valve covers, Air Cleaners etc. Is this a fact. I can undrstand Plastic fenders, Even speedo housings.......But any "chromed" plastic attatched to the engine and the bike becomes for me a full scale replica of a Revell model. Suzuki does not want to be known as the Revell Bike as I have recently heard it being called. MOre then weight issues I have to think the lower cost of the bike is due to the plastic chrome. How much is there really over other brands?

05-16-2006, 12:59 PM	#2 (permalink)
DrBob In The Zone Joined: May 2004 Bike: several Location: Decatur, GA Posts: 2,765	About the same as other Japanese brands for bikes in the same price range. You won't find any chromed plastic on a Harley or Victory, but their price point is considerably higher. __________________ Dream like you'll live forever, live like you'll die tomorrow. You MUST obey the pug dog!

05-17-2006, 07:54 AM	#9 (permalink)
Louis Administrator Joined: Sep 2003 Bike: SV650S '05 (Blue) Location: Gatineau, QC, Canada Posts: 10,657	Sounds weird when you say it like that Rowdy! __________________ Louis

05-17-2006, 08:39 AM	#10 (permalink)
tlwisner Throttle Jockey Joined: Apr 2004 Bike: '05 Boulevard C50 Location: Central Kentucky Posts: 3,208	I don't really understand what the problem is. Exactly which non-rusting plastic part is so obectionable on a $6200 cruiser? What other brands are you talking about? Your post is very vague. (or maybe it's just me) I've replaced my sparkplugs, the valve covers aren't plastic - they are metal. I've seen plastic valve covers on GM cars though... Ride one. It's no Revell model dude.... __________________ Tim Wisner AMA, SCRC Happiness is something we create Last edited by tlwisner; 05-17-2006 at 01:11 PM.

05-17-2006, 08:48 AM	#11 (permalink)
Louis Administrator Joined: Sep 2003 Bike: SV650S '05 (Blue) Location: Gatineau, QC, Canada Posts: 10,657	I thought Revell ones came with the mention "some assembly required" Just teasing. __________________ Louis

05-16-2006, 05:23 PM	#3 (permalink)
blackie1491 I took the All Bran Challenge Joined: Jun 2005 Bike: C50SE Location: Aldergrove, B.C., Canada Posts: 7,333	The plastic parts do not seem to be a problem. Most of us prefer the price. We consider it the best bang for the buck. I have a friend with a full bagger Harley, the chrome he has added cost more than my bike. The total of bike and chrome, he could have 4 C50SE's.

05-16-2006, 10:29 PM	#5 (permalink)
blackie1491 I took the All Bran Challenge Joined: Jun 2005 Bike: C50SE Location: Aldergrove, B.C., Canada Posts: 7,333	Or 1 C50SE and be able to buy gas and insurance.

05-17-2006, 12:46 AM	#6 (permalink)
mikenredding Where Am I ? Joined: May 2006 Bike: C90T Location: Redding, Ca Posts: 48	I'm working on buying a lot of the billet peices they have for the bike.

05-17-2006, 12:47 AM	#7 (permalink)
mikenredding Where Am I ? Joined: May 2006 Bike: C90T Location: Redding, Ca Posts: 48	I wish the fake Air cleaner wasn't plastic though

05-17-2006, 12:44 PM	#12 (permalink)
blackie1491 I took the All Bran Challenge Joined: Jun 2005 Bike: C50SE Location: Aldergrove, B.C., Canada Posts: 7,333	RIDE WHAT YOU LIKE. Just enjoy it for the pleasure it gives, not what someone else says. The C50 was in my price range, it gives me great pleasure and every day I feel like a little boy on his first 2 wheeler. Thank you Suzuki!!!!!

05-17-2006, 02:01 PM	#13 (permalink)
NeilM In Training Joined: Apr 2005 Bike: Roadliner Location: Bellevue, Wa Posts: 113	Riding a +or- 575 pound bike is easier than an 800+ pounder, and take a look at the cost if you drop the bike. It's a bit more expensive to replace chrome. Yes, I complain about all of the plastic too, but then I get realistic.

05-17-2006, 09:10 PM	#15 (permalink)
Sgt Mike Banned Joined: Feb 2006 Bike: 2006 Suzuki C50 Location: Hagerstown, Maryland Posts: 709	Cadillacs, Lincolns and Mercedes have alot of plastic on them also and they are fine automobiles. Plastics on quite a few applications will out perform steel or aluminium, is as strong or stronger and in most cases more resilient than they are and cost less to replace. Nothing wrong with plastic in the proper applications.

05-18-2006, 10:44 PM	#16 (permalink)
sundude Puddle Runner Joined: May 2005 Bike: Suzuki M50 Location: South Florida Posts: 378	If chrome was an important item for me I wouldn't have bought an M50! Besides, for me metal chrome and salt air are not compatible. I'll take plastic, please

05-23-2006, 08:52 AM	#17 (permalink)
moccasin Where Am I ? Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 47	If there is a downside to plastic. Its that your great grandchildren won't have as much fun restoring that old antique Boulevard they find in the back of the cattle barn 50 years from now. Many of its parts will simply be crumbling into a debri pile, and the chrome will long have removed itself from its host. Of course, if you want to leave your great-grandchildren something to play with, they'd be better off if you left them $6000 in a long term retirement plan! HAHA!! Bikes are for FUN, not for INVESTMENTS!! Most bikes die tragic deaths, not natural ones. Seeing your chrome plated plastic parts scattered all over the road will feel no different than seeing your crumpled steel and shattered aluminum parts piled in a heap. Suzuki's chrome plated plastic parts are actually better than many of the potmetal screws and bolts that hold them on!! __________________ Mocc's Place Snake Mail Intruder Stuff ~ Tech Stuff ~ Pair Valve Removal Kits Polish the Bell

05-23-2006, 09:04 AM	#19 (permalink)
stp1971 May 2007 Member of the month Joined: Mar 2005 Bike: 2004 Suzuki Intruder 1500LC / 2005 Suzuki DL650 V-Strom Location: Douglasville, Georgia Posts: 7,833	You could always buy some extra chrome plated plastic parts and put them in an airtight bag to sotre until the grandkids are ready to restore it.... __________________ Biketoberfest 2006 flashback courtesy of Intimid8er: "Like you knew damn well you shouldn't eat something like that, but all be damned to hell, you were gonna eat it!" __________________

05-24-2006, 11:29 AM	#20 (permalink)
C90TinPA Where Am I ? Joined: Apr 2006 Bike: 2006 Suzuki C90T Location: Harrisburg, PA Posts: 45	I figured that 10,000 years from now all that will remain will be the plastic parts. After all, haven't we been told it does not bio-degrade? So, just think, What will some future archaeologist think when he finds the fenders from a C50 or the air cleaners from the Boulevard line?

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