This was something hidden in the pictures. If you look at the middle piece of the bike between the transmission and tank cover, there is a cheesy black cover with a fake wield point. All on a $17,000 bike. What was Honda thinking?
I don't know what it looks like underneath. I assume there is an undressed frame. I wonder what can be done. Can this plastic be removed or made to look less cheesy?
Isn't that...the frame???
Or do you mean the scuff protector plasticky thing above the footpeg?
RogueWaveThis was something hidden in the pictures. If you look at the middle piece of the bike between the transmission and tank cover, there is a cheesy black cover with a fake wield point. All on a $17,000 bike. What was Honda thinking?
I don't know what it looks like underneath. I assume there is an undressed frame. I wonder what can be done. Can this plastic be removed or made to look less cheesy?
It's the what now?
The triangular black panel between the frame and the tank cover, is my guess.
There's no fake "wield" (weld?) point on my bike, that's the frame, as BrianF has mentioned.
I'm not surprised that some people might mistake the flat or satin black painted diecast and welded together hydro-formed, frame elements on bikes today as plastic panels covering a more "conventional" frame under it, as many riders had gotten so used to seeing either clear anodized or silver painted frames on bikes for so many years. I always preferred the clear anodized brushed aluminum frames on bikes anyway. Maybe the whole black painted frame thing might be a fad that will eventually go away in a few years??
Here is a frame that I never tire of ... nothing cheesy or fake here ...
Yep, Honda knows how to weld!
... And I am not sure this is a fake weld ... Looks and feels real ...
DutchyYep, Honda's robots know how to weld!
fixed ;)
Lol this is too funny
iamzombieDutchyYep, Honda's robots know how to weld!
fixed ;)
Just like my subframe where the robot missed the mark:
iamzombieDutchyYep, Honda's fusion weld manufacturing engineers know how to program robots !
fixed ;)
Fixed your fix :wink:
Just like my subframe where the robot missed the mark:
A clear violation of Asimovs 3 laws. :wink:
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