Author Topic: ID 250r front plastics (Read 6210 times)

Rcfowladdict · « **on:** January 07, 2015, 05:51:32 PM »

Got me a nice Craigslist find. But I have never seen one of the extra sets of plastics it came with. It's a full gusset 86 frame with these wild looking front plastics. Can anyone help ID these things. They bolt is place where the rad shrouds would.

etccb · « **Reply #1 on:** January 07, 2015, 06:46:55 PM »

Those are a set of old maier plastics. The matching rears were flat, not raised over the rear tires.

Rcfowladdict · « **Reply #2 on:** January 07, 2015, 06:55:44 PM »

Nice, the rears are new Maier's but didn't have a clue about the fronts. But they had a matching rear you say? May have to start the search.

broken1 · « **Reply #3 on:** January 07, 2015, 08:44:55 PM »

I have a set of those maier rears in white that have never been mounted. They look kind of like LT250 plastic. My buddy had the full set on his 88 back in the early 90's, but his were pink:nose-pick::lol: Needless to say I didn't ride his R very often even though it was alot faster than mine.

FerrinMotorsports · « **Reply #4 on:** January 07, 2015, 09:05:34 PM »

Quote from: etccb;48420

Those are a set of old Maier plastics. The matching rears were flat, not raised over the rear tires.

...Maier had both kinds for the rear ...raised and Flat....the flats (of course) were for flattrack which is what the fronts in the pic are for also....Maier sold them as part of their "flattrack kit"....

Brian925 · « **Reply #5 on:** January 07, 2015, 10:24:37 PM »

I had the same fronts on my old 87 but they were in black.

etccb · « **Reply #6 on:** January 08, 2015, 10:01:27 AM »

Quote from: FerrinMotorsports;48428

...Maier had both kinds for the rear ...raised and Flat....the flats (of course) were for flattrack which is what the fronts in the pic are for also....Maier sold them as part of their "flattrack kit"....

Yep. If the quality and finish of the plastics back in the day was on par with what they can do now they would of sold a lot more of them. I probably would of tried the rears for sure. I thought about them a little back then but with the quality, finish and thickness etc stuck with trimmed oem.

FerrinMotorsports · « **Reply #7 on:** January 08, 2015, 12:55:45 PM »

I also stuck with oem as back when Maier first came out.....(They actually started out by making replacement fenders out of fiberglass)...The finish and fit were pretty crappy until they changed their molds.....IMO Maier's newest line of fenders are just as good of quality as fullbore....If you look at Maier's rear fenders they have even copied fullbores strengthening ribs....I have never had any problems on getting Maier fenders to fit either....But that being said I always run the race cut fronts so I do not have any experience as to how the full fendered fronts fit...

Rcfowladdict · « **Reply #8 on:** January 08, 2015, 01:09:00 PM »

Full fender fronts fit well, just ugly imo. Race cut all day but the old school "flattrack" fronts should look good with a graphics kit at the dunes.

etccb · « **Reply #9 on:** January 08, 2015, 01:21:12 PM »

off topic but ferrin did you see this? Sat and Sun so cal.

trx250scar · « **Reply #10 on:** January 08, 2015, 04:19:03 PM »

I sold a set of race fronts and rear low profile maier.in white to a member on the site. Wretched73? I think that was him. Maybe look him up and c if He has any pics. It Also had carbon fiber look Hood.

trx250scar · « **Reply #11 on:** January 08, 2015, 04:22:17 PM »

Actually He has some pics from when he entered qotm.