Paint and plastics

[F6Dave]

That's interesting. I assumed you had one of the 2013 models with the 'soft' water based paint and no clear coat. I was very careful not to scratch my red 2013, and used the ridiculously expensive Liquid Glass to keep it looking good. My matte white 2016 still looks great, with only a few stone chips but no problems with the paint quality.

As for plastic quality, I've had 5 Honda motorcycles and the only problem has been 2 hairline cracks in the fairing of my 1999 Valkyrie Interstate. The Valkries were wonderful bikes but the Interstate seemed to be rushed to market. The fairing and trunk are prone to rattle, and the audio system is weak. However the wind protection is great and there is vastly more storage capacity than the F6B. And in it's day the Valkyrie easily outperformed any cruiser on the market.

[Ewreck]

That's interesting. I assumed you had one of the 2013 models with the 'soft' water based paint and no clear coat. I was very careful not to scratch my red 2013, and used the ridiculously expensive Liquid Glass to keep it looking good. My matte white 2016 still looks great, with only a few stone chips but no problems with the paint quality.

As for plastic quality, I've had 5 Honda motorcycles and the only problem has been 2 hairline cracks in the fairing of my 1999 Valkyrie Interstate. The Valkries were wonderful bikes but the Interstate seemed to be rushed to market. The fairing and trunk are prone to rattle, and the audio system is weak. However the wind protection is great and there is vastly more storage capacity than the F6B. And in it's day the Valkyrie easily outperformed any cruiser on the market.

I’m on my second front fender and lower cowl due to tabs cracking off. I had the cowl shot with rhino liner type stuff and it holds up well. The plastics on the bike just seem soft and where I have chips in paint it looks super thin.

[F6Dave]

I’m on my second front fender and lower cowl due to tabs cracking off. I had the cowl shot with rhino liner type stuff and it holds up well. The plastics on the bike just seem soft and where I have chips in paint it looks super thin.

That's unbelievable. Did you get anything covered by Honda? Has anyone else reading this had those issues?

[Ewreck]

That's unbelievable. Did you get anything covered by Honda? Has anyone else reading this had those issues?

They basically blew me off so I just handled it. There was a thread going on about the paint issues and I believe a few people had broke tabs in various ways.