One Industries David Bailey CRF450 Replica Kit

WHAT IS IT? A quick way to make your brand-new Honda CRF450 look 20 years old.

WHATƒ??S IT COST? $259.95ƒ?”(858) 874-5760. www.oneindustries.com

 

WHATƒ??S IT DO? One Industries has turned back the clock one more time with the 1986 David Bailey Replica kit (One Industries first struck it rich with the retro Bob Hannah-inspired YZ Hurricane kit). One Industries even had David Bailey direct the project for them. “When I put this bike design together,” says David, “I pictured the 1986 works Honda I rode to the AMA 500 National Championship. I used the classic Honda orange-red plastic of the mid-1980s era, as well as the blue factory seat cover.”

The David Bailey replica kit includes front and rear fenders, radiator shrouds, side panels, front number plate, graphics, seat cover, backgrounds, two front number plate backgrounds (a Bailey blue plate and a blank white plate) and additional decals.

WHAT STANDS OUT? Hereƒ??s a list of things that stand out with One Industriesƒ?? David Bailey replica kit.

(1) Package deal. Oneƒ??s Bailey kit includes all the plastic to make the red of your modern Honda into the orangish-red of 20 years ago. Itƒ??s all bolt-on stuff (except for the staple-on seat cover and stick-on decals).

(2) Fit. No problems. You have to switch the washers and spacers over from your stock plastic, but every part fit perfectly. The plastic quality was amazingly good.

(3) Look. Retro design says to the world that copying something good beats inventing something badƒ?”an excellent philosophy. The Bailey Replica plastic kit harks back to the glory days of Team Honda. The blue seat cover and vintage graphics pull the look together enough to evoke memories, yet still look current.

WHATƒ??S THE SQUAWK? We canƒ??t understand why One Industries provides large fender decals (front and rear) that are the exact same orange as the plastic. The big decals are hard to get on bubble-free and donƒ??t change the color of the parts, so whatƒ??s the point? The kit would install more quickly if One Industries just provided the logos that go on the rear fender (thatƒ??s how Bailey did it in 1986).