I was just curious, but guys with the blue raptors,(with the blue frame), does the frames' paint get chipped easily or is it hard to scratch?

 

I've had mine for about a year now, and the paint on the frame still looks like new. Even after a few crashes and rebuilds.[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img]

 

same here, only I've had mine for about 6 or 7 months.

 

I've noticed that the paint will rub off fairly easily with repetitious rubbing. For instance, I noticed that the paint has worn off by the foot shifter. No big deal for me, just letting you know.[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img]

 

yeah that's true, but the paint on the pegs, shifter and brake pedal, are a lower grade of paint, it doesnt seem like powdercoat to me. might be, but doesnt look like it.

 

I'm not talking about the shifter and / or brake pedal. If you look just to the left of your foot while it is on the footpeg, there is about four inches of exposed blue powder coat on the frame. This area is all rubbed away on my bike.

 

Same here. My Alpinestars have scratched the left side of the frame up pretty bad, including three inches of bare metal just above the peg. The right side isn't too bad. There's some carbon fiber frame guards out for about $80 that I will be picking up pretty soon.

 

oh, mine hasnt worn yet, but I dont wear riding boots i just wear regular boots.

 

Heck ya. The paint came off mine with a power washer around almost every weld. That stuff is junk. However, I broke my lonestar chromoly frame(250R) 4 times the first year, and my Raptor frame so far has none, so I can live with the bad paint. Well, really I couldn't, I got it powder coated orange [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]