The Best Ways to Customize a Honda Dirt Bike

A dirt bike is not just a toy that can get muddy and thrown against rocks and trees. It is an extension of athleticism. It is important that a Honda dirt bike is customized to reflect the personality and skill of the rider, especially if the bike is being used in competition. Putting Honda graphics on the bike will make it more stylized.

The first graphic customizations a rider can get are backgrounds. Honda has a standard, silver, gold, delta, faction, and shred series for their backgrounds. All sets include a front plate graphic and two side plate graphics. The vinyl will be premium and glossy, even with mud caked on. Each background is die cut to fit the plastics on each bike.

All series allow for the name and number of the rider to be printed on the background. Riders can also choose the background and number colour for customization. The standard series is the most affordable and basic kit. The silver series features a black or white border design. The gold series features a factory style border design and riders can choose the border colour as well.

The Delta, Faction, and Shred series allow a rider to add a sponsor logo if they wish, along with picking a border colour. The design is more cutting edge with a unique jagged cut and three toned background design.

The toned background design changes slightly with each series. The Delta series has a swooping block design on the background. The Faction series has a slight vertical lined pattern on the background. The Shred series has a horizontal block lined background.

Riders can also purchase full Honda kits. The kits include two tank shrouds, one front plate, two side plate graphics, one rear guard, one front guard, two lower fork guards, and two swingarms. Each kit allows the rider to put their name and race number on the graphics along with an optional sponsor logo.

Each kit has a different design depending on the look the rider wants for their bike. The Delta kit has a basic design seen on most dirt bikes. The Faction kit has a blended colour scheme. The Shred kit has sharp, multiple jagged lines in their design that vary in colour. The Grunge Tec kit has a sleek design with black blocking.

The UNIT Reset kit features more white blocks in their sleek design. The UNIT Electronica kit is psychedelic with a rainbow of scratched colours all over the plastic body of the bike. The Volt kit looks like a lightning bolt design with a majority of white and red with black accents.

Even the jersey a rider wears can be customized with graphics. The back of the jersey features the rider's name and racing number. The border colour for the letters can be chosen by the rider as well, if the graphic offers a border.

Most places have the rider order the actual graphic, printed on heat transfer material that will bond to all fabrics. The rider can iron the name and number logo onto the back of their jersey themselves or take it to an embroiderer to have the graphic professionally installed.

Honda offers two different kinds of seat covers - gripper and pleated. Gripper seats are standard while pleated seats supply extra traction. Both are made of rubberized material, superior traction no matter if the seat is wet or dry, UV protection for a long seat life, and double stitching for durability. Seats are pre-cut to fit the stock seat on dirt bikes.

Honda also supplies a plastics kit that will give dirt bikes the look and feel of a brand new bike. Kits include two tank shrouds, two side number plates, one front fender, and one rear guard. The plastics come in classic Honda red.