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January 13th, 2013, 02:23 PM
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ninjette.org guru
Name: Dave
Location: Pittsburgh
Join Date: Oct 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2004 Ninja 250F Posts: 308
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Cracks in Lower Cowling
For whatever reason, every time I go to fix/tweak something on the bike something is always broken
 .Today I upgraded the horn and went to lube the chain, and as I looked down to put the center stand up I noticed something on the lower cowling was a little...off. I looked more closely and noticed that the back of the left side of the fairing is cracked in three or four places, right around where it meets the rear mounting point. Gah!!! I have no idea what happened - I would guess that it was either heat that made it brittle, or perhaps heating/shrinking from riding in cold weather, or maybe someone just kicked it one day. Who knows. Anyways - I think I need a new lower cowling. I could repair it, but it just seems easier to spring the money for a new once. OEM ones seem to be around $350 new (ouch...) and ebay ones are give or take around $50-$100 (less ouch). Any color suggestions? I'm going to go duct tape the one I have... |
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January 13th, 2013, 02:39 PM
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Fast-Guy wannabe
Name: Jason
Location: Brentwood, Ca
Join Date: Oct 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2009 Ninja250, 2011 RM-Z250, 2004 NSR50, Posts: A lot.
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January 13th, 2013, 03:53 PM
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ninjette.org certified postwhore
Name: Jason
Location: Norfolk, VA
Join Date: Dec 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2012 EX250, 2014 EX300 Posts: A lot.
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glue it back together before you duct tape it
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January 20th, 2013, 12:45 AM
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CPT Falcon
Name: J.Emmett Turner
Location: Newnan, GA
Join Date: Apr 2009 Motorcycle(s): '08 CP Blue EX250J, '97 unpainted EX250F, 2nd '97 unpainted EX250F (no engine), '07 black EX250F Posts: A lot.
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January 21st, 2013, 08:14 PM
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Nerd
Name: Chris
Location: Tujunga
Join Date: Mar 2012 Motorcycle(s): Ducati Hyperstrada Posts: 672
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I use this stuff called plastex. Work pretty damn good if you do it right, and take your time.
http://www.plastex.net/How_To_Videos.php
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January 21st, 2013, 08:58 PM
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cuz
Name: Israel
Location: Houston (me) Galveston
Join Date: Jul 2011 Motorcycle(s): 09 ninja 250r Posts: A lot.
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January 24th, 2013, 10:12 AM
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CPT Falcon
Name: J.Emmett Turner
Location: Newnan, GA
Join Date: Apr 2009 Motorcycle(s): '08 CP Blue EX250J, '97 unpainted EX250F, 2nd '97 unpainted EX250F (no engine), '07 black EX250F Posts: A lot.
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Wouldn't ABS cement do the same thing as Plastex? IIRC, it's basically just dissolved ABS plastic in acetone and the prep instructions for the part are almost identical. ABS is always black right? If so, I guess they don't use ABS (black, white, and clear are available). Other than that, it seems that the major difference is that they use powdered plastic and don't add the solvent until after it's in place. Perhaps I should source a cheese grater/blender/mortar and pestle/stone mill and dice up some plastic.
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January 25th, 2013, 06:47 AM
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cuz
Name: Israel
Location: Houston (me) Galveston
Join Date: Jul 2011 Motorcycle(s): 09 ninja 250r Posts: A lot.
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February 10th, 2013, 09:09 AM
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CPT Falcon
Name: J.Emmett Turner
Location: Newnan, GA
Join Date: Apr 2009 Motorcycle(s): '08 CP Blue EX250J, '97 unpainted EX250F, 2nd '97 unpainted EX250F (no engine), '07 black EX250F Posts: A lot.
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February 11th, 2013, 09:39 AM
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ninjette.org guru
Name: Dave
Location: Pittsburgh
Join Date: Oct 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2004 Ninja 250F Posts: 308
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^ Yup, that's the ticket
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