October 9th, 2015, 09:03 PM | #1 |
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buying cheap ebay fairings?????
o i wanted to do a street fighter for the bike at first. then i ran into the problem of getting a good bight headlight. i also started adding things up i want a tire fairing and a race tail. so i went started looking and i saw it coming up pretty fast. so i then found cheap complete fairing sets for about $250. but i would be face with the problem of buying a headlight which i havent found for cheap yet and i also need a front fairing stay. when i got the bik i threw everything that was broke away. now im kick myself cuz i know the stay i could have fixed
are the cheap fairings worth it. seems like everyone says stay away from them. if that is the case i will go back to the street fighter.
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October 9th, 2015, 09:12 PM | #2 |
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i did find 1 used set for $250 and its not too bad. but i would still have the fairing stay and headlight issue
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October 9th, 2015, 09:38 PM | #3 |
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A friend of mine got a Chinese fairing kit for his CBR 4FI , while it looks great, they are definitely not the same quality as OEM.
They are thinner, and seems not as forgiving as OEM pieces, but then again you get what you pay for. They came prepainted, and ready to install, not a bad bargain for the money.
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October 9th, 2015, 09:40 PM | #4 |
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Well, fairings are just plastic, so they can't really be "horrible" I've not seen any good reviews, or bad for that matter.
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October 9th, 2015, 11:38 PM | #5 |
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I know everyone talks about weight when it come to bike but what about using sound deadener on the underside of the fairings. At least where the weak points are. But what's the going price for the front fairing stay and head light? I'm not seeing these for under $100 each
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October 10th, 2015, 01:03 AM | #6 |
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October 11th, 2015, 09:29 AM | #7 |
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Just to throw in my opinion a complete new plastics kit is $500 bucks ( either $250 and $250 shipping or $500 and free shipping) The quality isn't the same as OEM they are alittle thinner and after installing a complete set we couldn't line up 2 bolts so not to bad in the fitment department and I will say it looked pretty damn good except for a pinstriping that was done with TAPE (torn off)It gets a lot of attention and a lot of people tell me that it looks great. It just depends on if you can find a kit that you like enough to pay 500 bucks
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October 11th, 2015, 02:45 PM | #8 | |
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October 11th, 2015, 03:10 PM | #9 |
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That does sux, start searching eBay, and the for sale section.
Another option is I remember somebody did a modification so a zx6 style headlight to fit the OEM fairing.
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October 11th, 2015, 06:59 PM | #10 |
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post a link to those cheap fairings im curious about why they are halfthe price of 95% of all other kits on ebay
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October 11th, 2015, 09:07 PM | #11 | |
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There a lot of seller selling these....they unpainted
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October 11th, 2015, 09:12 PM | #12 |
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If I got the front stay and headlight for cheap I would be set... If I went with a street fighter look it would save me about $300
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October 25th, 2015, 09:43 PM | #13 |
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I ended up ordering a kit from Aliexpress. We will see how those turn out. $430 painted and shipped.
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October 25th, 2015, 09:44 PM | #14 |
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Welcome Bruce! Post a pic when it's all put together please.
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October 25th, 2015, 09:56 PM | #15 |
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http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Hot-S...404251891.html
This is the direct link. The discrepancy in price is due to the addition of the gas tank cover. Where would I start a thread on my bike to keep up with all sorts of modifications/maintenance? I would like to post everything in its own thread. |
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October 25th, 2015, 11:48 PM | #16 | |
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October 25th, 2015, 11:55 PM | #17 |
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Also the quality is definitely not bad. For the price, its actually pretty good and I say that from experience. I will try to upload a couple pictures if I can of my bike when I put the Chinese fairings on
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October 26th, 2015, 12:00 AM | #18 |
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My Ninjette
As you can see, the quality and fitting is fine. The fitting might not be as good as OEM but not bad in any way shape or form
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October 26th, 2015, 07:36 AM | #19 |
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Khan. Did you order a screw kit as well? Or just reused the original screws?
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October 26th, 2015, 07:37 AM | #20 |
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I think this guy or a guy affiliated with this site used to post on here - http://tyga-performance.com/site/
They have some fairly inexpensive OEM fairings. |
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October 26th, 2015, 07:01 PM | #21 |
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I used the stock screws. If you are missing only some, and dont want to invest in a whole kit, you can also get them from home depot for pretty cheap. Just take the same bolt from the other side and ask an employee to match it. 20-40 cents / screw if I recall correctly
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October 26th, 2015, 08:37 PM | #22 | |
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Great looking frame Headlight Rearsets...(from the 1st gen but they fit) Rear tire and rim which were still on the bike. All fairing accept tail
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October 26th, 2015, 08:46 PM | #23 |
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I got a few pics from the ad.
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October 26th, 2015, 08:47 PM | #24 |
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And the rear roller
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October 26th, 2015, 08:49 PM | #25 | |
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October 26th, 2015, 08:51 PM | #26 |
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Oh and also I didn't take the tank since mine is good. I could have probably got a complete bike from him for $300 but I didn't want to spend or take more then I needed
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November 21st, 2015, 02:25 AM | #27 |
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November 21st, 2015, 07:09 AM | #28 |
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Funny timing. I just got it in yesterday. I have installed a part or two. I'll post pictures whenI get a chance. I'm also in the middle of locating the screws for the main fairings considering that I haven't had any for a while and I had lost the screws.
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November 21st, 2015, 07:48 AM | #29 |
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This is the only thing I have installed so far. I transferred the gaskets over from the old parts. Disregard the seat. Not screwed in. |
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