September 8th, 2017, 05:50 AM | #1 |
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Upper Fairing
Does anyone have an upper fairing that is too far gone to repair? I'm looking for a section of a fairing as noted in the attached photos. I want to cut this section from another fairing to repair mine.
Thanks, Bill
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September 12th, 2017, 03:25 PM | #2 |
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I'll take a look when I head back home from school (weekend after this). I believe that was one of the only parts of my upper fairing that are still somewhat in tact.
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September 12th, 2017, 06:11 PM | #5 | |
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September 13th, 2017, 05:42 PM | #6 |
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I actually bought some other parts from that bike on ebay. You can cut parts, just use some fiberglass cloth under it and resin it back together. But unless you are good with that, it'll probably look like hell.
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http://www.easyabsrepair.com/ I would use JB Weld and fiberglass before polyester resin and fiberglass. Polyester resin doesn't adhere well to ABS. I have used JB Weld to repair and reinforce the locating pins on motorcycle side covers and it works very well. I think a fairing requires a different approach. Your dealing with attaching two pieces of 1/8" thick ABS which requires strength. What would be a stronger bond, epoxying two pieces of steel together or arc welding them. Have you tried removing the decals? I got mine off but it was a pain. At least they weren't clear coated over - they are impossible. Bill
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September 13th, 2017, 06:19 PM | #8 |
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I haven't got the decals off. But my new fairing is blank. Only parts I need to worry about are the rear parts, and they're clear coated. Ughh. Not going to be fun at all.
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If your parts weren't clear coated a hair dryer and gasoline would do the whole show for you. Bill
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October 6th, 2017, 06:20 AM | #10 |
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Shoot, Bill, the fairing completely skipped my mind! I looked today and pretty sure it was thrown in the dumpster.
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October 6th, 2017, 08:20 AM | #11 |
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Phooey! Well, thanks for checking. I've got a good start on the project anyway so I'll do it the hard way.
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October 13th, 2017, 07:27 AM | #12 |
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This. If you have garbage body panels (or ABS you don't care about) lying around and a soldering iron, cut off a few strips of plastic from it. Take some painter's tape and tightly tape the repair section where it belongs so its flush with the rest of the fairing. Then using the soldering iron and the strips of ABS plastic to "spot weld" the repair section in several spots. If the repair section looks flush, you can weld the rest of the seams so its permanent. If not, just cut into the spot welds to free the repair section and try again.
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