Smaller fairing?

Metalfest · February 24th, 2010, 07:37 AM

hi,
I've the 2008 green model ninja 250
the problem is I live in Ireland and so the roads are terrible for potholes,
I'm constantly hitting underside of the fairing off the ground as the fairing points out to the ground
just wondering if anyone has ever seen a shorter fairing that would still cover the side but not underneath?

thanks

sixstring · March 2nd, 2010, 01:21 PM

You'll probably have to fabricate something or go naked.

While its annoying to have the bottom of your plastics scraped up, that's gotta be better than having your headers all banged up right? I'd leave those plastics on. If you don't want to ruin the OEM ones, go with after market fiberglass ones.

Plenty of options; just ebay or google ninja 250 fairings.

Alex · March 2nd, 2010, 01:46 PM

Would it help if you stiffened the rear shock up a bit? Wouldn't help from a comfort standpoint, but could make it less likely for it to bottom out and cause the fairing to come that much closer to the ground.

binlagin · March 2nd, 2010, 04:25 PM

Those must be some scary pot holes... or your one big man :P

divingtigger · March 2nd, 2010, 05:19 PM

What if you made a piece of metal that runs on the bottom of the fairings....kinda like the oil pans they make for the race bikes, but out of metal, to function as a skid plate to protect everything

Postiez · March 3rd, 2010, 12:38 PM

We get some bad ones here in utah as well, not so many that I cant avoid them but if I were to hit one it would be bad. One time I saw the pickup truck in front of me hit one with his right rear tire and his rear bumper came within a few inches of the ground. Scared the crap outa me.

February 24th, 2010, 07:37 AM	#1
Metalfest ninjette.org newbie Name: Eoin Location: ireland Join Date: Nov 2009 Motorcycle(s): ninja 250r , xr125l Posts: 1	Smaller fairing? hi, I've the 2008 green model ninja 250 the problem is I live in Ireland and so the roads are terrible for potholes, I'm constantly hitting underside of the fairing off the ground as the fairing points out to the ground just wondering if anyone has ever seen a shorter fairing that would still cover the side but not underneath? thanks

March 2nd, 2010, 01:46 PM	#3
Alex ninjette.org dude Name: 1 guess :-) Location: SF Bay Area Join Date: Jun 2008 Motorcycle(s): '13 Ninja 300 (white, the fastest color!), '13 R1200RT, '14 CRF250L, '12 TT-R125LE Posts: Too much. Blog Entries: 7	Would it help if you stiffened the rear shock up a bit? Wouldn't help from a comfort standpoint, but could make it less likely for it to bottom out and cause the fairing to come that much closer to the ground. __________________________________________________ Montgomery Street Motorcycle Club / cal24.com / crf250l.org / ninjette.org ninjette.org Terms of Service Shopping for motorcycle parts or equipment? Come here first. The friendliest Ninja 250R/300/400 forum on the internet! (especially Unregistered)

March 2nd, 2010, 04:25 PM	#4
binlagin ninjette.org member Name: Ben Location: Ottawa Join Date: Jul 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2005 CBR600RR Posts: 132	Those must be some scary pot holes... or your one big man :P __________________________________________________ 2005 CBR600RR - 2:19 Calabogie Motorsports Park, Ontario, Canada

March 2nd, 2010, 05:19 PM	#5
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sixstring ninjette.org member Name: Jerry Location: Ontario, Canada Join Date: Jun 2009 Motorcycle(s): 09 EX250 LE Posts: 117	You'll probably have to fabricate something or go naked. While its annoying to have the bottom of your plastics scraped up, that's gotta be better than having your headers all banged up right? I'd leave those plastics on. If you don't want to ruin the OEM ones, go with after market fiberglass ones. Plenty of options; just ebay or google ninja 250 fairings.

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Postiez ninjette.org member Name: Nick Location: SALT LAKE CITY, UT Join Date: Jun 2009 Motorcycle(s): Red '08 250 Posts: 233	We get some bad ones here in utah as well, not so many that I cant avoid them but if I were to hit one it would be bad. One time I saw the pickup truck in front of me hit one with his right rear tire and his rear bumper came within a few inches of the ground. Scared the crap outa me.