Fairing respraying

[wurlyvalve]

Hello all,

My neighbour accidently knocked over my bike this morning. He's offered to pay for repairs, which I've taken up for a second hand mirror and clutch lever but the fairing and screen were quite well cracked before hand and I feel as he's been honest I'll sort these out for myself.

So, I've seen p and p bodyworks sell fibreglass road fairings for £110ish. They are gelcoated to the common colours but not, obviously, Yam colours.
What are my chances of getting the fairing sprayed up? Anybody know of someone in the UK that can do it for reasonable money and of reasonably quality? Do they source the paint, it's metallic blue?
Would I go for black or blue gelcoat? The backing of the original is black.....

Or, should I lob some more Kevlar repair tape on the back and reinforce it up and make do with what I've got?

Oh, my bike is not a show queen, she's a year round hack for commuting.

Cheers for your thoughts and opinions,
Glen.

[jjmoto]

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[cobbadiggabuddyblooo]

Your obviously not a bling person on this trx so as long as it gets you from a to b daily , personally , I'd accept the mirror and lever replacement and just tape it up.
Good Karma
Just keep an eye out and you may find a good 2 nd hand 1 will pop up sooner or later with the amount of guys either doing a naked or cafe mods on their trx now days.
My previous tail was cracked for about 5-6 years till I finally replaced it.
I use the cracked one for track days now and after the last low side, it's well n truely cracked now but a bit of black gaff tape , I'll get another bingle out of it...

[Richy]

Get your original fairing repaired as fiberglass fairings are cr*p and wont have the mounts in it for headlight etc.

[wurlyvalve]

This one claims to have the posts in it for the headlight, cutouts and indicator cutouts. I can reinforce it up with CF if it doesn't seem strong enough. I've ordered it now so I guess I'm fairly committed. I have stack of CF and Kevlar and resins etc in stock as I make my racecar tubs and bodywork. See how bad is it when it arrives.......

I've already repaired the original once (the weekend before it got knocked over). Ha ha, sods law!

Cheers,
Glen.

[Richy]

Take a mold and make your own carbon fiber fairing .

[Snod Blatter]

Very interested to see what this fairing looks like (P+P's site doesn't seem to load any pictures?). It'd be nice to know there's a source of spare road fairings out there, I had a really hard time finding an original item that wasn't cracked to buggery or been cut down to make room for handlebars.

[wurlyvalve]

Thought had crossed my mind.......

Well, still not turned up . Interlink tried to deliver and left a note stating left in "rear". No fairing to be found in my rear unfortunately, and I did search - with a torch too! I rang P and P, we'll see how this ends up.

Cheers,
Glen.

[highlander]

... and left a note stating left in "rear". No fairing to be found in my rear unfortunately, and I did search - with a torch too!

It's not big OR clever, but ... <snigger!>

[wurlyvalve]

Should have it next week . The photos on their ebay advert looked ok. But I'll report back the quality and try to post up a few pics (so long as my technical know-how obliges).

Cheers,
Glen.

[bane]

Did you get the fairing? Hows the quality and fit?

Cheers,
Bane.

[wurlyvalve]

Yes, a slight cock-up delayed it's manufacture. I'll be perfectly honest, I unwrapped it and now it sits in the shed. I feel the need for defensive excuses for my tardiness!

However, I'm very happy with its quality. Everything looks right and the headlight mounts look man enough. Would photos help? I can not YET confirm the quality of its fit. The fact the front wheel is crumbling up around the brake disc bolts and the forks are spraying anyone within a 2 mile radius with oil has rendered the bike more of an ornament and the frivolous pursuit of making the thing less ugly has been shelved for another month.

Cheers,
Glen.