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Mar 23, 2010 | 08:01 PM

Indiana Hurricane

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Found cracks in the plastic

Today I changed my oil and took some of the plastic off. I looked the plastic panels over front and back. Guess what I found some small cracks that were not there 2 weeks ago

. I know she is 23 years old and all, but she is my baby

. Well I put some plastic weld on the back side. I will put her back together in the morning and ride.

P.S. I have to say that K&N makes a great oil filter that makes it easy to change.

Mar 23, 2010 | 08:31 PM

Sprock

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wrinkles and cracks

Have a few here and there too, use 2 part epoxy gel to back stick 'em similar to what
you do.....works nice ....mine is at the #1 fairing bolt hole right side beside tank
and rad filler cover......hey 20 + years they're bound to have a few wrinkles

and I'm
talking bikes not Aussies r' Seth Effricans

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Mar 24, 2010 | 12:09 AM

Shadow

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Those could be laugh lines, Sprock, but nothing's that funny

EXCEPT if we're talking about guys from NOO INGLIN....hehe
I have a couple on the lower fairings, broken clips which I've had to repair.
They are much stronger now........

Mar 24, 2010 | 08:29 AM

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Nothin' broken on my '95!

(Except the rider is a little f'd up....lol)

Mar 24, 2010 | 02:56 PM

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Fairing cracks ...

...shushhh ...I am in denial !!!

About a month ago I went out and when I got home , one of those mongol clips that join the lower fairing at the front ,in front of the exhaust headers was broken ....every trip out since then , I keep saying to myself ...
* note to self ....fix the dam clips !!! *
...but hey ...yu know how it goes ...shes a bit spread open down below but still ready to roll , so I just keep ripping in ...

Hmm...

I think I was just talking about my fairing ??

LOL

Mar 25, 2010 | 12:14 AM

Shadow

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From: Mud hut, Zululand

Be careful Steve-o. I had a similar problem, and the other two clips let go and I lost my lower left panel complete - never saw it come off, but at least it didn't go under the rear wheel at speed.

I now have new clips(rebuilt) AND I have two sets of bolts with brackets holding the left and right lower panels together, for safety.

Mar 25, 2010 | 01:39 AM

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Yer, I will have to get on to that Pete ... the thought of running over my own fairing ain't a good thought at all ..

thank's for the paranoia mate

Mar 25, 2010 | 06:06 AM

CBRme

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From: mason city,iowa

i had the right side panel on my vfr come off and almost got the guy behind me because of some clips...

Mar 27, 2010 | 01:13 AM

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I fixed mine after my big step off using a product called "Plastex". The results were mixed so I don't recommend the product. I was however not a total loss. It was great for remodeling tabs & filling holes etc as long as it is reinforced with something else as it is affected by heat & stress. I found that it held together but was unstable. Sometimes it bulges & sometimes it sinks according to the weather???
Plastic weld would be the best way to go.
Steve-O. zip her up mate. Winter's coming & you need to keep her warm down there.