Hey all. Need another opinion about this. The front fairing on the bike I bought is cracked right where the holes are next to the headlight. I was looking up fixing it, but because of its position, I was thinking it might be better just to pick up a new if I can find it cheap enough. There are fiber glass ones that I saw on ebay for $100.00.

Is this worth fixing? Sorry about the crappy pic.

 

have you got an estamate yet? i would think if you don't know someone who does body work, between
working plastic and paint you may waunt to look at some used ones on e-bay they also have some new aftermarket
that are between $159-$299. you may get lucky and find one that will closely match the color you need.
to repair yours could cost quite a bit. good luck..

 

I've heard the cheapy online fairings don't fit up to the headlight housing correctly. If your handy with Fiberglass, you should take those plastic zipties off, sand the fairing down smooth. Then, drill a bunch of small holes into the plastic right next to where the crack is. I mean, alot of small holes. Then, go to a craft store and find a sturdy looking thin string, like the stuff they use for small kites. This is sturdy, and won't disintegrate when you apply fiberglass.

Now, you may have guessed I'm going to say to 'stitch' the two sides together. Well, your right. But before you stitch the sides together, sand down and then clean the broken sides of the plastics that your going to be stitching together. Clena it up with denatured alcohol for best adhesion.

Now, take a small amount of resin and mix the developer. Apply the mix to one side of the crack and carefully place both sides together. Begin stitching the sides together, making sure each stitch is tight, and that your still in line with the crack. Each stitch you add should be easier than the last since the ones before it make the plastic sturdier. When finished, make sure the crack is 'on target', and use tape/ clamps to make it line up. Let dry for an hour.

Next steps are easy. Make sure to clean with denatured alcohol, and then start applying fiberglass resin and sheets of fiberglass (automotive heavy use or boat use, generally extremely thick looking cloth) and then layer overtop with more resin. When resin dries, just sand down and reapply until desired. Make sure to also add fiberglass and resin on the inside of the plastic too for added support.

Fiberglass sheets: 10$
String: 5$
Resin and developer: 20$

Google how to apply resin and fiberglass, there should be alot of do it yourself sites.

 

Hi. just a note to be varefull on the fibreglass replacement fairings. i got stung by buying one as they dont have the inner cowl fixing locations and some are as rough as a rabbid dog. i managed to get a geniune top fairing from my honda dealer at LESS than they were selling on eBay. if you are going the f/g way, make sure you ask to see an internal picture to see if the fixing lugs are there and also if the h/light fixings are actually in a sound area.

 

Good info, thanks all. Yeah, I checked out the FB glass ones on ebay, but I have had one to many bad experiences with that stuff as far as fitment. Then the inside still looks like crap when it is painted. Noone outside can see, but more importantly, the rider of the bike has to see it all the time. Yuck.

I might take CBRwarrior 's advice. Of course he makes it sound super easy. = ]. I checked on ebay for them but they were going for $200. Oh well, I may suck it up and pick one up.

Thanks again for the info.

 

I got a line on a 97 thriu 99 front fairing andklight for mine if I get it I will sell you my CF one with mirrors and light s if your interested

 

How much would you be looking to get?

 

Well, I decided to go ahead and fix it. I am pretty much done with it minus priming and painting. I know some people don't like that thier forums packed with unnecessary pics and details, but if anyone wants to know how I fixed it let me know and I will post up the details.