Delkevic Fairing Review
 

This offseason I have been searching for a new fairing kit for my 01 F4i after i laid it down towards the end of last season. I have been going back and forth between this company and Auctmarts. I decided to go with Delkevic for a couple different reasons and these are in no particular order.

1. I did not need painted fairings because I don't know what color scheme I want to go with yet and I have a family friend that can paint them for next to nothing and I know the quality will be excellent.
2 .The price.
3. After talking with Luke in their customer service department, I was told they had these unpainted kits in stock and can ship out same day from Colorado.
4. Luke said that if they did not fit I could return them for a full refund and they would pay to have them shipped back.
5. Overall good reviews from other forums.
6. From pictures, looks like mounting points seem reinforced.

I go ahead and purchase them on Tuesday 1/19/10 and expected for them to ship out same day. The next day comes around and I email Luke in customer Service to get tracking. I was then informed that they had just sold the last kit in stock so he had to drop ship another kit from his other warehouse (which is probably in China) and would email tracking that same night. Wednesday night came and went and no word from Luke. I emailed Luke again on Thursday 1/21/10 to get tracking and did not hear back from him. Friday I call and talk to him and he was very nice and apologized for the delay. He gave me the tracking# and sure enough it is coming from China and of course its going USPS which has the worst website for tracking. I track it for a few days and on Tuesday 1/26/10 I see that it is out for delivery in CA. Well as you can see I live in Chicago IL not CA. I call Customer Service and this girl answered the phone and she sounded like she couldn't be older that 9. She said Luke wasn't there so I asked her to help me out. She researches my order and gives me a completely different tracking# that what Luke gave me 4 days prior, how does that happen. This tracking# shows it shipped from China on 1/22/10 which irritates me because I ordered it on 1/19/10 and was told they were instock and would ship same day. Anyhow the package arrives in the US on 1/25/10 and then delivered to my house on 1/28/10 so it took just over a week to arrive which isn't bad. Here is what I found:

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I was worried when I saw the box all tore up and it said GSX-R 1000 on it but then I opened it and saw they were for an F4i so that was good. All the fairings were in good shape which was a big relief. Everything that they promised was in the box. It did not take long to put them on the bike. All holes lined up perfectly and there were no gaps where the plastics came together. I didn't even have to dremel out any holes. As you can see there are already holes for frame sliders but if you notice they are not in the normal spot. I asked Luke if they had any fairings without the holes precut in them and he said no that is how they all come so I will keep them and put sliders in the different spot which isn't the biggest deal in the world.

Overall I am happy with them especially for $360 shipped. I don't know if you could get a better fit with an aftermarket fairing set. I think customer service could have been slightly better meaning Luke could have sent me tracking that same night like he promised and could have gave me the right tracking# first time around but I have dealt with worse customer service. Shipping was good although if these were painted they might have been scratched from the tore up box. But yes I would buy these again.

I know aftermarket fairing is a pretty common topic so I wanted to do a complete writeup to help answer any questions. I will post pics once it all painted.

wow sorry for your troubles with delkevic, i was personally going to order the fairing kit for my 01 f4i after i had lowsided it, unfortunately i didn't want to end up repainting the fairings and having to deal with the paint fees, so i went to auctmart.

Fairings from auctmart came in two separate packages that were PACKED with tons of foam and each fairing was individually wrapped with bubble wrap too. I haven't put them on yet, but I believe the delkevic and auctmart ones are both injection molded as opposed to the other ebay sellers.

My previous ebay kit, i was only able to put on the front cowl and the two side fairings, and when it got to the tail i just gave up hehe.

Lemme know how they hold up when you ride

I'm debating trying to get myself to a track this summer, but would definitely want a new set of plastics. i was thinking about going to auctmarts, just because they're painted and decal'd, but hell, for that price, I'll think twice.

Definately get to a track. You don't know what you are missing!

I need ALL the leathers, fairing set, transportation, unless you can ride there? new tires, and entry fee. That alone would probably set me back 700-800 bucks, if I shopped well.

i have a set of primed f4i side fairings if u want them zero ill sell them for 100 bucks they are cut for frame sliders but they are cut where they were supposed to be cut...

Well, the leathers are a good idea to have anyways, and you can ride the bike there if you have all the lights and street stuff on it. New tires are also something that you would need in any case.

Why do you need the fairing set?

Thanks for taking the time to post the review.

Where are you located? Many tracks have rental leathers for $60-80 per day, tire services on-site if your current set is getting slick, and sometimes even bike rentals if you just want to try it out.

At some places you can pretty much show up with a helmet and some money and ride the whole day with rental equipment. If you don't like it, you don't have to sell off anything to try to get your money back. And there's no risk of damaging your street ride.

I would imagine the obvious answer is so he wouldnt screw up the current ones he has in case of a wipe out. Just a guess though.

Why would he have a wipe out? You don't go to a track day to do 10/10ths. It isn't a race.

That was my whole point. I have taken my $20k, not even available in the USA, bike with $5k of custom fairings/paint on the track.

Not trying to sound like an ass.

Right, the track is like a laboratory where you experiment and detect.

I ordered my tail section from delkevic and it was SUPPOSED to be coming from Colorado. When i checked my tracking info it had just left the Republic of China....not planning on ordering my entire set from them in January unless this rear is a perfect fit. I ordered it on the 23rd of Oct and it just shipped yesterday, hoping the quality justifies the wait im going to have.

Tracking info :Your item left SHANGHAI EMS, CHINA PEOPLES REP on October 30,

Yeah that is what I was pissed about to is I was told it was in stock and shipping from CO then to find out its shipping from China. I wish they were honest with me from the get go then I wouldn't have been pissed off.

I think you will be very happy with the way it fits. I am extremely happy with they way the entire kit fit together on mine. Also I have had it on for a full season now and the durability is great. All the pieces have held up awesome.

Ya it really wasnt such a big deal that it was coming from china but i called and they said it was in stock also. Then when i got my tracking info about it coming from china they said they all of a sudden ran out. Was expecting it in at most 7 business days but its turning into about 15.....ordered it off ebay from delkevic and they may not be getting positive feedback.

I've been researching Auctmarts and Delkevic for the past few days for my new fairings. I'm planning on ordering painted OEM Black fairings from them. Is their paint easy to match to (for my tank)? Also, do bolts/fasteners come with Delkevic fairings?

I have heard a lot of good things about Delkevic, but I've noticed in my talks with Luke, that he doesn't seem to know much. I asked if they came with heat shields (which he said he thinks they do now?). What the hell does that mean? You "THINK?!" He also said he "thinks" they stopped cutting the slider holes into the fairings.

It sounds like Delkevic fits like I want. I wish I could get a good review/pics of installed Auctmarts

www.nicecycle.com www.myfairings.com all you need stock painted or make your own color scheme and they will paint it for you then ship it out

I don't know if their paint is easy to match because I got the unpainted set and painted everything including the tank. No bolts do not come with the fairings. I went through bikebolts.com to get the bolts because I wanted all of them in gloss black.

I would bet that they do not come with heat shields. I ordered all mine from my local Honda dealer and they were not that much. Very easy to install. All the pieces come in the correct shape and they have adhesive on the back so you just peel off the paper and stick it on your fairing. My fairings have held up great with the OEM heat shields. I also bet all the fairings come pre-drilled.

I've officially received my fairings now. I'm in the process of putting some of my own heat shielding on them. I'm also putting a header cover on my pipes. I know its overkill, but I'm also going to get the OEM like you did. I don't want these guys melting on me. lol

Here is a pic of the bike, with only the right lower crowl on:

Quality is kinda low on the pic. I'm using a 3Gs as a camera here
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R DUB, could you post pics of your bike after getting delkevic fairings on your cbr? Johnny where did you order yours from?

I'm in need or replacing the headlight/front fairing, and the seat fairing. I love my color scheme, and don't wanna mess that up, do you guys have any suggestions for that? How easy is it to paint the unpainted fairings? Is there a way to order just what i need already painted?

:Dragon

I ordered mine directly from (Delkevic Website. I had mine specially painted (Had a couple of graphics removed), and they got to me within 2 weeks of ordering them. The checkout is through "google checkout." Most people already have a gmail account, so that should be pretty easy to deal with.

I'm sure you caught it from reading our previous posts on this thread, but you'll need to get the heat shielding separately. I suggest following R DUB's example by getting the OEM mat. You'll end up spending $80 to $90 on them, but you saved a good bit on the fairings (R DUB may have a cheaper source).

Anyone have any idea of what frame sliders mount in Delkevic's pre-drilled holes?

I used Vortex sliders. They mount just fine :)

So I realized I never posted in this thread how the bike turned out after paint and all that. So here are some pics. Also I have had them on for a full season using OEM foam heat shields and have no issues what so ever.

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Sharp! I like the paint job!

Thanks!

F#CK THAT LOOKS GREAT!!! Did you do that yourself?

Thanks buddy. No I didn't. A family friend knows a guy who owns a auto paint shop so he did. It's GM colors. He wet sanded and buffed everything really nice so the colors have a deep shine to them. Cost me $450 for the paint job which is a steal. I was in the paint booth as he was painting. It was cool to see everything transform right before your eyes.

I have a buddy who's brother works in an auto body shop, i'm going to hand him my bike and have him repair the cracks and wholes in my bike, and then paint those spots. I'm starting to think it might be a good idea to just buy a new set. What'd you do with your old ones? haha

My old ones were bad so I just chucked em.

Did you run the radiator hose above or below the slider on the right side?

Now that is a good question and I sold the bike this weekend so I can't double check but I am almost positive the hoses went above it.

Alright... thanks! My delkevics came in yesterday and I am trying to get my **** together to fit them this weekend! :) Trying to cover all the bases so I don't have any "Uhhhhh" moments, LOL

Hey nowensby How did your delkevics kit fit on your bike? Were they a good fit?