Was thinking lucky escape till I saw the price of a side panel. I'd be tempted to remove the other one, leave the nose and bellypan and run it like that, don't think it would look to bad like it.
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Was thinking lucky escape till I saw the price of a side panel. I'd be tempted to remove the other one, leave the nose and bellypan and run it like that, don't think it would look to bad like it.
I would agree it looks like she has held up quite well, hopefully you can get it sorted.Originally Posted by Badgerroy
Indeed - not made any more. The fairing is (was) worth more than the bike.
It's the same with my trophys fairing, hence the reason when I almost dropped it at stand still I braced myself and popped my knee cartilage rather than let it go down. The NHS paid to repair that but they wouldn't have paid to fix the bike lol.
I agree with t'others, it doesn't look too bad to me.
Chinese stuff, copy plastics, is an option if you want to keep the original look.
That is, if you can get stuff for your bike, and if you can 'fit' them, easier said than done by all accounts, and paint etc.
Had a look on Taobao (Chinese eBay type thing), Burbler is out of luck there they don't appear to do them (only results for that bike is a 1:18 diecast https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm...cket=20#detail ).
I have some gutter glue, some fibreglass and resin, a hot plastic gun and some little sheets of 0.5 mm plastic.
Insurance runs out in Sept. so will prob sorn it. Need to put me back together first.
For cracks, refixing lugs (or even making lugs) womens acrylic nail filler/powder is the best stuff https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Portable-...8AAOSwv7da6yij (skulk about on ebay for cheaper deals on bigger packs of clear stuff).
It is also sold as Plastech ( http://www.plastex.net/ ) which is the exact same stuff with a massive markup on price.
I've used it to repair massive cracks, reattach entire pieces of plastic and make + stick on new lugs. With a bit of care/practice the repair is completely invisible after paint and as strong as original.
Remind me not to buy anything faired from you! lol
If you have all the bits maybe invest in a plastic welding heatgun kit (around £80). I put the fairing back together on my thundercat by welding it with a soldering iron and melted cable ties then rubbing it down and respraying it and the finish wasn't bad at all. The heatgun kit will do the same job but will be easier and the finish better.
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