Damn Fairing

[EuropeanNC30R...]

Last night after work I decided to take a trip down the nearby road, otherwise known as the a24, in order to test the 'Speed Booster' device I fitted on Sunday. Everything went smoothly, cracked an easy 60mph completely flat out in 1st. Satisfied I did a loop back via the roundabout and cracked it again on the way home.

Feeling peckish as It was 9pm and I hadn't eaten since lunchtime I stopped at the chip shop by my house. It was then I noticed my whole left hand side fairing had ripped off. The mounting points were still intact with small pieces of fairing still attached to them

I called up a mate who gave me a lift back to the road, eventually found the fairing over an hour later on a verge. The top piece was still usable , larger bottom section was in several pieces though.

[Scotsman37]

Check this thread out for online shops to buy replacement fairings from retailers and there's also a breakers called Cheshire Motorcycles that have a wide selection of used ones stripped from bikes.

https://www.bikechatforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=42712

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[EuropeanNC30R...]

Yeah, I found it on the section of road I was flat out on. I guess the wind must have got underneath it. (One of the brackets was broken in January on track)

[Stew]

That used to be one of my worries when I had the NC30 as the two lower mounts on the lower fairings were missing when we bought the bike. All the fairings seem pretty solid without the mounts but hearing this has made me think that perhaps its about time I started a hunt to find somewhere that has some mounts that I could buy.

Are you going to replace the panel or try a repair?
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[Frost]

Me too!

I was going down the A5/M54 last night balls out in top gear (speedo was reading 95mph )

Before my fairings didnt fit the best, though they stayed intact. then one day when i gave it som stick on my way back from work The right inspection panel came away from the top fairing. The wind trying to bend it back nearly snapping it.

I found that firmly attaching everything to the V-Piece stops this from happening.

fibreglass is good for repearing anything plastic. Fiberglassing nuts onto things to allow you to shove a bolt through is also a handy way to fix things.

Now all you need is the HRC ignition box to give you better mid range power

[EuropeanNC30R...]

I don't think there's much hope for the lower panel, that's going to need replacing. The upper panel looks salvageable though.

[killa]

Maurice that’s harsh man, I cant imagine that happening, it seems so solid!
Any who, did you connect that thing to the speedo, I did mine at the weekend, holy shit, speeeeeed!

HRC ignition box?

I thought that was the thing you stick on the speedo.
Where do you get the HRC thing from then??
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[Frost]

The CDI is under the seat at the very back. Mine has another box plugged in there with "NOT FOR HIGHWAY USE" written on it

From what i hear it just adjusts the timeing to give better mid range power.

Does your speedo work properly? mine rears 100ish when i'm actually doing that, but then continues to read that when i'm going alot faster than that!

I'm thinking about getting one of those mechanical speedo convertors. I'm not a fan of the stickers on the speedo.

[killa]

I got a converter thing yeah, only got to about 120mph at the weekend though. I ran out of road!!

So where did you get the little box of doom from??

I like the sound of it
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[EuropeanNC30R...]

I used one of the devices that plugs into the connector that goes into the speedo. Hardest part was disconnecting a stubborn connector with my fingertips!

Sounds like your speedo isn't working properly Martin.

[killa]

Yeah seems to work alright, never felt the wind give my neck so much grief before.
The acceleration is mad.
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[EuropeanNC30R...]

Yeah, the sound the engine makes with a race can and filter at that speed is awesome. It sounds like it's begging for more.

[killa]

Needed to PM you because im looking to do a few mod's to the bike.
I have the de-restricting box, i will look for the ignition box (do you know where to look).
You say you have race can and filter, do you mean you have a K&N in which case did you get the thing jetted?

Cheers

Mike
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[Wave2k]

Mine did exactly the same thing mau
Apperently there prone do doing it on VFRs and CBRs, i still had the screws holding it, but it had torn off, when i get fairings back on im working on a home made bracket to prevent this
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[Frost]

That little ignition box i have came with the bike.
They crop up on ebay frm time to time, and sometimes sell for still money to racers and tarts.

I want a louder can for mine. anybody know where i can get a short can from? They sound so nice

[EuropeanNC30R...]

On an undamaged fairing crash bungs act as an additional bracket, shame mine had already snapped off that piece at Brands.

I've got a Pipercross filter. I didn't bother rejetting it as it's not supposed to flow much better than the Honda filter. The advantages are... it's cleanable, cheap and you get much more induction noise.

I'm not convinced the HRC box gives more mid-range, most people on 400greybike reckon it's balls and that it's just an expensive de-restricter. (Always cool to have a HRC part on your bike tho)

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[killa]

My Carbon Can Co can sounds really nice, at 90 degrees its pops like a Scooby. No joke.
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[Deano]

Happened to me once, hacked it up the A316 and and fellt this sudden feeling on my left leg which really scared me at first then got back home to notice the mid section of the fairing was missing and never found it after looking when I went back

[v4forlife]

also happened to me, i layed it down on diesel/ice on a roundabout after a night shift at 7am, the mid to upper joints popped out and i couldnt be bovd to put it back, then on the a14 it just ripped straight off, couldnt be arsed to go back an look for it.

ive heard of it happening before aswell, so must be some sort of problem
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[Reevo8]

Bought this for my NC29 from a place which I can not remember the name of. I have searched but cannot find, will try again on friday maybe. It was £125 and Was made to my specific length desired.
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[instigator]

£125?!?!?!?!?

Crikey.....you pays your money.

[Frost]

I might just buy an old can off ebay and make my own

Will only an NC30 can fit? or will any 400 can fit?
...so long as its loud as hell and pops under engine braking, i'm happy!