Fairing lug replacement - bodges?

[Thom]

Right, I need some help this time with fairings!

Some of you will know im rebuilding my nsr for sale in the summer, great!

The problem is the main let down of the bike are its fairings. there are gaps and holes from where fairing mounts have dissapeared all over the place, so my question to you guys is...

How can i repair fairing lugs?

I was thinking about getting them professionally repaired but thats expensive to say the least.

My left and right hand fairings just dont mate properly with the tank and they look a state, with big gaps along them, any advice?

[satans_BIG_helper]

Fibreglass kits are your friend , When ever i need to replace the little nobbly bits that locate my fairings together i use some P38 or P40 filler/fibreglass to make a very rough shape of the peg...

then i sand it and shape it and make sure its under sized compared to an orignal...

Then i araldite the little peg i have made onto the Fairing in position(making sure i removed any remains of the orignal nobbly thing

Then use a fibreglass kit to shape over and round the peg that has been stucj to the fairing.. making sure you get a good amount of the fibreglass from the peg making contact with the fairing panel.. so it has a secure base doesnt matter if it looks messy at this point as long as it is going to be secure.

Make sure this is thorughly dry then get some sand paper... and sand the peg/nobbly bit to shape and size so it is like a factory moulded piece spray paint the area you have worked on a color that matches roughly with inner fairings and voilla


When i next do this i will take some photos to explain it


Another alternative method to use is to buy some cheap nasty fairings off ebay that have the pegs for your fairing... cut them off the cheap fairings you have purchased and use a soldering iron to melt them onto your fairings.. this method works but i find it doesnt last anywhere near as long as the method above

[Thom]

right sounds like ill give it a go! my problem is with several of the mounts i didnt even SEE the originals so i guess im just going by what looks right

I have a few bits and pieces to sort as far as the fairings go, i need to sand the fairings down so while i do that i'll get some pics

[satans_BIG_helper]

yeh put some pics up and i might be able to help you a little further and no harm in asking some one with a set of good condition fairings from the same model for some pics dont forget ebay always good to have a look on there to see how things should look

[TUG]

someone over on the FZR archives used a bit of playdough and made a mold to poor some plastic weld or something very similar to re create a lug and filed it smooth.
EDIT, think it was on a VFR not a FZR on a differnet forum.
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[stirlinggaz]

hi,
plastechs the stuff you want,(i think thats how you spell it)
comes with a lump of playdough type stuff to make moulds.
comes in a tube, less than a tenner, i think it was.(have a look on e-bay)
i made a 3 or 4 new lugs for the rs with it & definately recommend it.
took a mould of the lug on other side fairing & reversed it.
once it had set, sanded & painted, you wouldnt notice it!
cheers,
GAZl

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[Walloper]

Plastex.
Sold in kits.

Fking magic.

Once you get accustomed to playing with it.

Turns a disaster into normality.

google plastex

On your own.
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Plastex kicks ass.
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[stinkwheel]

You clearly need to make a paper template of the surface of the affected part, cut the template out of copper sheeting using tin snips, anneal the copper, bend it to fit snugly, harden the copper by tapping it with a hammer, epoxy it in place, drill loads of holes through both the copper sheet and the fairing then stick pop-rivetts in so it can't come off.

Like so:
https://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f216/stinkwheel/fairing.jpg
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