Powerbronze Lower Fairing

Fz6Sa · Jan 26, 2009

OK, so finally I got my fairings, so here is a small pictorial on em:

As mentioned before these fairings are only 160£ directly prom powerbronze.co.uk

First the packet contents:

Bolts & brackets:

Fairing out side up:

Inside up:

The plastic seems to be a quality grade, - not to flimsy and not to thick.
All the brackets and bolts also seems to be good quality, again you get the feeling that they are made to last.

Fz6Sa · Jan 26, 2009

First step is to mount all the brackets.
This is fairly straight forward, and the instructions are nice and clear on placement, which bolts to use and so on.

All the brackets fits nicely where they are supposed to go:

fz6sa-albums-tech-stuff-picture2421-fairing-front-right-bracket.jpg

Another example:

fz6sa-albums-tech-stuff-picture2422-fairing-mid-right-bracket.jpg

Everything seems well planned and well though out.

Fz6Sa · Jan 26, 2009

And finally, - the finish result:

fz6sa-albums-tech-stuff-picture2423-fairing-mounted-left.jpg

fz6sa-albums-tech-stuff-picture2419-fairing-mounted-left.jpg

fz6sa-albums-tech-stuff-picture2420-fairing-mounted-right.jpg

All in all, I'm extremely satisfied with these fairings so far.
All that is left is the test drive, but that will have to wait until Sunday 01/03.

Mississippi · Jan 26, 2009

looks great!!! I wish they made them for the 07 model.

#27 · Jan 26, 2009

Mississippi said:
looks great!!! I wish they made them for the 07 model.

ME TOO! Darn it!

Drinky · Jan 31, 2009

looks pretty good, can you make some pics from a few meters away? to see the entire bike properly?? thx

Nelly · Jan 31, 2009

Very nice,

Is the colour match as good on the eye as it looks in the photos?
Have you had to remove your frame sliders?

You got your crash bobbin axel sliders to, very nice.

Nelly:thumbup:

Fz6Sa · Jan 31, 2009

Drinky said:
looks pretty good, can you make some pics from a few meters away? to see the entire bike properly?? thx

The bike is in a smaller room of the house right now (Goes inside one of our Guest rooms for the winter), but I'll see if I can works some magic. Otherwise I will post some when it comes back out in 29 days (march 1.)

Fz6Sa · Jan 31, 2009

Nelly said:
Very nice,

Is the colour match as good on the eye as it looks in the photos?
Have you had to remove your frame sliders?

You got your crash bobbin axel sliders to, very nice.

Nelly:thumbup:

The color match is spot on! ,- I was worried about that to, but it looks as if it came out of the same can of paint

The Frame sliders had to go, - but I'm going to fit new ones. To fit them I have to drill into the Fairing and mount some extra spacers etc.
Ass soon as I get my courage up to drill into the plastic, I will post a pictorial on that to.

The axel sliders are great!!,- good thing I followed your example on those :thumbup:

Nelly · Jan 31, 2009

Fz6Sa said:
The color match is spot on! ,- I was worried about that to, but it looks as if it came out of the same can of paint

The Frame sliders had to go, - but I'm going to fit new ones. To fit them I have to drill into the Fairing and mount some extra spacers etc.
Ass soon as I get my courage up to drill into the plastic, I will post a pictorial on that to.

The axel sliders are great!!,- good thing I followed your example on those :thumbup:

I am very pleased to hear that about the colour, I was beginning to doubt the quality of their products after the screen review. The only thing that has put me off of the fairing. Is having to drill something that I have just paid out £160.00.
A how to would be very good, I can't even think how you would go about aligning the holes.

Nelly

Fz6Sa · Jan 31, 2009

Nelly said:
I am very pleased to hear that about the colour, I was beginning to doubt the quality of their products after the screen review. The only thing that has put me off of the fairing. Is having to drill something that I have just paid out £160.00.
A how to would be very good, I can't even think how you would go about aligning the holes.

Nelly

That sorta describes my gut feeling to

The alignment is not that hard.
You insert the slider bolt and screw it in enough so it will touch the inside of the fairing when its mounted. The you put some grease or paint on the end of the bolt, mount the fairing, dismount fairing, and you now got a grease/paint spot where the hole should go.
Then you drill a small hole (1 - 3 mm), remount fairing to double check the alignment, correct if needed, and then drill out the 25mm hole.

So the procedure is not that complicated, but the drill/160£ takes some getting used to

Nelly · Jan 31, 2009

Fz6Sa said:
That sorta describes my gut feeling to

The alignment is not that hard.
You insert the slider bolt and screw it in enough so it will touch the inside of the fairing when its mounted. The you put some grease or paint on the end of the bolt, mount the fairing, dismount fairing, and you now got a grease/paint spot where the hole should go.
Then you drill a small hole (1 - 3 mm), remount fairing to double check the alignment, correct if needed, and then drill out the 25mm hole.

So the procedure is not that complicated, but the drill/160£ takes some getting used to

You make it sound so easy, if it was me doing it it would go something like this:

1. Attach fairing mounts.
2. Skin knuckles
3. Screw in retaining bolts
4. Attach fairing.
5. Swear quite a lot for forgetting to paint the end of the bolt.
6. Remove fairing.
7. Add grease.
8. Remove fairing and try to figure out which part of the 5" smear is the center point.
9. Pick up phone book and call the dealer.

Nelly

Fz6Sa · Jan 31, 2009

Nelly said:
You make it sound so easy, if it was me doing it it would go something like this:

1. Attach fairing mounts.
2. Skin knuckles
3. Screw in retaining bolts
4. Attach fairing.
5. Swear quite a lot for forgetting to paint the end of the bolt.
6. Remove fairing.
7. Add grease.
8. Remove fairing and try to figure out which part of the 5" smear is the center point.
9. Pick up phone book and call the dealer.

Nelly

I promise to do a write-up, step by step including pictures

paulinus · Jan 31, 2009

Nelly said:
5. Swear quite a lot for forgetting to paint the end of the bolt.

Nelly, it seems like #5 or at least the first part of it is a mandatory step in anything I do with tools and my bike.

Nelly · Jan 31, 2009

paulinus said:
Nelly, it seems like #5 or at least the first part of it is a mandatory step in anything I do with tools and my bike.

Yeah tell me about it, I don't know what it is? But when I come to do anything mechanical I lose all ability to think logically and methodically.

Nelly

Fz6Sa · Feb 1, 2009

As promised a How-to on the Sliders: http://www.600riders.com/forum/how-tos/12392-powerbronze-fairing-cut-frame-sliders.html

Fz6Sa · Mar 1, 2009

As promised a few pictures of the whole bike:

pottie · Apr 29, 2009

:thumbup:.....Sweeeet looking...
I like the way you set up the GPS..

ariesgraf · Jun 24, 2009

I just finished installing a set on my 09 FZ6. Only one issue... the left turn signal is now hitting the forks, guess I will have to start bending the bracket...

hazy · Jun 29, 2009

Hi ariesgraf,if you don't mind,could you take a few pictures of your 2009 FZ6S.

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