Temporary fairing fix, it ain't pretty but I'm happy.

[Nelly]

So in Feb I dropped my bike bump starting it. Unfortunately there was a big rock in the road which smashed my fairing.
I plan on getting a new fairing but its not a priority at the moment.
I wanted to patch it up so it was functionally ok, without a big bloody hole left in it.
Initially I glued the pieces I could find off the road.

I decided to use materials I had at home or in the garage. I have no experience with type of work, nor do I advocate this bodge as best practice.
Next I used some Gorrila tape to line the rear of the hole.
Then I mixed some epoxy resin to make a bed for the filler and join the 3mm split along the fairing to the headlight.

I had some plastic bumper repair filler which I used in layers. It has a grainy finish.

I sanded this down between layers, I had 80g to 200g paper available.
Then I painted it with a touch up spray and brush, blasted with a hair dryer in between coats, with light sanding after each coat.

Total time spread over the last few weeks 4 hours cost bugger all.
Like I said not pretty but I'm happy.

cheers
neil

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[jspansel]

Looks way better than all busted up! Good job. :rockon:

 

[agf]

well considering you reckon you have no experience and its your first repair job that's pretty good
I'm not that proficient either but I'd have a go too
looks way better than gaping holes
goodonyer

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[Nelly]

well considering you reckon you have no experience and its your first repair job that's pretty good
I'm not that proficient either but I'd have a go too
looks way better than gaping holes
goodonyer

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That was the plan, I thought I couldn't make it look much worse or I could even it up and drop it on the other side. Plan B.

Nelly

 

[Gelvatron]

looks good

 

[darius]

Good enough! Do you work for the government?

 

[FrozenBiker]

Well done Nelly! And no "dropping it on the other side" :BLAA:

 

[Nelly]

Good enough! Do you work for the government?

I do work for the Gov, and I know where you ride....

Nelly

 

[Cloggy]

looks pretty good Nelly (considering what you had to work with) :thumbup:, it gets the royal seal of approval from me

 

[Nelly]

Re: Re: Temporary fairing fix, it ain't pretty but I'm happy.

looks pretty good Nelly, it gets the royal seal of approval from me

Too funny, where is my knighthood.
Neil

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[Cloggy]

So in Feb I dropped my bike bump starting it. Unfortunately there was a big rock in the road which smashed my fairing.
I plan on getting a new fairing but its not a priority at the moment.
I wanted to patch it up so it was functionally ok, without a big bloody hole left in it.
Initially I glued the pieces I could find off the road.

I decided to use materials I had at home or in the garage. I have no experience with type of work, nor do I advocate this bodge as best practice.
Next I used some Gorrila tape to line the rear of the hole.
Then I mixed some epoxy resin to make a bed for the filler and join the 3mm split along the fairing to the headlight.

I had some plastic bumper repair filler which I used in layers. It has a grainy finish.

I sanded this down between layers, I had 80g to 200g paper available.
Then I painted it with a touch up spray and brush, blasted with a hair dryer in between coats, with light sanding after each coat.

Total time spread over the last few weeks 4 hours cost bugger all.
Like I said not pretty but I'm happy.
cheers
neil

looks pretty good Nelly :thumbup:, it gets the royal seal of approval from me

Too funny, where is my knighthood.
Neil

It's in the mail, the royal mail, so good luck with that :BLAA:

 

[7UPyours]

looks good and much better than the "before" pic

 

[Nelly]

How should you fill larger areas of missing plastic?
Do you pack with glass fibre or what?

Neil:thumbup: