Urgent - side fairings help

[Blue Star]

Hello guys,

Need some urgent help as the issue I have had hand is a bit time critical. I have purchased side fairings from eBay and should return it within 14 days if need be.

Here is the side fairings that I ordered from ebay. They were shipped from Ukaraine in time, have very high quality finish and look really are very good. No issues with the seller, item was shipped and arrived in time.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/271881751165?item=271881751165&viewitem=&vxp=mtr

When I open the side fairing, I realized that the stock fairing from Yamaha has a small plastic part (black) attached to the main fairing. It is shown here in the picture from another auction. (third picture, right side)
http://page3.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/c488770632

What I realize is that this plastic part if attached to the main fairing via some special circular clips and that the main fairing has grooves where this black part goes in to,

The right side one which i purchased from eBay doesnt have the same grooves. The ebay seller mentions on his website that left side fairing does not have grooves and that additional part needs to be glued, however I am not sure if this will actuallty work, i.e. the glue would be strong enough to hold. I have asked them questions but there is no response.

My question for you is - has any one of you installaed this or similar after market side fairings ? if so, can you please share how ? did you yank out the additional parts from original fairing and glued to new or bought new ? how secure it is etc ?

Appreicte your quick response. If not solution then I will need to return these fairings within a week and hence the urgency.

Thanks in advance!

 

[Bushyar15]

I don't have any advice for you, but if you decide to keep them and mount them up. I'd sure like to read a follow up on how well they mount up and what glue you used….

 

[Fltrooper]

I have had my eyes on those same fairings. I was planning to use a universal car grill material and just cut and form to fit. I would use a fiberglass resin to glue it on.

 

[4jranch]

Nice looking fairings.
I have not tried these but there are lots of excellent glues out there.
I'm sure you can get them to work.
Post photos when done....
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[Blue Star]

Thanks. I have some good glues. Any suggestions on material to fill the open space on the fairings to make them comparable with stock ones ? I will see it I can safely take out the parts from stock fairing and glue them. But otherwise the left fairing needs some sort of grill while right bottom needs a solid plate...


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[scott123007]

I think I can help. I bought the exact same ones about a year and a half ago. I don't know how to do pictures, so the best I can do is explain. For all of the openings, including the solid piece on the lower battery side, I used a black painted wire lath from Home Depot. It took some time to configure, but I bent and cut it to cover all the openings with enough of a flange to glue it to the panel, on the inside. I used a glue gun and it worked perfectly. (Hint...slightly warm the panels first so that the hot glue does not try to harden as soon as it touches the panels. I think I put them in the oven @ 150 degrees)

The bigger issue was the ducting for the radiator. I initially did not use anything from the OEM setup. I rode the bike many miles that way and never had a problem, but when riding with a friend on his S-10, I realized my radiator fan cycled more frequently. I then realized that without the ducting, the bike was running a few degrees warmer in any given situation, so if I was going slowly or stopped, the fan would come on before his. Unfortunately, since it's been a while, I can't recall exactly how I did it, but I removed the duct work from the OEM panels and attached it to the existing area around the radiator using a couple of coarse thread screws, rather than to the upper and lower cover, as it is, stock. The upper and lower covers are removed independently now instead of as one piece.

The covers are nothing but Bling but sure look nice and have held up through hell and back.
Hope this helps you to sort yours.
Scott

 

[Blue Star]

Thanks! It helps to know that somebody got these fairings working.

Question - so on the left side, the grilled part of the fairing from OEM is not glued to the fairing but somehow to the main frame ? Or I am reading wrong and you are saying the upper and lower parts from OEM are fitted to the left fairing independently ?

It would really help to get some pictures although this write up is no less help! Thanks for taking the time to write up!


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[Bushyar15]

Would love to see the pics. You can send me pictures and I can post them for you....

I think I can help. I bought the exact same ones about a year and a half ago. I don't know how to do pictures, so the best I can do is explain. For all of the openings, including the solid piece on the lower battery side, I used a black painted wire lath from Home Depot. It took some time to configure, but I bent and cut it to cover all the openings with enough of a flange to glue it to the panel, on the inside. I used a glue gun and it worked perfectly. (Hint...slightly warm the panels first so that the hot glue does not try to harden as soon as it touches the panels. I think I put them in the oven @ 150 degrees)

The bigger issue was the ducting for the radiator. I initially did not use anything from the OEM setup. I rode the bike many miles that way and never had a problem, but when riding with a friend on his S-10, I realized my radiator fan cycled more frequently. I then realized that without the ducting, the bike was running a few degrees warmer in any given situation, so if I was going slowly or stopped, the fan would come on before his. Unfortunately, since it's been a while, I can't recall exactly how I did it, but I removed the duct work from the OEM panels and attached it to the existing area around the radiator using a couple of coarse thread screws, rather than to the upper and lower cover, as it is, stock. The upper and lower covers are removed independently now instead of as one piece.

The covers are nothing but Bling but sure look nice and have held up through hell and back.
Hope this helps you to sort yours.
Scott

 

[Blue Star]

Thanks Bushyar, I wonder why it didn't occur to me to offer. Well half past 5 in the morning and I haven't had my coffee yet...


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[scott123007]

Question - so on the left side, the grilled part of the fairing from OEM is not glued to the fairing but somehow to the main frame ? Or I am reading wrong and you are saying the upper and lower parts from OEM are fitted to the left fairing independently ?

No, the "grilled parts", both upper and lower, are part of the CF panel. The big plastic ductwork that holds the two OEM panels together is what is now attached to the bike, not the panels. Unfortunately, my bike is not where I am at the moment, and won't be for another 2 months, so I cannot even take pictures to send to Bushyar to post. This whole project was a little time consuming but not difficult. I think you'll figure it out...
Good Luck

On another note, for the life of me, I can't figure out why the right side OEM panel has that separate solid piece on the bottom. That panel could have been made solid. Regardless, I did not remove any of the pieces from the original panels except for the radiator ducting. I made a mesh covering for the CF panel for that area also.

 

[2112]

I have the same side panels from the Ukraine which are a bit of a pain to fit but worth it. I used copious quantities of black frame sealer to bond the O/E plastic parts to mine. They don't look too pretty when off the bike but when fitted look superb and you can't see the goo behind them. I've just done 1,750 miles around Europe without drama using this method. Best of luck ::008::

 

[Blue Star]

2112, you reckon you can post pictures of your setup ? Both inside and out ?


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[2112]

PM on it's way ::008::

 

[stevelawson]

I have recently tried a glue called "Q bond", its brilliant. It comes with two bottles of powder, one for metal & one for plastic and two bottles of superglue. Sprinkle powder over rearside of panel covering crack to be repaired then drop on a few drops of the superglue. Make sure parts are lined up correctly, you will only get one chance. In seconds the powder and glue have bonded to the surface giving a stronger than original repair and it really works too!!! UK £12.00. Well worth the cost.