Fairing repair

[Pitbull]

Where did you get it from

[Stig]

Good to see the pensioners club putting their spare time to good use

Just need to fix Mikes Exup next

[Stig]

MIKE, GET THAT FOOKIN BIKE FIXED!

[roadrunner]

MIKE, GET THAT FOOKIN BIKE FIXED!

Hi Paul, long time no see
Easy said that! If you look at Johns pictures you will see that my garage is pretty full. what you can't see is another complete EXUP alongside the crashed one!
In front of these, there's my S1000RR BMW, a massive 3 tier tool box, 3 push bikes and goodness knows what else
Unfortunately my crashed bike is really damaged with hardly anything surviving that cartwheel into that field over 2 years ago!
I keep thinking to myself, yes, I'll make a start of it, then find i still can't get the motivation to actually get on with the project. Another thing, there just isn't the room in the workshop to strip 2 EXUPs with all the other stuff that's in there!
The main thing is that I still have the bike, with enough parts to rebuild it. All I need is that much needed motivation, and who knows what might happen in the future

Anyway, on a happier note, I hope to see you, and some of the gang a little later in the year at the Lincoln meet. Unfortunately, I'll not be on the EXUP, not this year anyway.
Regards to everyone...... Mike AKA Roadrunner

[Stig]

Nuggitt sez you can leave all your other bikes at his to make some room in your garage whilst you fix the Exup
He promises to take good care of them and might not even ride the BMW

See you soon..... prob Lincoln!

[nuggitt]

I'm willing to do that for my mate. His bikes will be well thrashed sorry I meant looked after in my care.

[nuggitt]

Got the top half fairing back yesterday and it's looking a lot healthier now. Phil the painter as done a very good of matching up the colour. I'll fit it back on the bike over the weekend and take another photo.

[oldskoolexup]

[krazyneil]

you've inspired me to give it a go on my fzx rear fairing ,they have the same stuff under a different name at toolstation superfix I think couple quid dearer but I can collect

[Stig]

Basically it's same as using baking powder and superglue from all the info I've read

[nuggitt]

Basically it's same as using baking powder and superglue from all the info I've read

That's exactly what Mike was telling me while we were doing the job. Mike seems to think there could be another ingredient involved but we don't know what?

[matzxr]

This is what you can do with Plastex ;


Broken panel;


Make a mould from a good panel;


Little bit of finishing, cleaning up, job done;

[nuggitt]

I've been a bit busy as of late and I'd forgotten to add the repaired top half fairing to the thread. I'm happy with the work but when you add a new painted section to an old unpainted section you can always see the defining line. So that's prompted me to get the side panel repaired also. After the bike fell over onto the grass it made a bulge in the side panel. That's now in at the sprayersgetting sorted. The panel n the bike now is a spare one and its gone a slightly yellow colour. I suppose that's with age and sunlight.

Here's the finished top half fairing.



When I get the side panel back on Friday. I'll stick a photo up.



I picked up the repaired panel yesterday from the sprayers. As usual he's made a lovely job of it.



What's next?

[oldskoolexup]

It may just be the photo but the new paint looks a very different and brighter solid colour.

[nuggitt]

The panel that's getting repaired is a better match with the top half fairing. This is the trouble when you try to mix and match.