riding without plastics

[davepreston]

is it possible to ride my sv curvy without any plastics on
front fairing ,mud guard tank cover and tail pod
the main tings im unsur of is the tail pod and metal tank cover
the reason i ask is i can get mt bike resprayed for and i anit joking a bottle of jd and a crate of beer by a professional sprayer ( he does aircraft normally) but my sv is my only transport so i would have to take it off to get done any advice would help

[plowsie]

I can get a full respray for £120, I thought that was good lol :(

[hovis]

yes,

but you would have no lights or clocks

[plowsie]

yes,

but you would have no lights or clocks
Why?

[the_lone_wolf]

gonna struggle with no fuel tank aren't you?;)

[hovis]

Why?

dunno?

i was thinking they were built in to the fairing, but im wrong

you would not have front indy, but that could be easily sorted

i dont think it would do it any good in the wet though

and it has no tank cover, its just a tank?

[yorkie_chris]

You need to spray the tank as one piece. Can't split it up like that.

Ride it without plastics no problem at all, but remember to put the bolts and spacers back in on the tail pod so the seat has somewhere to rest otherwise it will break the wire loop thing underneath.

Also the lack of mudguard means you may drown.

Indis are easy just gaffer them on somewhere that takes your fancy. mirrors will bolt back onto subframe without the tupperware.

[Dappa D]

gonna struggle with no fuel tank aren't you?;)

there in lies the problem id say........

[davepreston]

i was thinking of bodgin that by putin another tank on temporarally

[Dangerous Dave]

Yes it can be done, you have been given all the correct advice above. As for the tank rather than bodging another one on why don't you source a dented secondhand SV one to use temporarily?

[the_lone_wolf]

i was thinking of bodgin that by putin another tank on temporarally

wouldn't it be easier to just catch the bus for a few days while he does the tank?:mrgreen:

[hovis]

wouldn't it be easier to just catch the bus for a few days while he does the tank?:mrgreen:

or while he does the whole bike even?

[Mr Speirs]

I thought it was illegal to ride without a front fender?

[yorkie_chris]

Dunno, but you will have serious problems if it rains lol

[Dangerous Dave]

I thought it was illegal to ride without a front fender?
Not to sure, but Off road and Supermotos have a high mudguard which would be of little safety use if an object (person) was to touch and get dragged in the wheel.

[hovis]

am i thinking it can all be painted in about 2 days?

[davepreston]

cant get bus as work starts at etheir 0530 or 1730 12hr shifts and i work at an airfeild in the back end of nowhere,
how long does the painting take when they put it in an( for lack of a better discription) oven as these lads do

[dizzyblonde]

I've ridden once without my fairings on..it was the oddest thing ever. It was just wrong.

How much does it cost for a full respray these days? Out of interest,
I've got one side fairing to repair and spray, but judgin by the mess bungees have made of the tail plastics with my exhaust being so high, i may do the lot

[New Leaf]

is it safe to put plastic farings in a paint oven. i know they do it to make the paint cure quickly, but won't it melt the plastic pannels?

[northwind]

Not only is it possible, it looks fantastic:

http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i264/Northwindlowlander/bike%20photos/IMG_0349.jpg

Oh no, wait. No it doesn't. But yeah, other than the tank all the panels are purely optional. The mudguard is really close to essential though in winter, without it water can go straight up past the yokes into your face.Though you might want to get into the exposed wiring with silicon spray beforehand, the fairings aren't waterproof but they do keep the worst of the weather off. When I was doing my paint I had mostly spare plastics lying around anyway, but I got a cheap tank that looked like it'd been chewed by a dinosaur for a tenner and stuck it on so I could work on that in my own time.

Almost no painters ever finish a job on time, btw, don't know why- I think it's part of the Secret Painter's Code. It's always better not to rush them anyway.

[Ceri JC]

I thought it was illegal to ride without a front fender?

I believe it is. I saw an article on modified scooters (in a motoring magazine, I'm not some closet scooter-lover) that mentioned it was illegal.