Fixing Fairings

Got the OEM fixtures from TCP Aerodynamics through Robinssons - excellent service and the kit + instructions seem to be very good.

Of course I forgot to order the Air Intake scoops, so another order for Robinssons after xmas. Need to see if there is something else I need so I could save on P&P.

The fairings are now sanded to 600 grade. Next job is to put a primer color on and then re-sand to make sure all scrapes are gone.

I ordered stickers as well. I'll put silver colored SUZUKI text to the bottom part of the fairings and a SVR logo to replace the SV650 logo... I know, it's not R.

I wonder how would a full faired red SVs look like with _black_ lowers...

I've not had the time to complete the fairings yet, we started to renovate/rebuild and old garage with some mates to get a decent building/repair place for our bikes. Quite frankly it has been a lot more work than we thought - for example we needed to dig trenches around it as the water insulation was poor and the ceilings were leaking. We don't want it to rot so something needed to be done.

So, as the season is starting soon (though it is snowing again) I was thinking of just priming the lowers with black satin color installing them like that. Then I'll use some rainy summer day to properly get them colored.

Yep, don't waste anymore time than you need to Kyytsis. You gotta be gaggibg to get out on the road after all these months.

Originally Posted by petevtwin650

Yep, don't waste anymore time than you need to Kyytsis. You gotta be gaggibg to get out on the road after all these months.

Agreed... I was just in Edinburg and was jelous as those guys don't need to take winter break at all.

Originally Posted by Kyytsis

Of course I forgot to order the Air Intake scoops, so another order for Robinssons after xmas. Need to see if there is something else I need so I could save on P&P.

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Did you manage to order the air scoops, i tried Suzuki,who couldn't source them,so i am still looking.
Mike

[northwind]

Originally Posted by Kyytsis

Agreed... I was just in Edinburg and was jelous as those guys don't need to take winter break at all.

As much as we'd like to sometimes Apparently we're getting snow again at the weekend. Joy.

Originally Posted by shelleyamy

Did you manage to order the air scoops, i tried Suzuki,who couldn't source them,so i am still looking.
Mike

Hi Mike,

Try Robinsons (http://www.robinsonsfoundry.co.uk/)

The TCP Aerodynamic part numbers are 803.430.002 (right) and 803.431.002 (left).
Cost including P&P to Finland was 21.32 Sterling.



Thanks,
Ville

Originally Posted by northwind

As much as we'd like to sometimes Apparently we're getting snow again at the weekend. Joy.

I was planning to drive my bike to home from the winter storage today.. Over the weekene we got about 10 cm of snow. More up-north, so I'm stuck surfin in the net.

Returning to the subject of lazily fixing the fairings;

As pointed above I might not have time to properly paint the fairings --> one option is to make them just black. Now one friend suggested to use a customized sticker to cover the lowers.

I'm now trying to find out where to get (in a reasonable price) sheets of Carbon sticker, it is said to bend nicely over forms if one uses a heat gun to mold it.. It would not be real carbon, too expensive, but a sticker with similar pattern. Should look ok from distance.

Originally Posted by Kyytsis

Hi Mike,

Try Robinsons (http://www.robinsonsfoundry.co.uk/)

The TCP Aerodynamic part numbers are 803.430.002 (right) and 803.431.002 (left).
Cost including P&P to Finland was 21.32 Sterling.



Thanks,
Ville

Thanks Ville,
I've been looking for a long time.
Mike