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Son of a beesting

11-12-09 11:52 AM

Lower fairings Pointy. Want to ride without them

Hi

I have brand new fairings on my SV. I am a bit scared of damaging them (not cheap) on my commute. Can I remove them and store them for when I sell the bike and ride around fine without them.

I have R&G crash bungs, are these the same whether you have fairings or not?

Any issues??

Dave20046

11-12-09 11:55 AM

Re: Lower fairings Pointy. Want to ride without them

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Originally Posted by Son of a beesting (Post 2121535)

Nope I remove mine every so often. just get a 17mm socket an remove the bung undo a few bolts round the fairings and put your bung back on.

infact they're off in the avatar, means you get more splash on your engine and stuff though and with the salt on the road it might be an idea to clean it up and give stuff an anticorrosion coating.

Son of a beesting

11-12-09 11:58 AM

Re: Lower fairings Pointy. Want to ride without them

Is it ok just to ride around without them? Any issues (I preume its the same as half faired SV?)

Dave20046

11-12-09 11:59 AM

Re: Lower fairings Pointy. Want to ride without them

yeah, the only things to take into consideration is the crap being chucked up into your engine/downpipes. Other than that it doesn't make a bit of difference, just a slightly less expensive crash.

Son of a beesting

11-12-09 12:02 PM

Re: Lower fairings Pointy. Want to ride without them

I would ACF50 anyway, and without fairings it would be easier to clean in all the tight places.

Or just sell it and get a bike I really dont care/worry about

Dave20046

11-12-09 12:04 PM

Re: Lower fairings Pointy. Want to ride without them

sounds about right.

what year sv is it? you could just convert to a cheaper sv if you worry about this one.

ophic

11-12-09 12:05 PM

Re: Lower fairings Pointy. Want to ride without them

Sell the fairings whilst they're still nice and new, is my advice for someone in your particular situation.

Did I mention I'm after some fairings? :cool:

Son of a beesting

11-12-09 12:07 PM

Re: Lower fairings Pointy. Want to ride without them

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Originally Posted by Dave20046 (Post 2121553)

sounds about right.

what year sv is it? you could just convert to a cheaper sv if you worry about this one.

Yes that was my first thought. Get a cheap bike as I just ride it for work.

It a nice bike, 2007, black, FSSH. Just seems too nice to hack back and forth from work on.

Dave20046

11-12-09 12:08 PM

Re: Lower fairings Pointy. Want to ride without them

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Originally Posted by Son of a beesting (Post 2121558)

Yes that was my first thought. Get a cheap bike as I just ride it for work.

It a nice bike, 2007, black, FSSH. Just seems too nice to hack back and forth from work on.

perhaps, you can get a scrappy curvy for under a grand

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