K5 Offical Suzuki Fairing lowers - Red

I've just spent months saving up for these - £433 notes with bobbins. Collected them today and just finished fitting them. They are nowhere near a colour match for the rest of the bike!!!! I didn't really spot the colour difference in the poor light of my garage, but once I wheeled her outside I was gutted.

Anybody else fitted the same and discovered the same poor quality??
Has anybody ever contacted Suzuki about it to ask them what their game is?
I'm absolutely choked.

I was going to get lowers on my K3 after I'd had it for about 18 months but decided against as the lowers looked to new compared to the bike which had suffered some colour fade.

Not saying that's the issue here but see if you can compare with a showroom bike.

i had them fitted on mine and hadnt noticed any colour difference..........
just dont get any scratches on them as i gave mine gravel rash at the weekend and used suzukis colour coded paint and it doesnt match the fairing colour. so a quick touch up is out of the question

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umh.....

Have you got a k5, and the lowers are for a k6 ? IIRC the reds a slightly different shade.

liz has genuine lowers on her K5 and they are spot on match, as are all every set of Suzuki lowers I've seen.

Go back to where you bought them from and see what they say. Oh and if thats genuine Suzuki crash bungs on there get them off and get some proper bungs on your bike sharpish...

For some reason lowers for a Red K5 are not listed on Suzuki.co.uk did thay actully do them?

I would check the part number what the dealer ordered for you as it should end in YU7 if its for a K5 Red SV650S

Thanks y'all.
K5 and K6 lowers seem the thing. Spoke to the dealer and they were a bit sheepish about it all, so i guess they sold the right lowers but the wrong bike!
Striaght out the shop 5 weeks ago and at top price, so should have been a K6. Nae impressed at all.

So do you have a k5 bike then?

If so how much you payfor it?

Bad news that Alan.

Was this your local Suzi dealer or someone a bit further away (hopefully not). Colour match is usually spot on if the parts are the right year. Having viewed a red K5 in Cupars when ordering my own, I have to say that it did look good with all the bits on - hugger, bobbins, lowers, tail tidy etc, etc, etc

Hope they sort it all out REAL quick and with a BIG apology.

Garry

P.S. Thanks for the pics of the German tail tidy. Still looks good, but I'd rather make my own from scratch if it involved several mods to fit well.

The K5 red is slightly metallic, and the K6 red is flat. I had K5 lowers fitted to my K6 earlier this year, but I didn't notice cos I picked it up in the dark and snow!

Crescent said that Suzuki had sent the wrong ones, but that they had 'kindly' agreed to change them at no cost. How generous!

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Originally Posted by metric spanner

Thanks y'all.
K5 and K6 lowers seem the thing. Spoke to the dealer and they were a bit sheepish about it all, so i guess they sold the right lowers but the wrong bike!
Striaght out the shop 5 weeks ago and at top price, so should have been a K6. Nae impressed at all.

Sorry, did you agree on a K5, but got a K6? I bet they are sheepish!