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Fairing repair?

Started by Yfx4, Mon 08, Sep 2014, 15:41:12

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Yfx4

The prior owner of the 1999 IS in my garage mounted some 'stuff' to the speaker panel inside the right side of the fairing.  :-\

One thing is a battery gauge that is so low that it is not visible and hits the tank when the bars are turned full right. I do not like it there. I am guessing the gauge is there for a reason and I should have some way to monitor the charging. Is there any way to repair the holes in the fairing that will be there?
1999 Valkyrie Interstate
2007 VTX 1800R
DW rides a 2010 Spyder RT

GeoffreyB

Since I just ride a lowly Standard that's being converted to a Tourer - I don't know what material the fairing is made of where you need to do the repair, but - if it's made of ABS plastic like the saddlebags, it IS fixable, and it's not terribly difficult or expensive to do.

Some background reading:
http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=587402
http://goldwingdocs.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=690

Reader's digest version - get the black ABS glue and some sacrifical material (Legos are supposed to work well for this), clean the area, paint the goop on - sand and paint if required - good as new.

An example close to home:
http://www.valkyrieforum.com/bbs/index.php/topic,52865.msg506416/topicseen.html#msg506416

Yfx4

Very cool.  Thank you.  I have used MEK  to repair cracks before.  Never thought of making a slurry to fill holes.  :cooldude:

Now fabricating things is an interesting idea....... Hmmmmmmm.   8)
1999 Valkyrie Interstate
2007 VTX 1800R
DW rides a 2010 Spyder RT