Fairing or not to fairing...

**ManDownUnder** · 15th March 2007, 11:14

Honestly... you're a man of big power and limited experience. The chances are higher that you will lay the bike down again...

Here's your chance to not have that cost you any extra (excepting lights and mirrors) and maintain a reasonable sale price. It's not gonig to look too flash but hey.
When you go 6 months without so much as one additional scratch - THEN consider putting them on.

Tough call I know but hey - be honest with yourself. That's my perspective on it. Get good... get safe... THEN look good.

**Kittyhawk** · 15th March 2007, 11:55

Originally Posted by Disco Dan

keep going into garage and looking at it... thinking I may put the new ones on and repair the old ones... ...but I will most likely be to scared to ride the thing with them on - I would never live it down if i binned it!! hehehe

Anyone want a couple of "suzuki" decals btw?

Chuck them this way....I now have a suzuki hehehe

**Kittyhawk** · 15th March 2007, 11:57

Originally Posted by Disco Dan

keep going into garage and looking at it... thinking I may put the new ones on and repair the old ones... ...but I will most likely be to scared to ride the thing with them on - I would never live it down if i binned it!! hehehe

Anyone want a couple of "suzuki" decals btw?

Have you decided what you are going to do? Does it really matter what the chicks at uni think? sounds like a bunch of primary school students rather than adults if they laugh at your victory scars on your bike. Real friends and bikers wouldnt do such a thing.

**Pumba** · 15th March 2007, 11:59

Originally Posted by Kittyhawk

Real friends and bikers wouldnt do such a thing.

I feel a tui add comming, YEA RIGHT

**ManDownUnder** · 15th March 2007, 12:06

Originally Posted by Kittyhawk

Real friends and bikers wouldnt do such a thing.

Agreed - and... to put it another way - those that knock you will simply have more ammo if/when it happens again.

**Disco Dan** · 15th March 2007, 12:08

Originally Posted by ManDownUnder

Honestly... you're a man of big power and limited experience. The chances are higher that you will lay the bike down again...

Here's your chance to not have that cost you any extra (excepting lights and mirrors) and maintain a reasonable sale price. It's not gonig to look too flash but hey.
When you go 6 months without so much as one additional scratch - THEN consider putting them on.

Tough call I know but hey - be honest with yourself. That's my perspective on it. Get good... get safe... THEN look good.

Cheers MDU, wise words as usual !

...I have put them on, I fugure if I do bin it.. so what? With two sets, I can repair one while using the other set and vise-verser...

yeah I can hardly ride a 250, but the 600 is just heaven and I would never go back! I ride within my limits on it which I think is the most important thing - so much so that 250 bikes can and do take me out at lights! I just dont give it that much throttle...

the 2 was too close to the 'finish line' for me, now im on the 6 im at the start.. and I can see how much more I have to learn and the potential for getting in and out of trouble.

Im not going to ride around with people thinking 'he cant ride for shit - look at all the scrapes' - rather 'wow thats a nice bike'

...oh the shinyness!!! It's blinding!!

And I just luv the 'extra' decals it has... pictures to come....

Kitty - if you want the decals - there yours, come over and pick em up!

**ManDownUnder** · 15th March 2007, 12:10

Originally Posted by Disco Dan

the 2 was too close to the 'finish line' for me, now im on the 6 im at the start.. and I can see how much more I have to learn and the potential for getting in and out of trouble.

All good mate - find your limits and stick to them. Stretch them sure, but leaping over them's a bad way to go.

**Disco Dan** · 15th March 2007, 12:16

Originally Posted by ManDownUnder

All good mate - find your limits and stick to them. Stretch them sure, but leaping over them's a bad way to go.

Yes... my first ever lesson on my first bike (FZX250 zeal) was "ok... the red line is not my 'limit'..."

Great bike though.. only one ive seen with a fricking glove box! very handy!

**Disco Dan** · 15th March 2007, 12:35

Ohh the shineyness!

I would go for a ride on it... but its very windy... and Ive just finshed a woodstock...

Heres a couple of pics...

Curious... appears my bike has "SACS"

hehe mwahahaha... whatever that is...

So whos taking bets on how long till I crash this time... geesh...

Bike looks brand spanking new now... so happy!!!!!

...just got to get that dam exhust pipe fixed... top end power is suffering!

**crashe** · 15th March 2007, 12:51

Tis looking good.

What will it cost you to get the other fairing fixed and to look like these new fairings?

Ride safe out there on the roads.

**Disco Dan** · 15th March 2007, 12:57

Originally Posted by crashe

What will it cost you to get the other fairing fixed and to look like these new fairings?

Flob knows... prob end up doing them myself again... we all know how that ended up last time

Black is a hard colour to work with though.. so red would be a little better and the finish would hopefully come up better.

**Kittyhawk** · 15th March 2007, 13:02

Thanks Disco. Much appreciated.

As for riding....Im going to buy a 250 again....I dont feel bad about using it as a road bike and Im still keeping the 600.

I want to use the 250 at track days to develop track riding skills. To downgrade doesnt mean you are a bad rider. At least if it's old and looks bad, its less likely to be a target for theifs, and if its dropped practising stunts (damn stoppies) I wont feel bad about it either.

Cosmetics on a bike doesnt mean it improves how it runs. Look at the old Kawa I had, it was a mess, I didnt care about it but saw it as a learning bike. It got dropped, sunts were attempted on it, had a bin on it. Still it went and I rode it.

At least that taught me how to handle bikes properly now with the new bike, I know how to look after it and ride it.

Blah this sounds like a lecutre....sorry!! Im not one to judge fairings is all!!

**crashe** · 15th March 2007, 13:04

Originally Posted by Disco Dan

Flob knows... prob end up doing them myself again... we all know how that ended up last time

Black is a hard colour to work with though.. so red would be a little better and the finish would hopefully come up better.

Good luck then.....

Take your time and be patient working on them and they will look just the new ones....

Have a chat to DEATH_INC repainting them....... he repainted my front guard for me. And Im sure he will give some great tips.....

Or there is crazyfox down in Wellington who paints bikes as well.