Fairing or not to fairing...

**Disco Dan** · 14th March 2007, 16:07

As some of you may have heard... my last bin saw some rather nasty road rash on the side of my GSX600f. (pic one)

This afternoon I opened the box of spare fairing panels that the previous owner gave me and unwraped all the panels for the first time. Well they are in fact freshly painted and in perfect condition! (pic two)

There is a couple of small items which I dont not know where they go - see picture three

Should I put the panels on? (and risk binning it) Or keep them until I sell the bike, so it looks mint for the sale? (just seems silly to ride around with scrapes up the side.. the girlies at uni will think i keep falling off

hehe)

I could even swap the panels over and have the originals repaired?

Advice! ! !

Also a couple of spare "suzuki" decals in the box... dunno what to do with them yet...

**aderino4** · 14th March 2007, 16:12

I'd say down with resale value. What's the point of owning something if you can't enjoy it

I used to have the same dillema with my 18" wheel on the car.. until one day I decided that the reason I bought it is so I can use it.

Funnily enough this is the same reason why I use my NSR to commute.

So put on the shinny fairing; and enjoy the shininess.
In the mean time you can fix the other scratched fairing and keep it as spare *lol*

**Disco Dan** · 14th March 2007, 16:15

Originally Posted by aderino4

So put on the shinny fairing; and enjoy the shininess.

they are very... *shiny*

**vifferman** · 14th March 2007, 16:22

It's not a luxury most of us have, as the only fairings are the ones the bike's wearing.
It's your call, Dan.
If you are fairly confident you're not going to mess them up, put them on and enjoy having a smart-looking bike again. It's kinda embarrassing riding a rashed-up bike around. People think you've crashed it or summat...

**Squeak the Rat** · 14th March 2007, 16:28

Two questions:

a) how long are you going to keep it for?

and

b) is it likely that you will crash again?

IMHO - no point having something if you're not going to use it. If you're not going to fit them then you might as well put them on, sell the bike then buy a dented bike and use the cash now.

**Babelfish** · 14th March 2007, 16:36

STick em on man, if we all went with the "I'll take me fairings off ready for my impending bin" approach we'd all be running around naked....oh, hang on a min...mmmmmm

Part of owning the bike is being proud of the gleaming mass of intricately tuned technospoof so stoke it hard my man and shine...SHINE!

**Kittyhawk** · 14th March 2007, 16:44

Why worry about what others think?? as long as the bike goes that's the main thing. I never worried about repairing my fairings after I binned the bike because I knew it'd get dropped again....and I was right. (practising stoppies)

I'd say the ones you have on there are fine...maybe cover the patches with decals??? Save the new fairings for when you sell the bike.

**Disco Dan** · 14th March 2007, 16:47

did i mention how shiny they are?

**The Pastor** · 14th March 2007, 17:53

personally, i'd keep them untill the current ones are so bad they dont actually fit on anymore. No point mucking up 2 sets of fairings. (there worth alot of coin!)

p.s your a freeking basterd gloating you have 2 sets of mint fairings, you know what I'd do for 2 sets of fairins? I would do anything for them, but I won't do that.

**ldnz** · 14th March 2007, 19:23

Lucky bastard. Put the shinies on and fix the old ones. Its not that hard fixing them (and I should know, having just fixed after kittysparrows poor treatment, I get the side of my bike torn off when some fuckwits bike falls over, and get to fix it all over again)

**vagrant** · 14th March 2007, 19:32

From your mystery parts, the black bit goes between the two lower fairing panels, at the front under the header pipes.
Can't help you with the other bits.

I would not bother putting the new panels on while you are still getting comfortable with the bike, and with winter coming on too.

That said, if you do change them over, you now have a nice ratty spare set for trackdays

**raster** · 14th March 2007, 19:43

I found I became nanna when I put my shiny fairings on, (Shaddup Dave, yes alright I was already a nanna

)
I'm more carefull now that I might scratch them, I haven't yet decided if it a bad thing.

New fairings AND second gear, I feel like it's a new bike.

Someone scratched mine within 2 weeks of having the fairings on the bike

I am more carefull where I leave it now.

People don't stop beside me and asked if it hurt, "Wazzant me" doesn't always be believed.

**Kittyhawk** · 15th March 2007, 08:18

Originally Posted by ldnz

Lucky bastard. Put the shinies on and fix the old ones. Its not that hard fixing them (and I should know, having just fixed after kittysparrows poor treatment, I get the side of my bike torn off when some fuckwits bike falls over, and get to fix it all over again)

It's a sign....make it naked and hot haha!

**zadok** · 15th March 2007, 08:26

Put the new ones on and repair the other ones as your budget allows. Get some crash bungs (if you haven't already) to minimise the risk of any further damage.

**Disco Dan** · 15th March 2007, 09:30

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?