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Title: full fairing or not?
Post by: sinto on 25 March 2015, 05:44:48 pm
Hi all, thinking of getting a fairing for my bike, just wondered what your thoughts on it are? Was also looking at just the bellypan, but I think it's just for looks, doesn't actually do anything??
Cheers, Colin
Title: Re: full fairing or not?
Post by: Punkstig on 25 March 2015, 06:22:20 pm
Partly depends on how many miles you do- those aftermarket fairings can be quite fidly to remove when it  comes to oil and filter changes!
Title: Re: full fairing or not?
Post by: Deefer666 on 25 March 2015, 06:27:43 pm
and they look shit
Title: Re: full fairing or not?
Post by: fazersharp on 25 March 2015, 07:08:32 pm
By full fairing do you mean those extra panels that you stick on the side because they always just look like some extra panels that you have stuck on the side
Title: Re: full fairing or not?
Post by: sinto on 25 March 2015, 07:31:30 pm
Yeah, thinking of full fairing, but would get it sprayed properly to match, maybe even the whole bike.
I'm more for full fairing for protection of the engine as well as me!
Wad also thinking of double bubble screen but some posts I've read say it doesn't make much difference.
Title: Re: full fairing or not?
Post by: fazersharp on 25 March 2015, 07:36:25 pm
The engine is meant to be seen,
Wad also thinking of double bubble screen but some posts I've read say it doesn't make much difference.
I found the DB makes no difference, but it dose look good - unlike the add on side panels cause they always look like add - ons
Title: Re: full fairing or not?
Post by: noggythenog on 25 March 2015, 07:40:14 pm
I say no fairing or bellypan on the 600...but double bubble looks good 8)
Title: Re: full fairing or not?
Post by: johnakay on 25 March 2015, 08:10:03 pm
just to give you an idea what it may look like my old bike but since sold on.


(http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l200/jmk151151/DSC00633_zpse58df5bf.jpg)
Title: Re: full fairing or not?
Post by: sinto on 25 March 2015, 08:28:53 pm
just to give you an idea what it may look like my old bike but since sold on.


([url]http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l200/jmk151151/DSC00633_zpse58df5bf.jpg[/url])

That too me, looks smart John, and I know others have said no, but I do like the look
Title: Re: full fairing or not?
Post by: sinto on 25 March 2015, 08:31:07 pm
Can you remember where you got the fairings from?
Title: Re: full fairing or not?
Post by: johnakay on 25 March 2015, 08:45:09 pm
a company in france I think TPS?
some one on here will remember.
as for others don't take any notice ,its your bike have it how you want.
some remove Fazer stickers it does nothing to the look of the bike.
I like it and that the way it stayed.
every has an ass but not all are the same ;)
if you wanted to hear from an asshole you would have farted.
you do what you like mate.
Title: Re: full fairing or not?
Post by: ChristoT on 25 March 2015, 08:57:34 pm
That is TPS. It is also expensive as fuck, especially as TPS have gone bust.

The only other manufacturer of full panels I know of is Skidmarxx... £150 for a full set.
Title: Re: full fairing or not?
Post by: sinto on 25 March 2015, 09:19:38 pm
a company in france I think TPS?
some one on here will remember.
as for others don't take any notice ,its your bike have it how you want.
some remove Fazer stickers it does nothing to the look of the bike.
I like it and that the way it stayed.
every has an ass but not all are the same ;)
if you wanted to hear from an asshole you would have farted.
you do what you like mate.
Totally agree with you there John, a bike is a personal thing, how it looks is your own choice, not someone else's :-)
Title: Re: full fairing or not?
Post by: caretaker62 on 25 March 2015, 09:26:30 pm
here is a picture of my 2001 fazer, i think it looks pretty good with the full plastics
Title: Re: full fairing or not?
Post by: caretaker62 on 25 March 2015, 09:37:23 pm
another pic
Title: Re: full fairing or not?
Post by: noggythenog on 25 March 2015, 09:39:51 pm
a company in france I think TPS?
some one on here will remember.
as for others don't take any notice ,its your bike have it how you want.
some remove Fazer stickers it does nothing to the look of the bike.
I like it and that the way it stayed.
every has an ass but not all are the same ;)
if you wanted to hear from an asshole you would have farted.
you do what you like mate.
Totally agree with you there John, a bike is a personal thing, how it looks is your own choice, not someone else's :-)


Nobody's slating you though, you asked the question so it is more like a poll now where you'll get everyones individual preference to them rather than them attacking your own personal taste.
Title: Re: full fairing or not?
Post by: sinto on 25 March 2015, 09:51:24 pm
here is a picture of my 2001 fazer, i think it looks pretty good with the full plastics
It sure does caretaker, really neat with the matching seat as well, sets it off nice
I've always had bikes with full fairings but as I got this from my mate at a bargain deal I couldn't pick what I wanted,  but just thinking if it would be worth while doing it or not.
Title: Re: full fairing or not?
Post by: sinto on 25 March 2015, 09:52:20 pm
here is a picture of my 2001 fazer, i think it looks pretty good with the full plastics
It sure does caretaker, really neat with the matching seat as well, sets it off nice
I've always had bikes with full fairings but as I got this from my mate at a bargain deal I couldn't pick what I wanted,  but just thinking if it would be worth while doing it or not.
Title: Re: full fairing or not?
Post by: sinto on 25 March 2015, 09:53:15 pm
here is a picture of my 2001 fazer, i think it looks pretty good with the full plastics
It sure does caretaker, really neat with the matching seat as well, sets it off nice
I've always had bikes with full fairings but as I got this from my mate at a bargain deal I couldn't pick what I wanted,  but just thinking if it would be worth while doing it or not.
Title: Re: full fairing or not?
Post by: fazersharp on 25 March 2015, 10:05:45 pm

as for others don't take any notice ,its your bike have it how you want.
every has an ass but not all are the same ;)
if you wanted to hear from an asshole you would have farted.
you do what you like mate.
Totally agree with you there John, a bike is a personal thing, how it looks is your own choice, not someone else's :-)
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Hi all, thinking of getting a fairing for my bike, just wondered what your thoughts on it are?


 :rolleyes
Title: Re: full fairing or not?
Post by: sinto on 25 March 2015, 10:13:21 pm

as for others don't take any notice ,its your bike have it how you want.
every has an ass but not all are the same ;)
if you wanted to hear from an asshole you would have farted.
you do what you like mate.
Totally agree with you there John, a bike is a personal thing, how it looks is your own choice, not someone else's :-)
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Hi all, thinking of getting a fairing for my bike, just wondered what your thoughts on it are?


 :rolleyes

Watch your eyes don't fall out with all that rolling about fazersharp, was mearly asking at the beginning, but more I looked into it, I think it looks really nice if done correctly.
Title: Re: full fairing or not?
Post by: Nebuchernezzer on 25 March 2015, 10:22:02 pm
I reckon it can look good.  It really depends on which ones you get.
I ended up getting a bellypan (which hasn't arrived yet so no pics) and i reckon it'll balance the bike out a bit having some red at the bottom as well as the top (very technical i know).
I looked briefly at the full fairing but since i want to move the top fairing down and forward it wouldn't work for me.
Title: Re: full fairing or not?
Post by: Mick-H on 26 March 2015, 12:43:00 am
and they look shit

+1
The engines on bikes are pieces of art and should not be hidden IMHO
Title: Re: full fairing or not?
Post by: Davew on 26 March 2015, 07:35:26 am
saves you a load of cleaning, but is a pain in the arse if you need to do any work on the bike.  I fitted a belly pan, and found it's pretty good at keeping the winter crud off the very bottom of the downpipes which had previously rotted away.  Think the silver fairing looks pretty neat though, a bit like an old BMW.



Title: Re: full fairing or not?
Post by: Paulfzs on 26 March 2015, 07:45:30 am
the foxeye that was posted here looks ok
the boxeye looks ugly as fek


if you crash it or drop it at low speed then its more to fix.


its 1 extra thing to clean
pain to do oil changes or keep an eye on stuff down there.
Title: Re: full fairing or not?
Post by: His Dudeness on 26 March 2015, 08:30:32 am
Not a fan of them. I don't think they blend in with the rest of the bike.
Title: Re: full fairing or not?
Post by: johnakay on 26 March 2015, 10:11:13 am
if I was or able to buy new the (03 the prettiest) model fazer now I'd pick this style rather than full..
still looks nice.
(http://www.beginnerbiker.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Cleaned-Yammy-Fazer-Jan13.jpg)

Title: Re: full fairing or not?
Post by: HJFazer on 26 March 2015, 03:12:55 pm
I considered this when I first got mine. Then I found a bellypan quite cheap on gumtree, got that and feel that it does enough cosmetically. It seems to add a balance with the engine and the rest of the bike that works well. It's also useful at keeping the crap off the pipes (as Davew said) so once I'd done that I dropped the idea of full fairings.

I think my conclusion was, if I wanted a full fairing bike I should have bought one. That said, I do like the way the silver boxeye looks, just wouldn't do it myself
Title: Re: full fairing or not?
Post by: sinto on 26 March 2015, 08:32:50 pm
I saw one on the show me your fazer post, lovely set up, just an extra wee fairing added to the top fairing, pity it was on a FoxEye but it did look good, I'm on my phone on here and don't know how to get the pic to this post but it was sort of reddish/purple colour, really nice looking :-)
Title: Re: full fairing or not?
Post by: sinto on 26 March 2015, 08:36:13 pm
I just screendumped it to let you see it.
Title: Re: full fairing or not?
Post by: caretaker62 on 27 March 2015, 05:36:55 pm
go for it,gives you the choice of two bikes, one ugly as fek with full fering, or one really really ugly one with no fering  :lol ,like others have said its personal choice, as for taking the lower fering of 10mins max, and if you worry about damage if you drop it ,dont buy a bike, also gives great protection from elements
Title: Re: full fairing or not?
Post by: caretaker62 on 27 March 2015, 06:12:44 pm
go for it ,like some have said personal taste i love my ugly as ........ full fering  box eye, i can remove the fering in 10 mins max , hey presto a ugly as ...... no fering boxeye. funny in my ignorence i thought i had a fzs  :lol im glad ther,s poeple on the site to give their knowledge and encouragement
Title: Re: full fairing or not?
Post by: sinto on 27 March 2015, 08:37:41 pm
Yes, we all have different views, which is a good thing :-)
I do like the look of your fairing but since I've looked at that screendumped pic I put here, I like that look if I could get it for our si called boxeye, or maybe get it for the fzs B-)