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TOM VR46

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Fairing saved by plastic bin🤔
« on: 12 March 2023, 04:53:02 pm »
Well had a wee spill
 , And fairing got it. So decided to fix,, how ,,, lot of head scratching ,,, a bin. Hope these pics work.

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Re: Fairing saved by plastic bin🤔
« Reply #1 on: 12 March 2023, 05:11:26 pm »
One pic at a time.


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Re: Fairing saved by plastic bin🤔
« Reply #2 on: 12 March 2023, 05:14:14 pm »
Another,, trying

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Re: Fairing saved by plastic bin🤔
« Reply #3 on: 12 March 2023, 05:16:25 pm »
Last one ,,

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Re: Fairing saved by plastic bin🤔
« Reply #4 on: 12 March 2023, 05:29:05 pm »
I took right hand corner out of fairing. First pic showing missing part wont load. After a bit of thought ,, i looked at a plastic bin and went for it. I cut both sides the same and then chopped bin down to fit. With a little help with Duck Tape :D :D . I then wire meshed the inside,, just melting mesh into plastic with soldering iron. The wee gap on outside face , mixed some fibre glass resin and hardner and ran it into the seam. Then a wee bit of rubbing down and some spraying and to me looks ok. Tested to see how it flex's and theres quite a bit,, as the good old plastic bin was flexable and thinner plastic. So now to get it all back together again. :) :)

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Re: Fairing saved by plastic bin🤔
« Reply #5 on: 13 March 2023, 02:32:17 pm »
Nice job, well done :thumbup .

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Re: Fairing saved by plastic bin🤔
« Reply #6 on: 14 March 2023, 02:56:44 am »
Thanks robbo.  :)

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Re: Fairing saved by plastic bin🤔
« Reply #7 on: 14 March 2023, 11:27:57 am »
ingenuity with borderline genuis  :D Great work. Looks great

I have a blue Foxeye fairing with a hole in it, will I send it to you? :lol :lol

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Re: Fairing saved by plastic bin🤔
« Reply #8 on: 14 March 2023, 12:50:12 pm »
Sooooo -- you binned your bike twice.

  I'll get my coat !
 

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Re: Fairing saved by plastic bin🤔
« Reply #9 on: 14 March 2023, 02:07:08 pm »
Thanks guys.  Maybe a wee side line for me :rolleyes . Bin it , ill fix it ;)  ( what could i do with a WHEELIE BIN ),,,, na i stick to keeping upright. :)