full fairing or not?

[sinto]

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

[Punkstig]

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!

[Deefer666]

and they look shit

[fazersharp]

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

[sinto]

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.

[fazersharp]

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

[noggythenog]

I say no fairing or bellypan on the 600...but double bubble looks good

[johnakay]

just to give you an idea what it may look like my old bike but since sold on.

[sinto]

just to give you an idea what it may look like my old bike but since sold on.

That too me, looks smart John, and I know others have said no, but I do like the look

[sinto]

Can you remember where you got the fairings from?

[johnakay]

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.

[ChristoT]

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.

[sinto]

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 :-)

[caretaker62]

here is a picture of my 2001 fazer, i think it looks pretty good with the full plastics

[caretaker62]

another pic

[noggythenog]

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.

[sinto]

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.

[sinto]

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.

[sinto]

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.

[fazersharp]

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 :-)

Hi all, thinking of getting a fairing for my bike, just wondered what your thoughts on it are?

 

[sinto]

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 :-)

Hi all, thinking of getting a fairing for my bike, just wondered what your thoughts on it are?

 

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.

[Nebuchernezzer]

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.

[Mick-H]

and they look shit

+1
The engines on bikes are pieces of art and should not be hidden IMHO

[Davew]

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.

[Paulfzs]

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.