Up bright and early to trial fit the new race fairing to the CBR600,
only it doesn't fit...

There are no mounting points for the seat unit, so that'll be flapping
about unless I make something. The bars hit the fairing on full lock,
despite the lock being seriously restricted to stop this from
happening. The screen rattles around on its mounts because the fairing
doesn't clamp it up tight enough unless I tighten the screws so far I
risk breaking the fairing. The top section hits the rad in two places
which stops it from going back to where it needs to be. Two of the
mountings don't line up anywhere near where they should and it looks
like the belly-pan won't be deep enough to clear the Akrapovic
downpipes.

To cap it all, I turned around and nudged the bike, it fell off the
paddock stand onto its side. Not a problem, there's no fairing on and
nothing was damaged, so I hoiked it back on its wheels... only to hear
a loud hissing noise as the paddock stand hook went straight through
the sidewall of the still good rear tyre. Fuck!

Bear is on his way round to have a new reg/rec fitted soon, let's see
what I can fuck up on his bike.

-- 
Lozzo
Versys 650 Tourer, CBR600F-W trackbike, SR250 SpazzTrakka, TS250C,
RD400F (somewhere)
Garage clearout - Yamaha SpazzTrakka 250 for sale, email for details

In communiqué , Lozzo 
 cast forth these pearls of wisdom
>Up bright and early to trial fit the new race fairing to the CBR600,
>only it doesn't fit...
>
>There are no mounting points for the seat unit, so that'll be flapping
>about unless I make something. The bars hit the fairing on full lock,
>despite the lock being seriously restricted to stop this from
>happening. The screen rattles around on its mounts because the fairing
>doesn't clamp it up tight enough unless I tighten the screws so far I
>risk breaking the fairing. The top section hits the rad in two places
>which stops it from going back to where it needs to be. Two of the
>mountings don't line up anywhere near where they should and it looks
>like the belly-pan won't be deep enough to clear the Akrapovic
>downpipes.
>

The joys of after market bodywork. I had to make up mountings for the 
racing seat on the Forgotten Error, but TBF I was fitting a TZ350 
replica seat on to a Morini frame.

>To cap it all, I turned around and nudged the bike, it fell off the
>paddock stand onto its side. Not a problem, there's no fairing on and
>nothing was damaged, so I hoiked it back on its wheels... only to hear
>a loud hissing noise as the paddock stand hook went straight through
>the sidewall of the still good rear tyre. Fuck!
>

Bad Karma man.

>Bear is on his way round to have a new reg/rec fitted soon, let's see
>what I can fuck up on his bike.
>

"Things can only get..."
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On 7 Nov 2009 12:35:38 GMT, "Lozzo"  wrote:

>Up bright and early to trial fit the new race fairing to the CBR600,
>only it doesn't fit...
>
>There are no mounting points for the seat unit, so that'll be flapping
>about unless I make something. The bars hit the fairing on full lock,
>despite the lock being seriously restricted to stop this from
>happening. The screen rattles around on its mounts because the fairing
>doesn't clamp it up tight enough unless I tighten the screws so far I
>risk breaking the fairing. The top section hits the rad in two places
>which stops it from going back to where it needs to be. Two of the
>mountings don't line up anywhere near where they should and it looks
>like the belly-pan won't be deep enough to clear the Akrapovic
>downpipes.

Pattern race bodywork is often like that.  It does seem like the
cheaper that it is, the worse it fits.  All you can do is be patient,
apply the dremel a lot, and be creative too.

>To cap it all, I turned around and nudged the bike, it fell off the
>paddock stand onto its side. Not a problem, there's no fairing on and
>nothing was damaged, so I hoiked it back on its wheels... only to hear
>a loud hissing noise as the paddock stand hook went straight through
>the sidewall of the still good rear tyre. Fuck!

That *is* bad luck

>Bear is on his way round to have a new reg/rec fitted soon, let's see
>what I can fuck up on his bike.

It's only a Bear...
-- 
Champ
We declare that the splendor of the world has been enriched by a new beauty: the beauty of speed.
ZX10R | Hayabusa  |  GPz750turbo 
neal at champ dot org dot uk

On Nov 7, 12:35 pm, "Lozzo"  wrote:
> Up bright and early to trial fit the new race fairing to the CBR600,
> only it doesn't fit...
>
> There are no mounting points for the seat unit, so that'll be flapping
> about unless I make something. The bars hit the fairing on full lock,
> despite the lock being seriously restricted to stop this from
> happening. The screen rattles around on its mounts because the fairing
> doesn't clamp it up tight enough unless I tighten the screws so far I
> risk breaking the fairing. The top section hits the rad in two places
> which stops it from going back to where it needs to be. Two of the
> mountings don't line up anywhere near where they should and it looks
> like the belly-pan won't be deep enough to clear the Akrapovic
> downpipes.
>
> To cap it all, I turned around and nudged the bike, it fell off the
> paddock stand onto its side. Not a problem, there's no fairing on and
> nothing was damaged, so I hoiked it back on its wheels... only to hear
> a loud hissing noise as the paddock stand hook went straight through
> the sidewall of the still good rear tyre. Fuck!
>
> Bear is on his way round to have a new reg/rec fitted soon, let's see
> what I can fuck up on his bike.

Ha, I should have read UKRM. I passed by Bedford a couple of hours
ago,

I could have popped in to point and laugh. Also i've not seen Bear in
ages ...

Paul.

On Nov 7, 12:35 pm, "Lozzo"  wrote:

> Bear is on his way round ...

Jeez man, how bad can things get!

On 7 Nov 2009 12:35:38 GMT, "Lozzo"  wrote:

>Up bright and early to trial fit the new race fairing to the CBR600,
>only it doesn't fit...
>
>There are no mounting points for the seat unit, so that'll be flapping
>about unless I make something. The bars hit the fairing on full lock,
>despite the lock being seriously restricted to stop this from
>happening. The screen rattles around on its mounts because the fairing
>doesn't clamp it up tight enough unless I tighten the screws so far I
>risk breaking the fairing. The top section hits the rad in two places
>which stops it from going back to where it needs to be. Two of the
>mountings don't line up anywhere near where they should and it looks
>like the belly-pan won't be deep enough to clear the Akrapovic
>downpipes.
>
>To cap it all, I turned around and nudged the bike, it fell off the
>paddock stand onto its side. Not a problem, there's no fairing on and
>nothing was damaged, so I hoiked it back on its wheels... only to hear
>a loud hissing noise as the paddock stand hook went straight through
>the sidewall of the still good rear tyre. Fuck!

Bad luck, man.

Would it help if I said that today I successfully fitted new head race
bearings to one of mine? No? OK, suit yourself.

As has been said up there ^, race fairings are fiddly to fit. I had to
make up brackets for my TL's one; I just used alloy flat strips,
drilled and bent to shape. I also had to cut the fairing back a bit so
that the air intakes and screen fitted.

-- 
-Pip

Cane wrote:

> On Nov 7, 12:35 pm, "Lozzo"  wrote:
> 
> > Bear is on his way round ...
> 
> Jeez man, how bad can things get!

Not very much worse, he's just had to be recovered by Anutie Carole
after the battery went flat on the way home - I'd just replaced the
reg/rec. Looks like his alternator is fubar.

-- 
Lozzo
Versys 650 Tourer, CBR600F-W trackbike, SR250 SpazzTrakka, TS250C,
RD400F (somewhere)
Garage clearout - Yamaha SpazzTrakka 250 for sale, email for details

Lozzo wrote:
> Up bright and early to trial fit the new race fairing to the CBR600,
> only it doesn't fit...
>
> There are no mounting points for the seat unit, so that'll be flapping
> about unless I make something. The bars hit the fairing on full lock,
> despite the lock being seriously restricted to stop this from
> happening. The screen rattles around on its mounts because the fairing
> doesn't clamp it up tight enough unless I tighten the screws so far I
> risk breaking the fairing. The top section hits the rad in two places
> which stops it from going back to where it needs to be. Two of the
> mountings don't line up anywhere near where they should and it looks
> like the belly-pan won't be deep enough to clear the Akrapovic
> downpipes.

I wouldn't worry about it - you'll certainly be patching it back
together after your first race meetings ;-)

--
Antony

Lozzo wrote:
> Cane wrote:
> 
>> On Nov 7, 12:35 pm, "Lozzo"  wrote:
>>
>>> Bear is on his way round ...
>> Jeez man, how bad can things get!
> 
> Not very much worse, he's just had to be recovered by Anutie Carole
> after the battery went flat on the way home - I'd just replaced the
> reg/rec. Looks like his alternator is fubar.

Does it look like that was the problem all along, then?

On the upside, he'll have a totally brand spanking new charging
system from top to bottom.

Lozzo  wrote:
> 
> To cap it all, I turned around and nudged the bike, it fell off the
> paddock stand onto its side. Not a problem, there's no fairing on and
> nothing was damaged, so I hoiked it back on its wheels... only to hear
> a loud hissing noise as the paddock stand hook went straight through
> the sidewall of the still good rear tyre. Fuck!

Clumsy cnut.

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