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The dreaded fairing brackets

  • markwoumla
    markwoumla
    9 years ago

    Had a bit more vibration from the fairing of late,, thought I would investagate ...    Plenty on the US forums regarding cracked/ broken fairing brackets ..

    Well, well , well,,  the left and right verticle brackets were snapped off at the ends ,, Plus the left main horizontal bracket was snapped off at the top,  (the usually culprit, you see on other forums ) ,..  Plus , the main right horizontal bracket was missing the top fixing bolt !!!

    Fuck me ,, the fairing should have been flapping around like a towel in the wind ,,  but was'nt that bad really ..  

    Anyway, fixed the main verticle  bracket with an L shaped bracket and bolted it up , now nice and solid..

    Ordered 2 x  horizontal brackets , was going to make something up,, but only $13 each ..

    Not a big drama ,,,  but I did'nt think all of them would need attention .....

     

     

    The following pics tell the story .... 

     

     

     

    Fixing bolt missing.
    HD Forums Australia - S6001450.JPG

    Snapped off top horizontal bracket and verticle bracket swinging in the breeze
    HD Forums Australia - S6001454.JPG

    Close up of verticle snapped bracket
    HD Forums Australia - S6001461.JPG

    Bit fuzzy , but the fix on the top horizontal bracket.
    HD Forums Australia - S6001463.JPG

  • Tim S.G.
    Tim S.G.
    9 years ago

    A new bike would fix it Mark .....wink