Losing the upper fairing stay

Turnone · #1 (**permalink**) 12-22-2011, 08:18 AM

Made this fairing set with extra support laminated into the upper fairing.
Top section of the upper has a 1 mm fibercore stiffner and carbon fiber sandwich laminmate,thus the fairing stay is no longer required , also filled in the mirror blocks.

b.miller123 · #2 (**permalink**) 12-22-2011, 12:00 PM

Looks good Brett, Now just change your brake/clutch fluid!

I ran without the fairing stay with the stock fairing for a while. It really wasn't bad, but it did vibrate a little bit at higher speeds. I think fiberglass fairings would help just because they can flex a little less than the plastic, but reinforced with honeycomb core probably gets rid of all the vibration.

wingnutt · #3 (**permalink**) 12-22-2011, 03:57 PM

Brett, did you make those exhaust hangars ?

Turnone · #4 (**permalink**) 12-22-2011, 06:23 PM

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Originally Posted by b.miller123

Looks good Brett, Now just change your brake/clutch fluid!

Yer , bout time , that fluid is the original stuff, 9 years old !
...but only has 3800 miles on it.

Turnone · #5 (**permalink**) 12-22-2011, 06:24 PM

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Originally Posted by wingnutt

Brett, did you make those exhaust hangars ?

No , those were in a box a parts I bought a long while back,
ya want 'em ?

wingnutt · #6 (**permalink**) 12-22-2011, 07:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Turnone

No , those were in a box a parts I bought a long while back,
ya want 'em ?

Sure !

shipping to 55359 ?

+ ?

**mrgrn** · #7 (**permalink**) 12-22-2011, 10:42 PM

proper race fairing

Jami6989 · #8 (**permalink**) 12-22-2011, 11:48 PM

That looks SICK!

I know MrGrn was making a carbon one for everyone (except me) but I never saw how it turned out. Yours looks so much nicer and cleaner. Well done!

rvtjonny · #9 (**permalink**) 12-23-2011, 02:49 AM

Bret, Looks Awesome dude, Hey what happened to the tail mold that you were going to get pics of?
remember carbon under tail with factory light set up..... sill would like for you to whip one up for me when ya get the time....

Gipper · #10 (**permalink**) 12-23-2011, 12:59 PM

Brett,
Any chance you can make these as an insert that could be glued to the fairing? I need to eliminate the fairing stay so I can get the front end geometry correct and I would love to use your method.

Eric

Turnone · #11 (**permalink**) 12-23-2011, 05:27 PM

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Originally Posted by wingnutt

Sure !

shipping to 55359 ?

+ ?

PM sent

Turnone · #12 (**permalink**) 12-23-2011, 05:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Gipper

Brett,
Any chance you can make these as an insert that could be glued to the fairing? I need to eliminate the fairing stay so I can get the front end geometry correct and I would love to use your method.

Eric

This is something that is on the drawing board as soon as I can find some time, my plan would be to make a carbon molded insert to suit OEM plastics, the internal carbon support would pick up on the mirror mount bolt holes and center front fairing/intake mount.
It's not gunna happen in the the next week but maybe I'll have something available in a few months.

Turnone · #13 (**permalink**) 12-23-2011, 05:37 PM

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Originally Posted by rvtjonny

Bret, Looks Awesome dude, Hey what happened to the tail mold that you were going to get pics of?
remember carbon under tail with factory light set up..... sill would like for you to whip one up for me when ya get the time....

Sorry I didn't follow up on that , too busy ...always !
I have a very good mold to produce this type of undertail, when I find some time I lay one up and post pics.
Cheers , Brett

Gipper · #14 (**permalink**) 12-23-2011, 05:38 PM

Awesome! Definitely put me down for one when they are ready.

Happy Holidays!

Eric

cbrbear · #15 (**permalink**) 12-23-2011, 09:33 PM

Wish my custom endurance upper had that feature...lol

hawkti · #16 (**permalink**) 12-24-2011, 04:11 PM

Don't you need mirrors?

RC51racer · #17 (**permalink**) 12-24-2011, 05:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Turnone

Made this fairing set with extra support laminated into the upper fairing.
Top section of the upper has a 1 mm fibercore stiffner and carbon fiber sandwich laminmate,thus the fairing stay is no longer required , also filled in the mirror blocks.

Would be very interested in one of these fairings. Are you making a race version?

b.miller123 · #18 (**permalink**) 12-25-2011, 12:00 AM

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Originally Posted by hawkti

Don't you need mirrors?

Not where/when you don't need headlights or turnsignals