So fair readers, these are the new track fairings I purchased. Before I saw them I knew they were second hand, but from the outside they look okay.
However, I think we all know the saying 'Never trust a book by it's cover' and well that is very true here. As mentioned earlier this week, there are a few problems, namely broken lugs, the worst of which is in the tail and is needed to hold the rear light in place. So knowing full well that a repair is now in order, I've sort of run away with my plans. As the front ram air covers and part of the tail are missing the metal gauze present on the OEM panels, yesterday I headed to the local B&Q and picked up some gauze of a suitable scale, some Epoxy Resin and some good old fashion Duct Tape and intend making my own. The Ducati normally runs with an integrated tail light and not wanting to splash out on another, I'm going to try something a little different. I've ordered up some cheap strip LED indicators which I'll mount inside the tail, behind the rear air vent (this is why I need the gauze for the back too) which will mean I can use the standard rear light that I took off in 2012.
I'm going to order some Plastex and repair all the broken lugs (see the frankly poor photos below) and I'm going to try and tidy up the blistering paint on the nose. Once that's sorted, I need to work out a good solution to the seat cowl. In some good news, the big side panels seem fine...but I will have to wait until I try and fit everything to the bike before I count my chickens. I'm all about the proverbs today.
I'm going to order some Plastex and repair all the broken lugs (see the frankly poor photos below) and I'm going to try and tidy up the blistering paint on the nose. Once that's sorted, I need to work out a good solution to the seat cowl. In some good news, the big side panels seem fine...but I will have to wait until I try and fit everything to the bike before I count my chickens. I'm all about the proverbs today.
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