Sillyshishi
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About two months ago, I had a fool turn left in front of me. Never saw me at all (he got out of his truck wondering what the bang was.) Insurance totaled my bike (2009 'Busa) and I bought it back for salvage. Well, the front end and brakes went out on my truck and work slowed down a lot (self-employed) and about half of the money went away. I still managed to get a lot done on the bike, but ran out of money at the fairings. The price I was pulling for OEM replacements came to just under $2k. I decided to roll the dice and buy some good looking fairings from BlissStar on E-Bay. I had read mixed reviews and knew I was taking a chance, but it was (I felt) my only chance.
I got the fairings in three days ago, and was immediately peeved. I had ordered gray fairings with white stripes and markings. The pieces I was unwrapping were black... Turns out that the pictures were taken under too much lighting and made the flat black look gray/silver. Whatever, I just decided to keep them rather than argue. (I did get him to add a note to the listing stating that the fairings were black, not gray.) I started installing Thursday and things were about what I expected. The paint was decent, a few runs and chips, with the biggest issue being that they had not painted the back side of anything, so edges were white. The fit was tight, but doable with a little grunt for the tail and front fender, which was all I got done that night. (Had to work on a few other things, too.) Yesterday, I did the nose and got to the sides...
I'm guessing that they have decent molds, but the material that they use shrinks too much as it cools or something. Where the smaller pieces like the nose and tail were just a bit tight, the side is a full 1/2" or more too short from where it connects to the nose fairing to the bolt in the rear (right side.) I cannot figure out how to get it to fit. In addition, the tabs are trash and I've been having to trim the plastic to get them to lock together. I've noticed that the underneath portion doesn't even fit to the cowling properly. The contours are off.
Basically, I don't think that any amount of trimming, drilling, pushing, or bending is going to make these things fit. I didn't have the money for OEM when I bought these, and I have even less now. I knew I was taking a chance, but it looks like I lost the gamble.
What I'm wondering is, does anyone have any advice? The guy won't take them back because he says that you have to have a professional install them and because I've cut and drilled on them to try to get them to work.
I've got the tail and nose on, and I am wondering if it is safe to ride her like this. I do not intend to race or anything, just drive around, 70-80 on the local interstate. Is there some sort of modification that I should make before I do this?
Eventually, I would like to get new OEM fairings and paint them to match the scheme that is on these chinese junks pieces, as I really like how it looks. I'm also not sure how much that is going to cost. I know that people seem to like the prices from Honda East Toledo's Justin, so I will try PMing him.
I got the fairings in three days ago, and was immediately peeved. I had ordered gray fairings with white stripes and markings. The pieces I was unwrapping were black... Turns out that the pictures were taken under too much lighting and made the flat black look gray/silver. Whatever, I just decided to keep them rather than argue. (I did get him to add a note to the listing stating that the fairings were black, not gray.) I started installing Thursday and things were about what I expected. The paint was decent, a few runs and chips, with the biggest issue being that they had not painted the back side of anything, so edges were white. The fit was tight, but doable with a little grunt for the tail and front fender, which was all I got done that night. (Had to work on a few other things, too.) Yesterday, I did the nose and got to the sides...
I'm guessing that they have decent molds, but the material that they use shrinks too much as it cools or something. Where the smaller pieces like the nose and tail were just a bit tight, the side is a full 1/2" or more too short from where it connects to the nose fairing to the bolt in the rear (right side.) I cannot figure out how to get it to fit. In addition, the tabs are trash and I've been having to trim the plastic to get them to lock together. I've noticed that the underneath portion doesn't even fit to the cowling properly. The contours are off.
Basically, I don't think that any amount of trimming, drilling, pushing, or bending is going to make these things fit. I didn't have the money for OEM when I bought these, and I have even less now. I knew I was taking a chance, but it looks like I lost the gamble.
What I'm wondering is, does anyone have any advice? The guy won't take them back because he says that you have to have a professional install them and because I've cut and drilled on them to try to get them to work.
I've got the tail and nose on, and I am wondering if it is safe to ride her like this. I do not intend to race or anything, just drive around, 70-80 on the local interstate. Is there some sort of modification that I should make before I do this?
Eventually, I would like to get new OEM fairings and paint them to match the scheme that is on these chinese junks pieces, as I really like how it looks. I'm also not sure how much that is going to cost. I know that people seem to like the prices from Honda East Toledo's Justin, so I will try PMing him.