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![Fugly batwing fairing... A work in progress Empty](https://2img.net/i/empty.gif) | Subject: Fugly batwing fairing... A work in progress Sat Mar 12, 2016 7:15 pm | |
| Last weekend I picked up my eBay "bargain" batwing fairing. Certainly a heavy duty well made piece of kit. The heaviest part of it is an inner fairing which has a pair of stainless brackets fixed to it. You mount all that to the bike, then fix the separate front piece to that. Spent all day buggering around with it, using scrap thin metal to make temporary brackets (as a template really) which will fix to the bike, then marry up with the fairing's brackets. Also moved the front indicators down to create clearance. Easy job.... Same stalks just relocated. Here's the inner just temp fixed in place. Sits further forward than planned, making the headlamp a bit too recessed, but I wanted plenty of clearance between the bars and the glossy side of the inner for cables, brake hose etc, and the tablet satnav I will eventually mount. ![Fugly batwing fairing... A work in progress DSC_0128](https://2img.net/h/i591.photobucket.com/albums/ss354/purealgarve/DSC_0128.jpg) ![Fugly batwing fairing... A work in progress DSC_0129](https://2img.net/h/i591.photobucket.com/albums/ss354/purealgarve/DSC_0129.jpg) Also used gentle heat gun to remove horrid sticker ![Wink](https://2img.net/i/fa/i/smiles/icon_wink.gif) ![Fugly batwing fairing... A work in progress DSC_0124](https://2img.net/h/i591.photobucket.com/albums/ss354/purealgarve/DSC_0124.jpg) Then white spirit, t cut, you name it, to get rid of the glue. There's still a ghost of it, but you can't see it here... ![Fugly batwing fairing... A work in progress DSC_0127](https://2img.net/h/i591.photobucket.com/albums/ss354/purealgarve/DSC_0127.jpg) I think this project is going to take bloody ages to get right, but I feel like I'm off to a solid start. | |
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![Fugly batwing fairing... A work in progress Empty](https://2img.net/i/empty.gif) | Subject: Re: Fugly batwing fairing... A work in progress Sat Mar 12, 2016 7:24 pm | |
| Bloody hell Mal - looks like you've got your work cut out there. Shout if you want any help - I'm dead good at pointing and saying things like 'you need to cut that. bend those, tighten this' etc! Not tomorrow mind - playing out up Squires way. ![Fugly batwing fairing... A work in progress 1218875559](/users/2611/31/42/84/smiles/1218875559.gif) | |
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| Coming along nicely ![Fugly batwing fairing... A work in progress 2170595768](/users/2611/31/42/84/smiles/2170595768.gif) you do realise you've just devalued that fairing by half removing that sticker ![Fugly batwing fairing... A work in progress 852880](/users/2611/31/42/84/smiles/852880.gif) | |
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| Cheers boys | |
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| My mate Steve got a similar 'e-bay# bargain screen (I think he paid 99p), that he bolted onto one of his bikes - just for the fun of it - then I think he reverted back to standard as it robbed him of a bit of top end speed - though the comfort had improved.
Its good to tinker ! .... enjoy your project Mal, I'm sure the end result will interesting to see. | |
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| - bigmal wrote:
- 99p?Dont rub it in!!!
It didn't have a Harley sticker on it ![Fugly batwing fairing... A work in progress 474255](/users/2611/31/42/84/smiles/474255.gif) | |
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| - simbo wrote:
- bigmal wrote:
- 99p?Dont rub it in!!!
It didn't have a Harley sticker on it ![Fugly batwing fairing... A work in progress 474255](/users/2611/31/42/84/smiles/474255.gif) Even if it did - a quid for one of those is still cheap! | |
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| Good start Mal .... I'm happy to help with any advice if you think you need any but it seems you'very got it pretty much sussed. Looking forward to seeing it completed mate | |
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| Cheers mick, I'll give you a shout if I get stuck.... I'm also thinking of taking off the little led indicators and going for daylight running lights, tiny spotlights, or whatever. | |
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| - bigmal wrote:
- Cheers mick, I'll give you a shout if I get stuck.... I'm also thinking of taking off the little led indicators and going for daylight running lights, tiny spotlights, or whatever.
Are we going to get regular picture updates Mal? | |
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| Of course. There's not much more to see yet....... | |
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| That's why I'm tinkering with it now, rather than 3 days before I'm going to France (like I normally do)!!
Looks like I missed the finest riding day this year with you boys today as well! | |
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| - bigmal wrote:
- That's why I'm tinkering with it now, rather than 3 days before I'm going to France (like I normally do)!!
Looks like I missed the finest riding day this year with you boys today as well! Yeah Mal, needs lots of testing before France ..... Look what happened to mine ! | |
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| - bigmal wrote:
- That's why I'm tinkering with it now, rather than 3 days before I'm going to France (like I normally do)!!
Looks like I missed the finest riding day this year with you boys today as well! Keep tinkering - don't want any bits flapping around while in France. Today was a good day and a shame you missed it - needs a few degrees more heat thought to make it perfect. What happened to yours Mick? | |
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| - johnboss wrote:
- bigmal wrote:
- That's why I'm tinkering with it now, rather than 3 days before I'm going to France (like I normally do)!!
Looks like I missed the finest riding day this year with you boys today as well What happened to yours Mick? I got my fairing back from the painters the weekend before we set off for France last year. Fitted it, all was good but obviously I'd done little mileage with it fitted. The home made bottom brackets ( both sides ) holding it on via the bottom yoke sheared about an hour before we got to Honfleur. I rode the rest of the journey with it flapping around until we got to Honfleur, at which point me & Bigmal visited a local ( fortunately ) hardware superstore where I bought some more brackets and bodged it up. It held out for the rest of the trip and the brackets I bought are still the ones I use today but it was a bit touch & go at first and I spent the journey the following day worrying about whether it would fall off ! | |
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| - johnboss wrote:
What happened to yours Mick? It wore away due to the constant cleaning at 7:30 am every morning really ![Laughing](https://2img.net/i/fa/i/smiles/icon_lol.gif) | |
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| Ahh - obvious really ![Fugly batwing fairing... A work in progress 474255](/users/2611/31/42/84/smiles/474255.gif) | |
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| Made some mounts for the fairing. I copied the idea some forum members have used for mounting lowers, by using jubilee clips. These are a chunkier version, in stainless, with a pinch bolt going right through. They're Mikalor hose clamps. ![Fugly batwing fairing... A work in progress 62C3663B-38DB-4A4D-80ED-E6008B9112C2](https://2img.net/h/i591.photobucket.com/albums/ss354/purealgarve/62C3663B-38DB-4A4D-80ED-E6008B9112C2.jpg) Made a couple of dummy brackets out of aluminium composite... Easy to cut, and rigid enough for a trial fit... ![Fugly batwing fairing... A work in progress 8CA35DD1-15F1-41E6-A676-3527A8742903](https://2img.net/h/i591.photobucket.com/albums/ss354/purealgarve/8CA35DD1-15F1-41E6-A676-3527A8742903.jpg) The bolt of the mikalor clamp goes through the bracket too... ![Fugly batwing fairing... A work in progress 491DDEA5-9D05-4BAB-945B-FC1C98D9022B](https://2img.net/h/i591.photobucket.com/albums/ss354/purealgarve/491DDEA5-9D05-4BAB-945B-FC1C98D9022B.jpg) Being brushed aluminium it actually looks way better than the real ones will!! But it's only a sandwich of very thin ally and plastic, so I don't trust it to handle the vibration, wear & tear. So I'll make some from steel. Here are the packers to align the stainless brackets that are part of the fairing... ![Fugly batwing fairing... A work in progress 6372C2DE-5004-4AC4-90F7-EE3DE1DB81FE](https://2img.net/h/i591.photobucket.com/albums/ss354/purealgarve/6372C2DE-5004-4AC4-90F7-EE3DE1DB81FE.jpg) And here's a trial fit.... Coming together nicely. Headlamp is maybe a bit too recessed, but if I moved everything inwards, I'd be worried about clearance for all the hoses, cables, etc, and I need a bit of wriggle room for the satnav. So Overall pretty chuffed. ![Fugly batwing fairing... A work in progress 1D615DC1-E56A-44B5-9FB0-06772390312D](https://2img.net/h/i591.photobucket.com/albums/ss354/purealgarve/1D615DC1-E56A-44B5-9FB0-06772390312D.jpg) | |
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| Looking good Mal ![Fugly batwing fairing... A work in progress 3498837457](/users/2611/31/42/84/smiles/3498837457.gif) | |
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| Nice job Mal! coming along nicely ![Fugly batwing fairing... A work in progress 3498837457](/users/2611/31/42/84/smiles/3498837457.gif) will you be spraying it Blue? | |
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| Certainly plan to.... Depending how long it takes me to sort the rest of it out. Got some 3mm steel sheet cheap from a place near work. Just tried cutting it with a angle grinder. Holy crap what a difficult job. Hmmmm. Maybe steel isn't the answer! Did cause much hilarity by burning a hole in my trousers from the Sparks! | |
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| Looking great mal, the alu sandwich WILL work fine, aluminium is stronger and lighter than steel hence why its used on aircraft! and the plastic sandwich will help to absorb vibrations, use the better looking version if your having doubts try doubling it up in thickness and bonding them together. | |
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| - hawktheslayer wrote:
- the alu sandwich WILL work fine.
You reckon? The aluminium part is prob only .5mm thick. The head of the pinch bolt is only a little bigger than the threaded part, so I was worried about it nibbling away at the hole in the ally, and even pulling through. But I guess a washer each side to spread the load would solve that anyway. I'll give that a go then ![Wink](https://2img.net/i/fa/i/smiles/icon_wink.gif) .... Unless in the meantime I happen to find a piece of aluminium road sign lying at the side of the road... That's probably 3mm thick and even stronger.... | |
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| I reckon the aluminium should be fine Mal ..... asone as you don't put any bends in it - that's where mine sheared, on the right angle bend | |
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| Looking good Mal & yes alloy will be surprisingly strong enough for the job while you look for some thicker stuff. a lot of lightweight endure bikes are using alloy plate for strength & lightness so they can't be all wrong eh? | |
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| I can bob round to yours if you prefer.... I'll pm you my address tho as well. Cheers! | |
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| - bigmal wrote:
- I can bob round to yours if you prefer.... I'll pm you my address tho as well. Cheers!
I'll drop it off Mal, any excuse! ![Fugly batwing fairing... A work in progress 696333](/users/2611/31/42/84/smiles/696333.gif) | |
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| Or maybe Womble blood.... Things just stick to his fingers | |
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![Fugly batwing fairing... A work in progress Empty](https://2img.net/i/empty.gif) | Subject: Re: Fugly batwing fairing... A work in progress Thu Mar 24, 2016 3:29 pm | |
| Quick update... Today I fitted the aluminium mounting brackets I'd made, and got the inner fairing bolted on. Think the brackets look spot on.... ![Fugly batwing fairing... A work in progress DSC_0137](https://2img.net/h/i591.photobucket.com/albums/ss354/purealgarve/DSC_0137.jpg) Then the hard part was bolting the outer to the inner. A bunch of nuts and bolts sandwich together the inner, the outer and the screen, and it was a real twat lining it all up, especially as the screen is thin flat Perspex, which kept spring back. It's only the Act of sandwiching it makes it follow the curve. (I've seen replacement Memphis Shades screens online, and they ship flat, so it's legit.). Even harder was lining up 6 concealed bolts which pass through the lower edge of the outer into captive nuts fixed to the inner. Only got a couple on.... They will defo need altering, as the alignment is out of plonk, and some are right on the edge of the panel which seems a weak point. Test rideEven with a couple of bolts not in, it all felt absolutely rock steady. No weird rattles or vibration, and brackets seem really sturdy. The whole thing sits a bit low for a tall feller like myself, but aesthetically I didn't want a huge gap Between the fairing and the headlamp. It also sits well forward, but otherwise space for satnav, etc would have been tight. So because of the position, I'm still getting some wind and turbulence, but nothing like the amount riding it with no screen. Hands get pretty good protection too, even though quite far away from fairing. Rode in summer gloves for inaugural road test although cold and rainy, and fingers were OK! Next stepsIt's not a perfect match for me and the bike, but it's pretty good. So I still think it's now worth investing the time and money in making it look prettier and adding the extra features I want... *Little storage bins to replace speaker pods - plan making those from grp *Satnav mount, *12v socket relocated from handlebars *Block off one lamp on each side and fit bright white LED. Not much too see yet, but here's another couple of pics... ![Fugly batwing fairing... A work in progress DSC_0138](https://2img.net/h/i591.photobucket.com/albums/ss354/purealgarve/DSC_0138.jpg) ![Fugly batwing fairing... A work in progress DSC_0139](https://2img.net/h/i591.photobucket.com/albums/ss354/purealgarve/DSC_0139.jpg) | |
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![Fugly batwing fairing... A work in progress Empty](https://2img.net/i/empty.gif) | Subject: Re: Fugly batwing fairing... A work in progress Thu Mar 24, 2016 4:11 pm | |
| Coming along nicely Mal! should look spot on when you've finished ![Fugly batwing fairing... A work in progress 2170595768](/users/2611/31/42/84/smiles/2170595768.gif) Note to self, Must make sure I'm up on the Sunday morning in France with video in hand ready for you & Mick simultaneously buffing the Batwings ![Fugly batwing fairing... A work in progress 2747638305](/users/2611/31/42/84/smiles/2747638305.gif) | |
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| ![lgd](/users/2611/31/42/84/smiles/3430078070.gif) Mal ! Simbo - reckon I'm the only one with OCD, so I maybe be the lone buffer in the a.m. ![sssmily](/users/2611/31/42/84/smiles/3600103416.gif) | |
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| Hear that mick just offered to "buff" Mals batwing! ![Fugly batwing fairing... A work in progress 3213823784](/users/2611/31/42/84/smiles/3213823784.gif) Its official im not the only gay in the village ![hyst](/users/2611/31/42/84/smiles/714973420.gif) | |
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![Fugly batwing fairing... A work in progress Empty](https://2img.net/i/empty.gif) | Subject: Re: Fugly batwing fairing... A work in progress Fri Mar 25, 2016 8:08 pm | |
| He'd better not buff too hard.... Especially if I'm painting it myself, the paint might wear off! | |
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| WTF! I think we have just found the script for the English "Broke back mountain" ![Fugly batwing fairing... A work in progress 3213823784](/users/2611/31/42/84/smiles/3213823784.gif) | |
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