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Buellfirebolt31
| Posted on Sunday, March 26, 2006 - 08:57 pm: |
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I was interested in getting a lower fairing for my XB12R. I know a couple people on here have them and i was wondering where you guys got them. Do they come painted or primered? Are they hard to mount? Thanks, Brad |
No_rice
| Posted on Sunday, March 26, 2006 - 11:39 pm: |
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wondering if maybe you mean the race fairing? xb's come from the factory with lower fairings. |
Diablobrian
| Posted on Sunday, March 26, 2006 - 11:49 pm: |
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I already replied to your PM. I hope it helped answer your questions. |
Buellfirebolt31
| Posted on Monday, March 27, 2006 - 09:33 pm: |
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How do i access the personal messages? i just know how to send them....thanks |
Buellfirebolt31
| Posted on Monday, March 27, 2006 - 09:49 pm: |
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i found it, and i went to halspa.com and they had what i was looking for. but it was $895. i'm wondering do you get everything for that? the lower fairing, upper fairing, seat cowl, lower seat cowl and tank cover?.............Thanks for helping me....Brad |
No_rice
| Posted on Monday, March 27, 2006 - 09:49 pm: |
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whatever you put in as your email address when you started up your profile should be where the message went. |
Buellfirebolt31
| Posted on Monday, March 27, 2006 - 09:57 pm: |
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i got it |
Diablobrian
| Posted on Monday, March 27, 2006 - 10:24 pm: |
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I actually like the quality of the sebimoto plastic better. http://racingmotorcycles.com/products.asp?id=18 I had forgotten about these guys. They were advertising at daytona $450 a set for race plastic. I've never seen their Buell plastic though. http://www.godfatherracing.com/ The stuff they handed out listed Buell. I'd give them a call. |
Diablobrian
| Posted on Monday, March 27, 2006 - 10:26 pm: |
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Hals set is Upper, Lower, and tail. No mounting hardware. |
Buellfirebolt31
| Posted on Monday, March 27, 2006 - 10:29 pm: |
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i went to godfatherracing.com and couldn't find anything about Buell. i agree with you, i also like the sebimoto plastic better. is that what they list as fiberglass? the kevlar is very expensive tho. but it all looks good |
Diablobrian
| Posted on Monday, March 27, 2006 - 10:42 pm: |
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The Fiberglass sebimoto "plastic" has kevlar re-inforcement at strategic points. Generally it is very good quality. The kevlar does look good, but is too pricey for me. Call the guys at godfather, the printed stuff at daytona listed Buell and they may not have updated their website recently. |
Lucas70374
| Posted on Tuesday, March 28, 2006 - 09:27 am: |
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talked to Godfathers and they took the sharkskins and made a mold so really its a copy of sharkskins. The godfathers kit is the upper and lower fairing, tail, tank cover, and front fender for 560.00 510 for kit and 50 shipping. |
Race_pirate
| Posted on Tuesday, March 28, 2006 - 09:51 am: |
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I have the Sebimoto kit. Nice fit & finish, mounted easily and held up well in a 50mph lowside at Loudon..... |
Diablobrian
| Posted on Tuesday, March 28, 2006 - 12:31 pm: |
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Hmmmm. I have a copy of the flyer they handed out at Daytona here. (In the pit pass holders they were giving away) It pretty clearly has the price at $450, and at the track they said they didn't have the bodywork made yet, so it couldn't have been a "Daytona only" price. This may get you a price break if you go that way. But maybe not.
Not posted as advertising, only to help a badwebber get a better price. I have no Affiliation with godfather, except as a customer on their dyno once last year. If they just made copies of the sharkskinz, I'd still say go with the sebimoto. Is this for a street of track bike btw? I don't remember if you said what the intended use is. |
Buellfirebolt31
| Posted on Tuesday, March 28, 2006 - 09:33 pm: |
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Yeah this is just purely for looks. I'm not going to race with this, i just really like how it looks. Thanks, Brad |
Buellfirebolt31
| Posted on Tuesday, March 28, 2006 - 10:44 pm: |
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For the race fairings that do not come with the headlight holes pre-cut are they hard to cut? Thanks, Brad. |
Diablobrian
| Posted on Tuesday, March 28, 2006 - 10:46 pm: |
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you need to be careful, but they are easy to cut. |
Thepup
| Posted on Wednesday, March 29, 2006 - 09:20 pm: |
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Here is my XB,cut my own light holes. |
Diablobrian
| Posted on Thursday, March 30, 2006 - 12:18 am: |
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If desired you can paint the "cat eye' headlight surrounds onto the race plastic to give it the stock look. Mine is the street version, but the stock style indentations are all white.
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Pcmodeler
| Posted on Thursday, March 30, 2006 - 08:01 am: |
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It would be nice if there was a way to just get side panels to work with the stock fairing. I used to have an early Suzuki GS700ES with a fairing similar in style to the stock XBR. I had an aftermarket fairing the attached where the stock fairing left off. It consisted of two sides and a bottom (I have pics somewhere at home). I hate the idea of having to replace the entire fairing plus the fact that most of the full fairings available aren't cut out for the headlights. |
Diablobrian
| Posted on Thursday, March 30, 2006 - 08:54 am: |
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I remember those. I had similar fairings on my 85? vf1000f many years ago. Wasn't it targa that made those? |
Buellman39
| Posted on Thursday, March 30, 2006 - 09:04 am: |
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Diablobrian Which brand fairing is that on your bike. |
Diablobrian
| Posted on Thursday, March 30, 2006 - 09:11 am: |
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That is the sharkskinz street fairing on my street bike. Our race bike is wearing the sebimoto fiberglass fairing.
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Buellman39
| Posted on Thursday, March 30, 2006 - 09:13 am: |
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The one from hals on your bike? |
Diablobrian
| Posted on Thursday, March 30, 2006 - 09:44 am: |
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Yep, the bike was originally built by hals. In fact it is the bike in the pic on their web site. If you've never installed a race fairing on a bike I highly recommend having someone that has help you install the fairings on your bike. It will save time and maybe a miss drilled hole or two. These come completely un-drilled, and the dimples don't always line up in the correct place. here is one generic guide to installation: http://www.hotbodiesracing.com/instructions/BodyworkInstructions.pdf |
Buellman39
| Posted on Thursday, March 30, 2006 - 10:04 am: |
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Thanks !! |
Blake
| Posted on Thursday, March 30, 2006 - 02:58 pm: |
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172689 move to... http://www.badweatherbikers.com/buell/messages/3842/3595.html |