AHH yes when I got my bike back from the shop, ( from now on I alone will work on it!) I noticed that the inner left panel fairing around the stereo fader was discoloured with white spotting and multiple cracks! It was mint!before the shop! On closer exam I noticed that the mastercylinder for the clutch was weeping and slowly dripping on that area. I immediately cleaned the handle bar off removed the cap and found that the rubber was not placed right!
I just want to know if anyone had customised that area of the bike I was thinking of just covering that area with some abs plastic or aluminum or painting both sides with plasticoat! I f this has happened to anyone else I would like to know what you did about it to make her look Purdy again!
ABS plastic is available, in solvent form, from hardware/plumbing supply shops: ABS Plastic Pipe Glue/Cement. It is ABS plastic in a solvent: when the solvent evaporates, the ABS plastic is left behind. It tends to be slightly pasty in consistency, which is not a bad thing.
I used the (black) pipe glue to repair two Vetter fairings which were cracked, and had holes in them. I applied masking tape across the cracks and holes (underneath) so that gravity would pull it down into the gaps; I let it air dry for a day, then I removed the tape. It did not have the smoothest finish, due to the tape's glue surface, but it worked.
If you can let it air dry, without being in contact with anything, it will dry to a smooth finish. The surface can also be fine sanded, or even buffed (carefully, so as not to melt the plastic), to achieve a smoother finish.
I had a low side, with the Vetter'ed bike sliding a long ways, on blacktop; the Vetter fairing bore the brunt of the support, and friction, as the bike slid. It revealed metal ribs, beneath the edging of the fairing, and it looked hashed. I brushed on three coatings of ABS Pipe Glue, letting each application dry completely, before the next coat was applied. This not only covered the metal ribs, but it made it at least semi-glossy, so it blended into the surrounding area -- you had to get within 10 feet to see that it had been hashed, but even at arm's length, it didn't look too bad.
Try experimenting with it, first. I think you will be able to make it work reasonably well, but YMMV. Cheers!
Been there, dine that! But in a different area. On my trip to the Kanab rally in '12 my clutch fluid mysteriously disappeared. I bought a bottle of brake fluid and filled it up. (Haven't lost a drop since, over 30k miles. Go figure!) I secured the bottle (I thought) with the remaining fluid on the trunk rack with all of the other gear on the rack. Somewhere along the line the bottle leaked onto the "Kawasaki" emblem on top of the trunk and ate away the black paint. I've considered masking and protecting the surrounding area to finish the job but haven't done it yet.
Ron in Oregon
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1995 Voyager XII
I've spilled brake fluid while changing it in the past. Once it gets on that plastic it just keeps eating and cracking like a cancer. I replaced my inner cowling with a new piece. around $83.00. Ron Arers, partshark, partszilla or one of those whereever you can get the best price. Mess around and it will never look right again.
