Re: [ST] Fairing Damage Revisited

[Dave <dbardell@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Chris,

Been there, done that.  Makes you madder than h____!.  But not wanting 
to suffer any down time getting any paint work done, I used the new 
Turtle Wax with the paint colored touch up stick..  Covered the white 
plastic so it isn't so glaringly visible and will work till the bike 
gets put away for a month or two this winter.

Dave Bardell
01 BRG Sprint

Chris Warren wrote:

> Well it happened today, my bike finally went down.  A friend and I had 
> traded bikes in the parking lot and were doing a slow speed evaluation 
> of each others' bike when he lost his balance on a slow speed turn 
> (1mph).  He laid the bike down (protecting most of the paint and 
> extended hardware with his leg which was pinned under the bike.  Aside 
> from a sore foot (courtesy of the foot-peg) and ankle, he was okay but 
> the side fairing on the left side got scratched (not too badly but 
> there's a small spot where the plastic split open a little).  On the 
> bright side, some friends of mine had a pool going to see how long it 
> would be before I dumped it (neither thought I would make it past 3 
> months - who's laughing now?  uh, oh yeah, I guess they are - oh 
> well.)  : )
>
>
> I read the archive and it seems that there are those that are of the 
> opinion that a little touch-up will suffice, some think having a body 
> shop fix it is better, and others say just replace the fairing and be 
> done with it (brand new again).  Since I don't have any other 
> scratches on it (and of course haven't planned to put any more on it), 
> I'd like to get it to look like brand new again.
>
> I didn't see any body work estimates in the archive and got some 
> different prices for the fairing cost.  Does anyone have up to date 
> prices on either (hourly rate for body work and how it turned out)?  
> Also, I assume that I can only get the fairing through the dealer, but 
> if that's not the case, please let me know.  I'm going to call them 
> tomorrow for a price.
>
> Thanks
>
> Chris Warren
> 2001 Blue ST
>
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