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Posted: **Thu Sep 11, 2014 8:04 pm**

Hi all,
I have just purchased a 1988 ZX10 & need to make some small repairs to some of the fairings.
Before I go out & purchase the necessary materials I thought I'd check to actually find out what the OEM fairings are made from.
I'm assuming fibreglass but wasn't sure if carbon fibre was in general use at that time
Thanks in advance

Posted: **Fri Sep 12, 2014 11:18 am**

Pretty sure you'll find it's just plastic.

Some bedtime reading for you:
HERE
AND HERE.

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Posted: **Fri Sep 12, 2014 9:27 pm**

Thanks for the links, saved me an unnecessary purchase.
Now to get into it.

Posted: **Sat Sep 13, 2014 9:20 am**

Really brittle plastic unfortunately

Posted: **Wed Sep 17, 2014 6:12 pm**

I've just sent a text to a mate who had one years ago and rarely throws stuff out. I'll see what he has, if anything, left for it. ................edit...he just replied and has sold all of it. Sorry...

Posted: **Wed Oct 01, 2014 7:48 pm**

yeh not fibreglass and definitely not c/f back in 1988 ..... just typical plastic from the era.

Best repaired with plastic welding.......

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