Fixing fairing crack

[smek]

Got a fairly small crack (3ish cm's) on the front edge of the rhs fairing.
Want to get it fixed before the bike is rideable (still need brake lever and to sort the oil level window) cos i'm worried about it growing.

What do you all suggest?

Plastex seems to get good reviews, but it means grinding out the crack.
Plenty of other bits of the fairing need repainting anyway so i guess this isn't a big deal.
Other option is to take it somewhere. This would be just to get the crack fixed for now. gotta save for the full fairing repairs.
Rob recommended somewhere ... forgotten the name though.

There's probably also other options I don't know about yet.

whats the best bet do ya reckon?

I was hoping to just ride around without the fairing, but forgot about the indicator

[Smitty]

nikos....
Plastex
its what the Pros use

there is also a special Araldite (No not the stuff in Bunnings)
special for bike plastics that is also used..hard to get


hth

cheers

[Nanna10r]

Ask Ronster i think hes had a fair bit of experience with the odd 3cm crack as well .

Jokes Ron just jokes mate. Which reminds me "Bionic" hows the Robo tech buttock implant working out ?.
Cheers brett

[Bionic]

RObotec Buttock implant hey.. Thats a first for me!!

Get it plastic Welded.. Most plastic Welders are very very good and most of the times you cant even notice where the crack was

[Nanna10r]

Busted, sorry bionic forgot you had chosen that user name. I used to refer as Ronster as the "Bionic PC" cause he not that long went under the knife for some injury & it sorta stuck in my head. So there ya go another nickname i cant use i guess .
Cheers Brett
PS. Get it welded Mate.

[Glen]

There's way too much talk of fixing small cracks here for comfort but for what it's worth I'd vote for the plastic welders.

A mate once punched a 3cm hole in the lowers of a brand new R1, had a piece plastic welded in and you couldn't pick it. I don't think it was all that expensive either.

[mrmina]

nikos,

clear arledite works like magic