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Hey Guys,
I was putting mesh on my fairings and decided to make a How To article because I know some people were wondering how.
#1) Purchase a mesh to your liking. I used a HEPA filter that I dissected, but you can use gutter guard or just plain screen door mesh. You will also need an epoxy from a local hobby shop. 5 minute is good incase your impatient like myself. If you choose to paint your mesh a color, be sure to use a high temp paint.
#2) Remove your fairings, easiest way to do this is to use a cordless drill with hex fittings. Once you have them off, place them with the inside up on some cardboard. We don't want to be scratching your paint job.
#3) Take your mesh and cut it to the appropriate size. You can do either 1 piece of mesh per hole, or just have 1 piece for both. I did one of each to see how each would look. Form them around the fairings so their flush for adherence.
#4) Once you have everything shaped to your liking, mix your epoxy up and place it in the areas you wish to glue. For my individual pieces I used epoxy on the top, bottom, left, and right sides. For the large single piece, I simply glued the left/right sides. After you have the glue in place, put your mesh ontop and form it into place. You can use masking tap to hold it down and then weigh it all down with something heavy. In my case a bottle of brake fluid, spray paint, and beer. Ahhh, the many uses of beer continue.
#5) After the epoxy has dried, check your mixing puddle to make sure, you can remove your weights and tape. I had no issues with the masking tape coming off, even where it was directly over the epoxy. At this point you could add more epoxy around the outer edges to ensure the whole piece is stuck down, but it isn't required.
#6) Put your fairings back on your bike and voila! sexy looking mesh that's ready to impress the ladies. You'll notice I didn't do my two rear holes; this is because the idle adjustment access is on the left hand side and I wanted things to be the same on both sides. Once I put more miles on my bike and am sure I don't need to fiddle with my idle, I will mesh up those holes. Otherwise if you mesh them, you'd have to take your whole fairing off to adjust your idle.
Enjoy!
MeadowHawk
Hey Guys,
I was putting mesh on my fairings and decided to make a How To article because I know some people were wondering how.
#1) Purchase a mesh to your liking. I used a HEPA filter that I dissected, but you can use gutter guard or just plain screen door mesh. You will also need an epoxy from a local hobby shop. 5 minute is good incase your impatient like myself. If you choose to paint your mesh a color, be sure to use a high temp paint.
#2) Remove your fairings, easiest way to do this is to use a cordless drill with hex fittings. Once you have them off, place them with the inside up on some cardboard. We don't want to be scratching your paint job.
#3) Take your mesh and cut it to the appropriate size. You can do either 1 piece of mesh per hole, or just have 1 piece for both. I did one of each to see how each would look. Form them around the fairings so their flush for adherence.
#4) Once you have everything shaped to your liking, mix your epoxy up and place it in the areas you wish to glue. For my individual pieces I used epoxy on the top, bottom, left, and right sides. For the large single piece, I simply glued the left/right sides. After you have the glue in place, put your mesh ontop and form it into place. You can use masking tap to hold it down and then weigh it all down with something heavy. In my case a bottle of brake fluid, spray paint, and beer. Ahhh, the many uses of beer continue.
#5) After the epoxy has dried, check your mixing puddle to make sure, you can remove your weights and tape. I had no issues with the masking tape coming off, even where it was directly over the epoxy. At this point you could add more epoxy around the outer edges to ensure the whole piece is stuck down, but it isn't required.
#6) Put your fairings back on your bike and voila! sexy looking mesh that's ready to impress the ladies. You'll notice I didn't do my two rear holes; this is because the idle adjustment access is on the left hand side and I wanted things to be the same on both sides. Once I put more miles on my bike and am sure I don't need to fiddle with my idle, I will mesh up those holes. Otherwise if you mesh them, you'd have to take your whole fairing off to adjust your idle.
Enjoy!
MeadowHawk
Good judgement comes from experience, and often experience comes from Bad Judgement :smt084
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