A tech complement to my "Woof" thread in the chat section, to log everything related to the repairs.
First off, has anyone experience with repairing the fairing? I don't just mean getting and installing the plastic bits. As mentioned, the supportive skeleton/braces on which the bits are mounted is somewhat bent sideways. Not much, maybe just a degree off the midline, the right-hand side of the inner fairing sits just 4-5mm to the right of where it used to touch the tank protector cloth.
On the phone, the dealer seemed to part from the principle that the skeleton would have to be replaced, which is probably the default action to get an under-warranty bike like new again.
But is it necessary? I don't know what type of iron the braces are made of, but the displacement seems small enough to be bent back without weakening the metal. The question is of course whether the whole cage moved, or whether it was deformed. Any ideas?
(note to Mike.C: it really isn't tupperware. And I really wish it were - that stuff is unbreakable!)
First off, has anyone experience with repairing the fairing? I don't just mean getting and installing the plastic bits. As mentioned, the supportive skeleton/braces on which the bits are mounted is somewhat bent sideways. Not much, maybe just a degree off the midline, the right-hand side of the inner fairing sits just 4-5mm to the right of where it used to touch the tank protector cloth.
On the phone, the dealer seemed to part from the principle that the skeleton would have to be replaced, which is probably the default action to get an under-warranty bike like new again.
But is it necessary? I don't know what type of iron the braces are made of, but the displacement seems small enough to be bent back without weakening the metal. The question is of course whether the whole cage moved, or whether it was deformed. Any ideas?
(note to Mike.C: it really isn't tupperware. And I really wish it were - that stuff is unbreakable!)