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Title: Baby Got a New Dress
Post by: MREDDIEB on April 13, 2016, 09:10:46 PM
My baby, a 2003 was starting to show her age. She just turned 50K last season. I do't have as much time to ride as I use too. The paint started cracking years ago, but I kept her clean and shiny (sorta). I do all street riding, no racing or track days. So she is stock wheel base with the usual bolt ons.

Here is the dress. Chinese aftermarket fairings.
(http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i227/mreddieb/20160205_120951.jpg)

Don't mind my toys in the back ground  :D

The starting point
(http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i227/mreddieb/20160412_123011.jpg)

So 12 hours over two days

(http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i227/mreddieb/20160412_133103.jpg)
(http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i227/mreddieb/20160412_164205.jpg)

In between the fairing swap I changed the oil and dropped in some short velocity stacks.

Title: Re: Baby Got a New Dress
Post by: MREDDIEB on April 13, 2016, 09:18:27 PM
(http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i227/mreddieb/20160413_141934.jpg)
It was hell getting the side fairing to attach to the nose fairing. I was pulling, pushing and prying. All at the same time  :shock:

Somebody, maybe a couple of people said it wouldn't be easy. One guy said If he had to do it again. He would get OEM fairings. For the 1/3 of the cost. I would get Chinese Fairing again.

(http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i227/mreddieb/20160413_153236.jpg)

Oh yeah, the tank cover did't go on that easy either.

(http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i227/mreddieb/20160413_153210.jpg)

Now she is done. For now. I changed out the brake levers and that thing at the bottom on the side of the gas tank. I holds the cover down.

I could not get my frame sliders back on. The fairing are a little out of line right now.
Title: Re: Baby Got a New Dress
Post by: MREDDIEB on April 13, 2016, 09:21:51 PM
front view. Also added new turn signals.

(http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i227/mreddieb/20160413_153225.jpg)
Title: Re: Baby Got a New Dress
Post by: busa2001 on April 13, 2016, 09:40:29 PM
looks great...
Title: Re: Baby Got a New Dress
Post by: MREDDIEB on April 13, 2016, 09:51:16 PM
Thanks.
Title: Re: Baby Got a New Dress
Post by: hotwaves on October 30, 2017, 02:37:59 PM
Love the color!
Title: Re: Baby Got a New Dress
Post by: HOS on November 05, 2017, 04:57:50 AM
Looks like brand new.
Title: Re: Baby Got a New Dress
Post by: galarian08 on April 27, 2021, 10:33:40 PM
It looks really cool! I love the color.