matt365

Only in the U.S. of A.

I found it odd that in Canada it's a Firestorm, but my CBR929 isn't referred to as a Fireblade as it is in the UK.

I like it. Price seems pretty good.

captainchaos

+1 I'd like to hear from someone who's tried installing them. An owner of a local shop, who also does some pretty nice custom work, had a customer want a set for his cbr1k. He said it would have just been easier to do the bodywork and custom paint and graphics on a crashed set of originals than get those to fit.

jbrobinson08

well I have shrakskinz on my bike I mainly just posted this because ive read alot of stuff on here where ppl said they couldnt find anything like this for them and just wanted to show them

ruajohnson

Has anyone tried these out yet? I have really considered it. Someone recently bought a set off of ebay. I am going to contact the seller to see if I can contact the buy for a quality check on it. I hate the fact that ebay has made everything confidential! haha
here is the link I was looking at.... http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Fairi...item1c1aee8724

Old Yeller

they have been discussed recently. I asked a similar question. Basically, they are a harder and thinner plastic and break more easily. As abusive as I am with my bike, I decided to just stay away from them.

ruajohnson

Hey so I messaged someone that recently purchased these fairings and this was his reply.

They needed a little bit of modification, the holes for the fairing bolts needed drilled out a little. the holes that hold the head light bolts needed drilled and tapped. The red doesn't match my bike perfectly but its not too bad. other than that I was very pleased. very nice plastics. the shipping takes the full amount of time that is listed. One week to ship and two weeks for travel. I am very happy with the purchase. good luck.
Jake

altosuperhawk

About three months ago the folks at "Performance Bike" magazine bought some of these Chinese fairings. All in all they came away impressed- especially when the cost was considered vs. new OE. The following month they bought some Chinese rearsets, levers, and exhausts. Not so impressed with the quality of those items.

Christ

I know this is an old thread, but I just wanted to say I picked up a set last summer, and it's very brittle. I've just been on the highway and it's cracked in various places and has almost completely destroyed itself. I'm going to try out Sharkskinz next. Hopefully their quality is better. My advice is to pay the premium and buy it once.

jscobey

theres some gents in the UK that have had success with them. i think its hit or miss with chinese things. but they arnt all the same fairings. specifically a guy that has one of the repsol fairing sets is very pleased. has lasted him a while IIRC. ive considered buying a set but for a little more cash i can get the front faring and rear cowl from sharkskins which you know is quality.

captainchaos

Sure you'll be satisfied. They're made out of fiberglass, not recycled plastic bottles. But you get what you pay for and once you figure the time and expense to get them finished it'll probably cost a bit more. Fiberglass is also nice because it's easy to repair and also modify. It goes back to what my grandfather used to say-in the end the most expensive tool you buy ends up being the cheapest one you own. Just don't forget if you get the lower to use something like the heat shielding thermotec makes so you don't burn a hole in your new fairing and paint job.