You'll appreciate the torque the hawk has, being a heavier rider.

As far as paint, if you have the skills or bravery to attempt it yourself, go for it. A body shop can be pricey. Another alternative is a product called plastidip, its a latex coating that you apply from air gun or rattle can, lasts up to a year, and when you are bored of it it perks off like a sticker with no adhesive.

 

You have to compare the costs/time of repair and paint vs. just buying a new or a nice used fairing (if and when you can find one) and also how much of the work you'll be doing yourself. I don't consider myself an expert but I use fiberglass to repair fiberglass, not to repair plastic. A correct repair would be either to plastic weld it, or there are certain epoxies (I forget the name of a 2 part one from permatex that I've used and it works on plastic fairings like a champ) for plastic as well. I rebuilt a downed superhawk a couple years ago and did the bodywork myself, then had a bodyshop match the color and they painted the both side fairings and the tail for @$250 if I remember correctly-basically the cost of one new side fairing from ronayers. Probably a 98% color match ('99 pearl yellow is tough and I'm pretty ****) to the remaining mint bodywork I pieced together off ebay along with the stock graphics and the bike basically looked brand new. If you're really ambitious colorrite sells factory paint in spray cans (it's expensive) but I remember it ended up being more expensive than having the body shop do it for me.