Time for Some Fiberglass Repair!

 






   After two full summers of use, and two summers before that when all the repairs were happening, the fairings that remained on the bike were starting to look more than worse for wear. It was time to completely rebuild the fiberglass, including the wishbone fairing, plastic behind the seat, and the rear fender itself. 
   The fangs on the rear fender were especially difficult, as they had nothing beneath them to support the fragile plastic. The solution was to build a steel frame for the fender to offer more rigidity and support.
  Vinyl wrapping the plastics after the repairs was not only the most cost effective choice, the finish achieved far out-performs any paint that could have been applied in a home setting.

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