Fairing Repair

[wpbfjr]

anybody have experience repairing the front nose of their fjr?

i need some help form those of you that have taken the front-end off your

fjr's...

i replaced the front with: new stay/subframe, new headlight assembly, and new

nose cowling... the upper left cowling mates fine to the forward mounting

points, but seems to be to 'far' rearward by 3/4 inches... it will not fall

into line with dash panel 'a'... also, the left front lower fairing misses the bolt hole that is in the middle by 3/4 inchs: think 4:30 position from frame post...

when i mounted the front stay/subframe, it was a tight fit, and i had to tap in

the retaining bolts, so i *think* it's snug and centered... there is maybe

1/32 inch to 1/16 inch of forward movement possible, but i doubt it due to the

snugness of the mounting bolts...

i took pictures of the disassembly process, and replaced all spacers, gromets,

ect...

any ideas?

thanks in advance,

dana

 

[wpbfjr]

upon further investigation, i *think* the stubs that the subframe mounts to are bent, also... grrrrrr... i measured the distance from different fixed points and find about 5/8 inch difference between right and left sides of the subframe...

maybe insurance total it, since i'm lost as to how the frame can be safely realligned...

grrrrr....

 

[dobias]

Why not try to "shim" the frame attachment?

I just finished epoxy repairing over a dozen of my fairing mounting tabs and headlamp mounting ears. Reassembly was a real bear. Patience and persistance will get you through this, too.

A few nights I quit because I couldn't figure out how to resolve a problem but thinking it through would allow an alternative plan to come through.

As I see it, this whole sub assembly (dashboard, front fairing & both top fairings) was put together on a workbench and mounted on the bike as one piece. You need very small hands and patience to do it.

I don't have small hands! <_<

dobias