Lower fairing

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furygan man · #1 Post by **furygan man** » Wed Feb 02, 2011 5:37 pm

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Aprilia-SL-1000-F ... 1c18e812cc

...anyone else come across this on Ebay?? quite like it as an alternative to the skidmarx

Willopotomas · #2 Post by **Willopotomas** » Wed Feb 02, 2011 6:47 pm

Item location: Tallinn, Harjumaa, Estonia

Delivery: Estimated within 15-27 working days

Fook. Looks nice enough.. Who wants to be the Guinea pig then?

HowardQ · #3 Post by **HowardQ** » Wed Feb 02, 2011 8:00 pm

Bet they've never seen a Falco in Estonia.

furygan man · #4 Post by **furygan man** » Thu Feb 03, 2011 4:49 pm

http://www.apriliaforum.com/forums/show ... 93&page=38

Thought i recognised the bike!! Have PM'd him for more info

Samray · #5 Post by **Samray** » Thu Feb 03, 2011 4:57 pm

Well spotted.

herbacious · #6 Post by **herbacious** » Thu Feb 03, 2011 7:21 pm

if you buy it i'll happily buy your current one ;)

cornish mafia · #7 Post by **cornish mafia** » Fri Feb 04, 2011 10:00 am

Funny just seen that in ebay as well and was going to post it up here ...........Think they look smart as but like you say .."WHO'S GOING TO BE THE GUINEA PIG "

herbacious · #8 Post by **herbacious** » Fri Feb 04, 2011 3:44 pm

I'm actually tempted to try it

how expensive do you reckon it woudl be to get someone to prep and paint it and fit it?

furygan man · #9 Post by **furygan man** » Fri Feb 04, 2011 3:49 pm

herbacious wrote:I'm actually tempted to try it

how expensive do you reckon it woudl be to get someone to prep and paint it and fit it?

To match the Falco Fire red, my skidmarx one was around £125, Dream Machine quoted £250. Tried a couple of car sprayers who didn't have a clue about the colour and how to achieve it!!

I'd be happy to get one but i've just spent a shed load on mods and don't have the funds...will be monitoring throughout the year and if it's still around i'll be going for one...proberbly! But it will be for the 'new' colour scheme at the end of the year

MartDude · #10 Post by **MartDude** » Fri Feb 04, 2011 6:35 pm

I'm told this supplier does very good colour-matches

http://www.rsbikepaint.com/en/

Contacted them last year (just in case), & found them very helpful

Samray · #11 Post by **Samray** » Fri Feb 04, 2011 6:46 pm

Added that to the links forum Mart.

furygan man · #12 Post by **furygan man** » Fri Feb 04, 2011 10:38 pm

MartDude wrote:I'm told this supplier does very good colour-matches

http://www.rsbikepaint.com/en/

Contacted them last year (just in case), & found them very helpful

Good link...let me know how you get on Herb, could do with some touch up paint so be good to know if it matches?

Falken · #13 Post by **Falken** » Sat Feb 05, 2011 8:21 pm

It's not just the paint, it's also how it's applied.
It consists of three parts, a base coat, which is grey or beige, a colour, and a lacquer.
The base coat is easy to apply, the depth of colour depends on how much colour is applied.
This is where the colour match is acheived.
The lacquer is only to protect the colour.
I had a fairing mid panel sprayed, by a guy who i'd worked with and now has his own spraying business.
I took the seat hump along for him to match the colour, and he made a top job of it.
If you find someone who will spray it, ask if he is ok applying this type of paint.
Most decent body shops should be able to do this as some car companies use the same type of paint.
Think it was rsbikepaint who supplied my paint, but I ended up with a goog match.

Hope all goes well.

furygan man · #14 Post by **furygan man** » Fri Feb 11, 2011 9:10 am

Not sure if it helps anyone interseted (proberbly not!) heard from the guy selling it...see below

Re: Lower fairing

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Originally Posted by Furygan Man
Hi

Have seen your bike on an Ebay ad for lower fairing, is it a company you would recomend? Forgive the aprehension but were in the Uk and you in Estonia, the Falco guys on ridersite.com were all curious, i'd certainly buy one if i didn't have the skidmarx one. A bit more info would be appreciated if anyone in the site asks??

Shaun

Hi!

I´m very glad for your attention. I made it myself with my frend and I have only coupple of them. I made it for my bike and two more in any case and now I may sell them if you are interested. I'm happy to answer all the questions!

Best regards to everybody!

Meelis