Fairing song

[Dave King]

Alexander, 

I can't write with your gift of prose but I can relate to your bad luck. On a sunny and beautiful day in East Tennessee I had been been out riding the mountain roads, including the legendary "Tail of the Dragon", thoroughly enjoying myself. I got home and was just pulling to a stop when my cell phone in my pocket started ringing. I stopped and retrieved my phone from my jacket and spent the next 10 minutes on the call whilst sitting astride my beautiful black GPz. After finishing the call I replaced my phone into my pocket, got off my bike and walked away. I had gotten about 3 or four steps away when I heard that sickening sound of my beloved bike crashing onto its side. I had neglected to extend the side stand. I'm a pilot and this is equivalent to landing with the gear up. Just plain stupid. 

The fairing on the left side got cracked in the garage drop. I removed the damaged fairing and searched unsuccessfully for a replacement so I ended up repairing it by building up a large scab patch on the inside surface with JB Weld for plastic and using a thin skim of fiberglass resin on the outside surface to fill the crack. I never really liked the GPz graphics on the lower cowl so I removed them and had a fresh coat of black paint sprayed on the fairing. It looked great and the repair has held up for the last 6 years and at least one subsequent drop by my buddy that I sold the bike to. 

Just thought I'd share my story and hope that you too can get your bike back on the road soon. 

Be safe, Dave. 



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> On May 5, 2014, at 10:42 AM, Alexander Finger <af at genevainformation.ch> wrote:
> 
> A beautiful day
> In Lausanne i went to work
> What should i say
> Got nearly smashed by a jerk
> 
> Who had no rearview mirror
> On his junky camionette
> As we call the terror
> In which you put your stuff if you are a plumber
> 
> Got home just fine
> Safe and warm
> Stood in front of my heim
> Thinking no harm
> 
> Placed my left foot cool
> On the ground
> Felt the bike slowly mooooove
> No sidestand out
> 
> Any ideas what to do with the crack in the fairing?
> 
> Alex
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