VFRLuvr Posted August 19, 2014 Share Posted August 19, 2014 Does anyone have experience with the aftermarket fairing kits on Ebay? I'm looking at the straight out of Hong Kong Chinese kits, for instance, Heyman brand. I low-sided my 2006 and knocked a few bits off the left side. It would have been worse without the Radar sliders. Are these kits too good to be true? Are they as low quality as I imagine, or will they be close in quality to the Honda plastics? I only need the left fairing, rear fairing, and pillion cover. Or should I hold out and wait for someone to wreck the right side of their black '06 so I can cannibalize the left side? But for $500 shipped for a cool color scheme seems like a deal. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Duc2V4 Posted August 19, 2014 Member Contributer Share Posted August 19, 2014 I'm sure there are more than a few people here that can chime in, but the consensus seems to be fitment issues and overall quality has been mediocre at best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klrtovfr Posted August 19, 2014 Share Posted August 19, 2014 color may not match your oem. expect half of the mounts to not line up. You will need a heat gun, possibly a soldering iron or plastic welder, and many trips to the hardware store But other than that the plastic itself and paint are very good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VFRLuvr Posted August 19, 2014 Author Share Posted August 19, 2014 I'm not worried about color matching, if I go with the knock-offs I'll do the whole set. I'm looking at a two tone matte green/black that looks pretty neat. I don't mind a little 'coaxing' to get the pieces to fit, but I don't want to find out I have to melt the pieces into shape and then find out they rip themselves off the stand-offs or something... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer B4V4 Posted August 19, 2014 Member Contributer Share Posted August 19, 2014 They are NOT OEM quality to be sure. No you won't have to "melt the pieces into shape", but you will have to re-work your mounting points and be happy when they line up from a "good enough" perspective. As stated though, the paint and thickness of the plastics are good, more flexible than OEM. The trailing piece on the bottom left-hand-side, behind the driver peg gets shipped bent so a little tweaking may be required there. My 2 cents worth is grab the replacement pieces you need new or used OEM, preferably for the year and colour matched for what you have. If a custom paint job is what you are after though, you're probably better off with the Chinese aftermarket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Dutchy Posted August 20, 2014 Member Contributer Share Posted August 20, 2014 Let us know how you got on if you decide to go for a set. But I have yet to hear someone being impressed by what they got for their money... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klrtovfr Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 The upper cowl is the one I had the most issues with. You cant use the oem screws for the headlights and the mounts are very weak and snap off. I had to tack them back on and melt some extra abs plastic around it to make it stronger. Also the right side of the upper cowl did not line up with the windshield by about an inch. The side fairings and rear cowl were pretty good. The tank cover even with help from a heat gun cracked down the center. I just melted the crack back together and covered with a vinyl tank protector. Comparing mounts Tab came broken off. Weak headlight mounts Ugly fix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raoufhakam Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 not exactly related, but i had an aftermarket fairing on my '06 CBR600RR that i owned for a year before selling it and switching to my '00 VFR they looked super cool (Repsol livery) but were pain in the ass to take off and put back on, which on a bike like CBR600RR you need to do that quite often, to change oil, to fill rad, to change a fuse, change a bulb, ....etc. most of the time had to battle two pieces to barely line up the tabs, use zip-ties, drill new holes, and so on. one very important note: OEM fairing is strong but flexible to a point, which makes it really easy to take off and put on, and scratch only if bike is dropped ant slow speed. while aftermarket ones are mostly made from a hard brittle plastic which very easily propagates hair line cracks when stressed, so i had alot of hairline cracks around mounting points. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer rhoderage Posted September 1, 2014 Member Contributer Share Posted September 1, 2014 klrtovfr: do you have a pic of the full bike with the aftermarket plastics on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klrtovfr Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 This was after the first time I installed it. I had an 02 with Italian red but the red Plastic I received I believe was more like the red on the 2005 VFR which has a more orange tint to it. It was a lot of work and I did have to be careful taking it apart for maintenance. I have since plasti dipped my stock oem plastic black. when putting the side fairings on it helps to screw in the front before the back otherwise there would be a gap between the fairing and upper cowl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
signal Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 I just picked up a set of OEM lowers for about $640 for my 2003...........I definitely don't want the aggravation from the non-OEM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Switchblade Posted September 2, 2014 Member Contributer Share Posted September 2, 2014 Is this the new plastic ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 That's the thing with these copies... They'd be great for race plastics.... but for something you don't plan on hucking down the road on it's side, I'd pay for OEM, or at least troll e-bay for some lightly used stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squidzilla Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 I heard Blis star and Auct marts make decent fitting sets. On my tl forum there are several members that had a good experience with auctmarts. I did email a member here that bought a set from blis star, but I am a bit suspicious that he may be an employee of blis star posing as a common joe to provide some free word of mouth advertising. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Dutchy Posted September 18, 2014 Member Contributer Share Posted September 18, 2014 A Dutch VFR owner bought a set from China Let the pictures do the talking..... The mounting point (glued on) simply snapped off. This solution doesnot look too bad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Switchblade Posted September 18, 2014 Member Contributer Share Posted September 18, 2014 Dutchy which supplier ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcrwt644 Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 I've heard good things about nice cycle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klrtovfr Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 Is this the new plastic ? yes it is. the tab that holds the rear of the taillight eventually snapped, that's why its hanging. I ended up putting the oem rear back on shortly after, and then eventually fixed my rashed up fairings and put them back on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klrtovfr Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 It looks like this now minus the lights. plasti dipped oem. I used a spare rashed up fairing and spare upper cowl and cut out pieces for the headlights and welded it together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Dutchy Posted September 19, 2014 Member Contributer Share Posted September 19, 2014 Dutchy which supplier ? http://www.ebay.com/itm/Heyman-Aftermarket-ABS-Fairing-02-12-VFR800-VFR-800-2002-2012-Red-White-H82H32-/251564860036?pt=Motorcycles_Parts_Accessories&hash=item3a926f2284&vxp=mtr The tankcover would clearly show near the petrol cap, but he "solved" that by fitting a Givi Tankbag ring. For the money he is "ok-ish" with the quality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcrwt644 Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 KLR, if that's a Dunlop on the front of your bike, I believe it was mounted backwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Switchblade Posted September 19, 2014 Member Contributer Share Posted September 19, 2014 Guys riding on track a lot that have more lefts or rights hand turns, will reverse there tires to equal there tire wear . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voided76 Posted September 27, 2014 Share Posted September 27, 2014 KLR - That tracked VFR makes my sack tingle a lil bit. ^_^ FOR THE MONEY: You should be going to www.aliexpress.com You can talk to manufacturers reps directly. get custom stuff made, get custom paints done, to spec, more or less. I bought a bliss star fairing about 2 years ago. it sucked in short. the turn signals never went in, because they never fit. I had to duct tape, then glue them into the fairing. no really. I bought my SECOND fairing set about 6 mo's ago. from a company only known as WYMT BECAUSE: They sent me an email of their raw product. and it looked outstanding. no stupid glued on mount points, no flakey looking edges on anything. so I pulled the trigger, and showed them what I wanted paint wise. and they delivered. it's not perfect. but I get a lot of stares. I get a lot of smiling ladies, I get a lot of little kids wide eyed. Just the other day, a guy sat his kid on my bike and took a picture. like 2 mins after I hopped off. I probably should've flame-sprayed this fuckin guy, but the kid was hysterically happy, so I just stood there smirking. it was cute as hell. Here's some pics of the bodywork, and some pics of what they sent me. Another site; http://www.motofairingset.com/ seems to have most kits from Aliexpress on there, and seems like it might be legit, but I have no experience with it. That's my finished fairing set. Look inside the headlight holes of the front fairing. THATS THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF THE IMAGE. Mounts formed in precision, along with the part. not glued in after the fact. It WILL NOT FIT LIKE YOU WANT IT TO otherwise. That being said, I had to use some creativity in getting my headlights properly installed into the front fairing. cut a slot into 2 of the plastic mounts, and used a long machine screw with a windshield rubber mount, so I could get it fixated without headache for teardown and put together purposes. the rest was truely, honestly a no brainer. OH YEAH Another thing that picture illustrates, is that they did my tank skin wrong! see the logo is off, as far as placement! and I called them on that , in an email, and they FIXED IT! ALSO unlike stupid compression mold fairings, the OEM grab handle covers, go right in, without a fuss. and WYMT used a honda paint code. so I ordered 2003 silver grab handle covers, and they match! 15 bucks and the tail matches up. hard to beat that. So! to summarize unlike ebay. I got a injection mold kit, custom painted, for 450 delivered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squidzilla Posted September 27, 2014 Share Posted September 27, 2014 Hey Voided, thanks for sharing that. For my 5th gen rebuild I think I am going to buy from your source. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Switchblade Posted September 28, 2014 Member Contributer Share Posted September 28, 2014 Hey Voided, thanks for sharing that. For my 5th gen rebuild I think I am going to buy from your source. And post some pic's of the said product on your bike please . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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