Aftermarket bodywork ?

[scootertrash]

I thought there was a past thread on this but I can't find it. Does anyone have experience with buying aftermarket (Chinese) bodywork? Cold tires + sand + idiot-whacking-the-throttle = low side. I had lots of gear on so no damage to me at all. The bike didn't make out so well. Low speed tumble down the road and into a ditch. Damage limited to bodywork. The upper fairing has multiple pieces broken off, as does the belly pan. Both sides and tank just scratched. The bike is a 1999 ZX9R with 60,000+ miles, so it's not worth putting a ton of money into fixing it. I do really like the bike and plan to fix it, I just need to balance cost and value for a 15 year old bike. I don't think I want to go the streetfighter route. To me a bike that big looks odd as a streetfighter. I've been watching ebay for OEM bodywork but there is not much to choose from, at least nothing better than my already rashed set. I could spend $400 on an aftermarket set. It looks decent in pictures, but I am wondering if it is total crap? I am guessing that fixing my rashed bodywork and having it painted will be more than that. Any thoughts?

[jcbell1007]

I put a set on an 03 cbr600rr and they were ok. We had to adjust a few pieces to get them to fit but overall they weren't bad for aftermarket HK stuff.

[theducman]

Got them on Ducati, so far so good with vs few minor details that have to be over looked.

[Expat]

Chinese, $500 to my door. It is ok but brittle, we had the upper fairing break where the screen mounts, they supplied a replacement and all has been good since.
As long as you are prepared to replace the whole set if you drop the bike you will be fine!

[scootertrash]

Thanks for the feedback guys. Nice looking ZX6R Expat !

[theducman]

You could just vinyl wrap the stock stuff. I'm having my race bike wrapped for 300 just saying.

[Pigman]

Hey...I have a eBay chin hong 3rd gen set on my GSXR. They are not bad have, held up rather well with one mount broke. But they since have come a long way also... I look at these guys if it worth the fix....



http://shop.absfairings.com

[Tunertype]

You could just vinyl wrap the stock stuff. I'm having my race bike wrapped for 300 just saying.

I think that'd work if it was scratched, but not cracked. If it's just scratched a little sanding, maybe some plastic repair and new paint would also work. Its hard to get crack patches to hold very well. I am in need of new fairings as well, but parts of my fairings are still probably in the grass somewhere at NYST. I was all ready to try and glue everything back together on my bike, but as I am trying to put the pieces back together I realize I'm missing a few chunks.

[LuvDog]

I have a set that I bought while I was getting my parts repaired or was sourcing eBay pieces.

They're ok. Fit was ok. Look good from 20 feet away.

Get within 5-10 feet and you see the gaps and the paint mismatch.

[Tas]

I just picked up a set of AK composite bodywork for a zx6. Seems pretty light and flexible. Did a quick search and Have not found anything on line about them yet.

EDIT: just found some info. Looks like it's an older brand that had some good reviews however they don't seem to be in business any longer.