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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?