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posted June 25, 2003 07:09 PM
Fairing & heat shield question
Hey Folks,
After 5 months of looking on eBay for a replacement right lower fairing for my bike, I finally just sucked it up and bought a factory new one from Ron Ayers. The only thing is that the replacement panel doesn't come with the heat shielding.
Anyone every tried putting on the fairing without the heat shielding? Should I cut the shielding off the old fairing and glue it onto the new fairing, or will I be OK just installing the new fairing without the shielding?
  
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fish_antlers
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posted June 25, 2003 07:11 PM
just go buy some new heat sheilding... when I put on my Muzzy I added tonnes of the stuff....
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wannabe
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posted June 25, 2003 07:39 PM
OK, fish. I'm taking your advice. I just ordered the heat shielding from Ron Ayers.
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TurboBlew
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posted June 26, 2003 03:59 AM
Why didnt you just go down to the autoparts store and buy some?
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Otis
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posted June 26, 2003 04:49 AM
Do you mean the pads wannabe? There are three of them.
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EastBayDave
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posted June 26, 2003 05:30 AM
why not just get some pipe heat wrap?
anyone tried that?
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VincentHill
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posted June 26, 2003 11:03 AM
The Pipe wrap can change the performance of the pipe and not always to the Good!
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EastBayDave
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posted June 26, 2003 06:06 PM
Maybe so, but I keep wondering what those damn heat pads weigh?
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wannabe
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posted June 26, 2003 07:39 PM
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Why didnt you just go down to the autoparts store and buy some?
OK, there was a problem with my Ron Ayers order, so I canceled it. I hope you're right about the stuff at the autoparts store. I've got a race on the 4th of July weekend. I want my bike looking pretty for the first time in a long while.
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TurboBlew
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posted June 27, 2003 03:36 AM
Wannabe...try PepBoys. I think the stuff is called Dyna sheild or some thing. Summit and Jegs sell it too.
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ScaredyCat
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posted June 27, 2003 04:47 AM
Heat shielding?
Just had a look on my B2'03, do you mean the foam stuff? I reckon that's more like sound deadening/vibration reduction stuff. I thought heat shielding is usually tinfoil-like?
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EastBayDave
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posted June 27, 2003 05:25 AM
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Just had a look on my B2'03, do you mean the foam stuff? I reckon that's more like sound deadening/vibration reduction stuff. I thought heat shielding is usually tinfoil-like?
Nope, that stuff is "heat-sheilding" in the Service Manual, & for saving the fairing from melting. Our bike is one of the "hottest" running engines out there.
(Hence, the reason some pipe makers will not do carbon cans for the ZX12R {Two-Bros, etc.}
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wannabe
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posted June 27, 2003 08:07 AM
Thanks a lot guys!!! I tried Kragen last night and came out with squat. I'll give PepBoys a try tonight on the way home.
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EastBayDave
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posted June 27, 2003 09:29 AM
Hey Aris, you been up to SP "Grudge Night" lately? As I'm about 2 weeks from layoff, I'll have lots of time on my hands in a few...
Time for the drags! Ordering the basket today! 
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wannabe
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posted June 27, 2003 10:01 AM
Dave,
I haven't been to a 'grudge night' yet. I'll definitely hit one up if you can make it. I've got a NHRA Division 7 race on 4th of July weekend, and Nitro Night of Fire at Sacrament on July 19th. The rest of the weekends in July are wide open.
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