superhawk996

Did you get that set of three, or were you just needing one all along?

I've heard it can happen. I don't have to go far to see the evidence.

Stators are pretty damn tough so I wouldn't be concerned that it got bumped around. If it chipped without being hit that would be concerning, I wouldn't want that shit falling off in my engine.

Never. He is always right, and if you ever find yourself doubting that just ask him.

The pressure in the cartridge depends on temperature, but at 70F it's not even 900 PSI so yea, not a lot. In the under tail storage of a BB on a hot day it would be lucky to hit 2500 PSI, the shit's weak, but it'll still manage to fill a tire. I guess you might be asking how much PSI it'll get a tire up to, not much. I think it takes around 6 cylinders to fully air one up. And despite it possibly having a better chance at seating a bead vs. a little compressor, it probably wouldn't be much better. Best chance of doing that without a high volume air source is explosives or volatile flammables, I usually use quick start and used carb cleaner once. I saw a video where someone used what looked like an M-80, but fireworks labeled as M-80 vary greatly in power. I don't recall any bike tires I've played with being challenging to seat, without the bike's weight on it. If it's on the bike you'll want to take the weight off of it so it'll seat more easily.

Infant.

You are so wrong......and 😆

For airing back up there's the small compressors and also a CO2 tire filler, I think it uses the same little canisters used in BB guns.

So many said "plug it and ride" that I didn't really want to be the only one, but I wouldn't do it other than an emergency fix. A patch for a tiny leak like you have, sure, because there's probably no real damage done to the structure of the tire so it should be fine. Plugging that tiny leak will require enlarging the hole, ripping out cords creating a weak spot and deformation, and I wouldn't feel comfortable with it.

My first thought is to talk to them, point out that you specifically asked about it, and see what they're willing to do. I'm reminded of an old story I once heard about a guy who bought some Repsol fairings that weren't quite right. Second thought is https://www.tireject.com I haven't used it on a bike tire. I was searching for a way to salvage my Banshee's leaky old sand tires and this product kept showing up as the best tire sealant. It worked despite having a shit ton of sidewall leaks and using half the recommended amount.

Wow, they even have fairing kits for the super rare CBR1000XX!

I've been thinking of one of those as well. With all the shiny bits on my bike it should look pretty cool.

Standard torquing procedure, tighten 'till you hear the snap and back it off quarter turn.

Something else I keep forgetting to say: I don't know if these come with the insulation, but if they don't you should do something about that. Also, they look pretty fuckin cool, other than the fuck up. Most of my bikes have been stock. I've had one that had absolutely nothing on it, the one Carlos has now, and initially I was sure it would need at least the stock decals, but then I fell in love with the completely clean look. It was also fun to let people guess what it was, BMW was the most common guess, and a few Ducati. I can't imagine any Duc that it looks like, maybe the Italian paint somehow came through. I think only one person ever guessed it right off, he was on a Bird. I've had two Duc 999s, one nearly stock which has minimal stuff (it did have a couple cool additions) and one 'race replica' that was pretty busy. Both were cool in their own way. My current Bird is pretty blingy but with nothing added to the panels and I keep thinking that doing it up like the Repsol might look pretty cool. Pretty sure I could buy that set and come out ahead after selling my panels. Either way, I think it needs the dual nitrous tanks.

Not really, but the chances obviously increase with age and miles. I don't think these ever crack without some kind of mishap, but even without a drop you could crack something by putting enough pressure on it in the wrong way. My first '97, guessing 6-7 years ago, had 50k and no cracks that I recall despite clear evidence of low speed drops. Or if it did have any small cracks I might have dismissed them as having been caused by the drops. The paint was still nice, other than where it was scratched from dropping. Last time I saw it it had over 60k and no cracks that I know of. My current '97 has 31k, no cracks that I know of, and the paint still looks good. The '01 I had had been crashed, repaired, and fully repainted and had more hidden damage than I knew about 'till Carlos took it apart. I don't think any of the non-crash damaged parts were cracked, but since it had a full make-over I'm not sure. The one I looked at for you makes me think it fell over because of the multiple cracks on one side, but there's no other evidence of a drop. It could have fallen on grass or some other soft surface perhaps. Or maybe they cracked at different times from different causes. I've seen people crack fairings when they take them off to fix stuff and force them too much.

I've done the same, start a return because it wasn't as described. The seller then negotiated with me and we resolved it. I would probably give them another chance to replace it with one that is done right, or maybe a partial refund to cover repairing it. I'm guessing a pro would charge about as much as the whole faring set costs. Be clear and decent about it. Tell them you don't expect a piece of art, but the lettering should be straight like it is in their ad. Then escalate to a return if they refuse to cooperate. It is very clear that it's not the same as the ad photo so there shouldn't be a problem, unless the ad states that the product recieved may be different, then it'll come down to opinion whether the smaller and crooked lettering should be acceptable. I had another where the seller said something to the effect of: we offered you a 10% discount, you can accept that or get nothing...kinda like your free grip offer but in my case they were pretty dickish about the whole thing. Ebay reviewed our messages and apparently decided that I had tried for a fair resolution and they were dicks so they gave me a full refund. Then the seller demanded that I return the product at my cost, nope. After some back & forth I told them they had a week to send me a pre-paid label and after that I'd consider it abandoned property. I told ebay that the seller was harassing and threatening me, they looked at the messages and said they'd handle it, I never heard another word.

That's clearly not all the plastics, and there's a bunch of non-BB parts in there. Crackhead.

Their description of the XX kit says "gloss black" so it may not be the same black as the bike, something worth checking since they're more money than the stuff on eBay. I think someone here bought a black set off eBay once and it was the metallic like original.

I think the black & white Repsol is a semi-custom job so that adds extra possibilities for fuck ups. There are off the shelf faring sets in many colors, including black, that just have the normal XX decals that probably won't have the Repsol problem. Fitment on them seems to be hit & miss.

Are the curves off or is it just the placement of the screw holes?

Oh, and I told him that if he drops it to $2500 I have a friend who might bite. Didn't hear anything back on that, but the seed is sown.

You could get a full China fairing set cheap and make it look new, assuming they're not junk. He doesn't seem to be getting much action on it and he has to drive pretty far to show it so while he initially said he was firm at $3K, I think he's starting to figure out that it's not gonna be an easy sale so he might take less. And we chatted a bit after I got off the phone with you. He has a decent sized car & bike collection, "too many toys to enjoy". He has two storage units at that place, not sure where the rest of the collection is. He's got 3 cars and a couple bikes on the chopping block, along with a bunch of other stuff, because he wants to close out the storage there.

Corbin, Ohlins, V&H full exhaust, hugger....if it were near me I'd be taking a look. "Took it on trade, haven't started it, have no interest in it, was told that it runs"...first thought is that it doesn't run, but I've known of a few deals like that where the person takes it and truly gives not enough fucks to even turn the key and puts it up for sale cheap.

Fuck you, your manager, your handle grips, and the blind fuck that put this decal on, just send me what you advertise. I would state it more nicely since the next step would probably be to open a dispute. The Repsol in the ad photo is not only straight, it's larger. I'd go with either size but I think the larger one looks better, but maybe only because it's not fucked up. They fucked up, you specifically questioned that fuck up before they sent it, they said it wasn't fucked up so there's no reason you should have to pay for them to fix their fuck up. Since you said "white is easy" I assume you're either real good at this kinda stuff or naive, because you're questioning it I'm leaning towards the latter. I don't know that I'd be able to fix it well so I wouldn't accept it. If you know you can fix it and feel that fixing it is less hassle then I get it. If you're only going that route because you think you have no option other than paying $200 to get it corrected you're probably wrong. Once you work on it I'm guessing you'll have no recourse, unless you communicate that first and they agree.

So far it's looking pretty good to be able to go see it today. When we got off the phone I realized that instead of taking photos I can FaceTime you while I'm there, if you're available to do it, that way you can direct me to see whatever you want up close. When it's time I'll shoot you a text and we'll go from there.