Warning: Long post :rant
Since my TL is exclusively a trackbike, I bought race bodywork on ebay several months ago. Having read several threads on the topic, I concluded Sharkskinz bodywork is the way to go. The ebay seller listed the bodywork as Sharkskinz from his project TLR racebike that he lost interest in.
I ordered a Graves Motorsports fairing bracket and when my bodywork arrived, I mounted it. I noticed the clearance of the lower bodywork at the bottom from the back of the front tire was very close and at the track it rubbed when braking. I removed the fairing lower to continue the rest of the day.
I figured that drilling a hole in the lower fairing so I can use an OEM fastener to hold the fairing back off the front tire using a threaded hole in the frame (under the right footpeg) where the street bellypan bolts on. It was successful in providing clearance for the front tire but the result of this is the lower fairing pulls the upper fairing down a little which causes the upper fairing (where the windscreen is) to contact the fairing brace which in turn makes the upper fairing more upright instead of laid back sleekly like OEM. Additionally, the clearance of the lower fairing from the midpipes where they turn upwards towards the mufflers is, well there is no clearance. I intend to wrap the pipes with exhaust wrap so as to not burn the fairings.
Functionally, there is no problem. However, in reading all the praise of Sharkskinz fitament, I have come to question whether or not my bodywork is in fact Sharkskinz or is there some other problem. Here are my questions:
1) Is there any unique characteristic of Sharkskinz bodywork to be certain that what I have is in fact Sharkskinz?
2) Is it possible/likely my Graves fairing bracket is defective? If the ears were laid back a little bit, this too would eliminate the problem.
3) Am I missing something or doing something wrong to cause this?
Like I said, functionally the bodywork will do, though I haven't track tested it in this configuration yet. I am having software issues so I cannot post pictures of what I think is right and what "will make do" so hopefully I have described things clearly.
Thanks in advance! :cheers
Since my TL is exclusively a trackbike, I bought race bodywork on ebay several months ago. Having read several threads on the topic, I concluded Sharkskinz bodywork is the way to go. The ebay seller listed the bodywork as Sharkskinz from his project TLR racebike that he lost interest in.
I ordered a Graves Motorsports fairing bracket and when my bodywork arrived, I mounted it. I noticed the clearance of the lower bodywork at the bottom from the back of the front tire was very close and at the track it rubbed when braking. I removed the fairing lower to continue the rest of the day.
I figured that drilling a hole in the lower fairing so I can use an OEM fastener to hold the fairing back off the front tire using a threaded hole in the frame (under the right footpeg) where the street bellypan bolts on. It was successful in providing clearance for the front tire but the result of this is the lower fairing pulls the upper fairing down a little which causes the upper fairing (where the windscreen is) to contact the fairing brace which in turn makes the upper fairing more upright instead of laid back sleekly like OEM. Additionally, the clearance of the lower fairing from the midpipes where they turn upwards towards the mufflers is, well there is no clearance. I intend to wrap the pipes with exhaust wrap so as to not burn the fairings.
Functionally, there is no problem. However, in reading all the praise of Sharkskinz fitament, I have come to question whether or not my bodywork is in fact Sharkskinz or is there some other problem. Here are my questions:
1) Is there any unique characteristic of Sharkskinz bodywork to be certain that what I have is in fact Sharkskinz?
2) Is it possible/likely my Graves fairing bracket is defective? If the ears were laid back a little bit, this too would eliminate the problem.
3) Am I missing something or doing something wrong to cause this?
Like I said, functionally the bodywork will do, though I haven't track tested it in this configuration yet. I am having software issues so I cannot post pictures of what I think is right and what "will make do" so hopefully I have described things clearly.
Thanks in advance! :cheers
