Project FZR: Plastic Fantastic

I bought a few items for the FZR recently that came up for sale as they were on my list of bits to buy.

Firstly a genuine FZR400RR fairing side panel was on ebay as a 'buy it now' item. I went ahead and bought it knowing that the seller described the item as having marks and scuffs from poor storage. The item arrived yesterday and I remained optimistic when I opened the parcel. I instantly saw the scratches and I hoped that the Yamaha paint was good enough to remove these.

Out of the box.

Marks and scuffs close up.

As the only T cut I have is the same bottle I bought for my first car in 2004 I went to Halfords and looked for something a bit better. I ended buying some Autoglym Paint Renovator to go with my Autoglym polish I use on the Roadster.

After many goes (and I mean many) of using the paint renovator then polish, then paint renovator then polish.

This is where the worst scratches were. I was seriously impressed with the Autoglym products.

Fairing mock up against the bike.

Colour difference between the new revived fairing and original fairing on the bike.

Onto the next item.

Another item came in the mail today. This is the second part that I knew wouldn't cost much, but would be difficult to find in good condition.

I bought a used 3TJ riders seat off Ebay. The seat has no rips or tears, it was a bit mucky and it was missing one of the rubber mounts underneath.

Here are some photos of the seat that was on the bike when I bought it. The mouting was a bit of a bodge, it looks like the rubber cover should be fixed to the seat bracket.

Tear in the original seat.

I removed the seat and tightened up any bits and pieces under the seat. The 'missfire' I had recently was actually a loose battery wire.....

New seat cleaned up and a new rubber mount fitted that I took off my original seat.

All fitted, I wish all jobs were this easy!

As the bike came with the standard exhaust I intend to fix that up in the areas it needs work. I won't fit the exhaust because it makes the bike sound like a hoover, whereas the Coerce exhaust pipe currently fitted makes it sound like it's 1990 and the bike is entered for the Isle of Man TT. A video clip will be on the way as this bike needs to be heard!

I'll use different grit wet and dry sandpaper, wire wool and Autosol to fix this damage.

Stay tuned for more updates.