Most of the
fairings which are listed here are from own Production, and most of
them are special.
I'm building fairings and Tailsection now since 15 years, and do have
learned a lot during that Time. First lesson to was: using NO Polyester
Resin, as it cracks very easy when bend only 15° . That's why
I'm using exlusivly on of the best Epoxy resins on Market, to
ensure a Maximum of flexibility accompanied by a high dynamical
resistance. and to make them light as possible I use a ultra-thin black
gelcoat, which is at a thickness of ~ 0.05mm.
Most of my costomers which are racing or doing trackdays do not even
paint the fairing, they simple leave it black, which - as I see it - is
one of best decisions, because the Epoxy-surface is
incredible hard, and you've got a hard Time getting scratches into it.
Additional paint adds A LOT of weight, it nearly can DOUBLE the weight
of a fairing, without making something better. permanently you've to
care about your valuable paint, every scratch a Pain, working on the
bike you've to be careful, when you remove the fairing you've to rack
your brain where to store it safely... etc.
But of course its up to you .
The best Material for Fairings
and Tailsections and hard racing/environment/usage Conditions :
Carbon/Kevlar is the best choice of all,
the best Mix between lightweight and dynamical strenght, very often
repairable. Even hard crashes won't tear it in Pieces.
- Airboxes: Glassfiber or Carbon. Because they're not located in a
crash-sensitive Area. The weight difference ( as they anyway do not
weight much ) between Carbon and Glassfiber is not as high as you may
think , usually between 100-400gr. , which is 0.22 - 0.88 lbs.