Topic: screen repair

[Grumpol]

Hi guys
Just picked up a fairing for my bike, but the screen is cracked.
Dont know what its made of but was looking for some way of gluing it back together.
Looks like the previous owner has tried superglue due to the white ghosting around the crack but that hasnt held.
Anyone have a magic mix that will do the trick?
Thanks in advance
Grumpol

[Alan F.]

That's a good one, Is the part broken into two pieces? or just a cracked windshield?  With cracked plexi windshields it's common to try to drill a hole at the end of the crack to halt its progress, I've done this years ago and it worked alright.  But as to using some sort of glue to hold the pieces together....I've neve heard of that or tried it myself, maybe you could drill a few holes and sandwich some lexan around it with some clear silicone, and bolt it on tightly?  Replacement windshields are available if it comes to that, or take your beat up one to a glass shop and have them trace it onto some Lexan and cut you out a new, really tough version.

[goon 1492]

If its plex get some weld on 4 at the hardware store, if its lexan weldon will work but it will cloud it up a bit, THF (tetrahydrafuran) works great and will not cloud it up but good luck finding it, maybe at a local sign shop that glues up sintra plastic or similar pvc material.

[heffay]

windscreen = not stock = broken = ugly = toss it, PLEASE 

i've had my zx7r now for about 3-4 years and its had a small piece broken off the entire time... i never tried to fix it, i just cursed its existence until i actually set aside 70 bucks to get a replacement.  got it in the mail yesterday!!   

now, still don't want that advice?  ok...
get a 2 part clear epoxy
glue between the break
clip the windscreen together at the top of the break w/ an office clip to keep it in the right place while it dries.

by the way... the windscreen will still have a crack in it, still look busted (and "fixed"), and will still be non-stock.... only way aftermarket is good is if it helps the outcome.   

[Grumpol]

Thanks guys
Got a local plastic place to check out for a replacement.
Wouldnt know where to look for an original replacement as i dont know what the fairing is originally off.
I was going to stop drill the crack to prevent it getting any worse and i might try the epoxy if a replacement is too rich
Thanks again

[Grumpol]

http://www.bikescreen.com/categories.asp

 They have a bunch of windshields fo rmost fairings. Can you post a pic of your fairing to help identify?

Problem with that is the aussie dollar is so damned low at the moment that i have to almost double any listed price and then add a huge amount for postage

[goon 1492]

ALso Grumpol I work with plastics all day every day and if you can get ahold of what I reccomended above it would be most benificial, If I had a pattern to go off of and you were close enough I could just recut a new one of .125" lexan, the tricky part would be bending it because lexan takes WAY more heat to soften for a bend.