My upper fairing stay is broken: Difference between revisions

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It can also ~~be done~~ without a welder -- use a long bolt through the strut to hold the new bracket into place. You may need to trim the bottom of the strut if you use the bolt; there isn't a lot of clearance where the bolt head goes.

Here are the measurements that one of our guys came up with. YMMV. He used 3/4" wide x 1/8" thick flat steel, with these ''approximate'' dimensions:

*A: ~70mm

*B: ~30mm (lower corner needs to be rounded as described below)

*C: ~20mm (bolt hole diameter: 6.4mm)

*The hole in the center where post would go through is ~16mm

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You can also mount the new part without a welder -- use a long bolt through the strut to hold the new bracket into place. You may need to trim the bottom of the strut if you use the bolt; there isn't a lot of clearance where the bolt head goes.

To remove the broken bracket pieces, grind down the weld on the end of the fairing stay, then beat the bracket ring (all that should remain after the angles snap off) right off the end of the fairing stay post. Here's a couple shots of the fairing stay with the old bracket remains removed:

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-It can also be done without a welder -- use a long bolt through the strut to hold the new bracket into place. You may need to trim the bottom of the strut if you use the bolt; there isn't a lot of clearance where the bolt head goes.
+Here are the measurements that one of our guys came up with. YMMV. He used 3/4" wide x 1/8" thick flat steel, with these ''approximate'' dimensions:
+*A: ~70mm
+*B: ~30mm (lower corner needs to be rounded as described below)
+*C: ~20mm (bolt hole diameter: 6.4mm)
+*The hole in the center where post would go through is ~16mm
+:[[image:813132.png|150px]]
+You can also mount the new part without a welder -- use a long bolt through the strut to hold the new bracket into place. You may need to trim the bottom of the strut if you use the bolt; there isn't a lot of clearance where the bolt head goes.
 To remove the broken bracket pieces, grind down the weld on the end of the fairing stay, then beat the bracket ring (all that should remain after the angles snap off) right off the end of the fairing stay post. Here's a couple shots of the fairing stay with the old bracket remains removed: