Images from Construction of Lower Fairing

Initially, Plaster of Paris was used to make a mold of the four sides of the lower fairing. Above is an image of one such mold made with the Plaster of Paris and Cheese Cloth.

After fiberglassing the third side onto the front and bottom sections, the fairing was almost finished - only the left side needed to be complete. Sanding was done to remove some of the unwanted material before fiberglassing the final (left) side.

Finished fiberglass copy (left) beside the original (right). The white marks on the original are plaster residues from the molding process. Finally, sanding and bubble filling was done in preperation of painting.

A coat of primer was applied and areas requiring smoothing had glazing putty applied (the red areas are coated with glazing putty). The areas with the glazing putty were sanded smooth before painting with a final black coat. Later, a clear coat was applied to achieve a strong shinny finish.

This is the final fairing installed on the motorcycle. Rubber washers were used with the connecting bolts to keep vibrations to a minimum and to prevent the fiberglass from cracking under stress.

Images from Construction of Rear Fairings

Molds were initially made from the original fairings. These molds were painted with lacquer to pervent the plaster from absorbing the resin.

Fiberglass was applied to the mold and allowed to fully dry and later the fiberglass fairing was removed from this mold.

Later the fairing sections where tested for fit and were painted.