Repairing hole & re-attaching indicator to bike fairing?
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Hi
My son dropped his Aprilia on the ice a few months ago, only going slowly so no injuries but it landed on the indicator and (sods law) effectively punched this through the fairing. It created a reasonably neat hole with a "circle" of fairing still attached to the indicator. I have taped this back in place for the time being but the question is, can this type of damage be repaired e.g. some sort of filler or plastic welding?
Any thoughts, or indeed experience of such repairs, appreciated.
Phil
My son dropped his Aprilia on the ice a few months ago, only going slowly so no injuries but it landed on the indicator and (sods law) effectively punched this through the fairing. It created a reasonably neat hole with a "circle" of fairing still attached to the indicator. I have taped this back in place for the time being but the question is, can this type of damage be repaired e.g. some sort of filler or plastic welding?
Any thoughts, or indeed experience of such repairs, appreciated.
Phil
Cheapest is to repair it from the inside with fibre-glass like Isopon P40.
Take the panel off first, remove the indicator from the broken bit, score both bits quit deep with a stanley knife (on the inside obviously), pop the bit back in place using masking tape on theoutside if you need to hold it in place and then paste on the fibre-glass pressing it in firmly.
Plastic welding is a neater job but more expensive, ebay for a used panel is also another option.
Take the panel off first, remove the indicator from the broken bit, score both bits quit deep with a stanley knife (on the inside obviously), pop the bit back in place using masking tape on theoutside if you need to hold it in place and then paste on the fibre-glass pressing it in firmly.
Plastic welding is a neater job but more expensive, ebay for a used panel is also another option.
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