Greetings... My 97 VFR fell over when parked in soft dirt a couple of years ago. After looking at expensive plastic fairing "repair kits" and the idea of buying used ones....I gave up those ideas and fixed them inexpensively by this method: (....yes...I should have photographed the repair described below!!) 1) If you have totally broken off edge sections ( mine was about 2 x 2 inches ) on the an edge: -Mark the broken edge heavily with a fat black felt pen. -Using CLEAR thin tape ( like to seal a package), apply it to the damaged area with the edge of the tape on one side being even with the old missing edge line. -Now burnish the broken edge with a rounded off plastic or wood stick. -Buy a piece of ABS plastic at Amazon: Primeco 550 Sheet - ABS - .118" Thick, White, 12" x 12" Nominal CNC Saw Cut Sold by: SIBE-R-PLASTIC SUPPLY -Remove the tape from the fairing and apply it to the edge of the new plastic sheet. You should see the outline clearly of the missing area, -Using a bandsaw or other hand saws, cut out the new insert piece and do some trim as necessary so it fits snugly in the damaged fairing. -Use " Gorilla Glue" ONLY!!! ( the standard generic type) to glue the pieces in. -Use a C -clamp ot two to make the insert be "flush" with the fairing surface. -Let sit for 24 hours......the glue MUST harden to do the next step. -Using 60 grit sandpaper and a flat sanding block. Work the Gorilla glue down to the fairing surface. -For extra strength (optional) glue a piece of metal window screen on the backside overlapping the broken edge using Gorilla Glue. -Using "pro: 3m surfacing red putty, apply the final coat and sand with 120 then 320 paper. Do this as many times as needed to get it "primer read". -You know the rest!!!!!!!!!!!!!! If the section has some curvature....heat the new piece in boiling water to soften it to
I "fixed" a cracked front fender with some extra plastic and the Harbor Freight plastic welding kit. It includes some metal window type screen, find your own abs plastic. I did not try to make it pretty though, just wanted it to stay in 1 piece. Also used to fix a couple things around the house. The kit is cheap. Just my $2.