my mistakeYou mean Chinese.
If they were Japanese fairings they would be very high quality and cost about 3 times more.
Thanks Ill take a look in the for sale section. :thumbsup:You can find most of those parts right here.
Search the for sale section and then post up a WTB thread for things you don't find.
Most of the questions you will have have been answered. Make the search button your friend.
Yea they were on ebay and the shipping is almost $200 :th_down:this is the best forum for technical type questions. which repsol fairings do you mean? the auctmarts ones? if so, they are from japan so make sure to note the shipping will bring it well over 400. might want to try used repsol fairings on ebay they pop on once and awhile for cheap, and will look better imo (the auctmarts orange is too dark)
Really?!?ALL tank covers are plastic/ABS.
Make sure to read up on the chinese fairings.
Get yourself a few rolls of heat tape.
Ahh ok that makes sense, thanks for the info. I knew my cover was metal.the gsxr has a metal tank, so does the ninja and the yamahas, the honda uses a plastic cover over top the metal tank.
I just won the auction last night. I won’t be picking it up until this weekend. I'm trying to be proactive and get some info before I get the bike.How long have you had this salvaged bike already? You havn't bothered to pull it apart in that time to make sure its alright (assumtion considering you didnt know it is a metal fuel cell under that plastic cover)? Do you plane on just buying the broken parts slapping them on and riding this thing?
Not busting your balls. Just a few things to consider. I'd hate to read your thread about finishing the bike and going on your first ride with it, then read later that the front end fell off while you pulled the front end up in first or second and totaled it.
basically jason is telling you to inspect the bike, take off the fairings to make sure that everything is put together properly and in order. some times ebay sellers may not tell you everything to get the sale. its always good to check a "totaled" bike. especially when youre gonna ride it.I just won the auction last night. I won’t be picking it up until this weekend. I'm trying to be proactive and get some info before I get the bike.
And yes I plan on buying the broken parts, putting them on properly and then riding the bike. Do you have any advice to avoid having my "front end fall off"?
Any useful information you had would be appreciated.
Thats more like it!Personally I'd download the service manual, take all the plastics of, an inspect the bike paying close attention to the front end considering it looks like that was the point of impact. Make sure the triples or forks arnt bent, or any of the hardware, check torque on the mounting hardware and other bolts etc... Just give it a good look over before you ride it. Obviously its not like a car, you can loose one wheel and slide to a stop (i know from experiance, fuckin dealership mechanics) but its not the same on only two wheels. Good luck and ride safe.
If you have any questions just ask, someone on here will know the answer.
(my days of doing 160 in wife beater are over...I hope...). So getting everything right before I ride the bike is very important to me. 
