HerbertD
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I have had my ACE since 2012, and have done just over 3000 miles on it. Ever since day one, I have been keen to modify it, and besides the 150cc upgrade, clip-on’s, rear shocks, sports exhaust, various speedos & tachos, Michelin Pilot Sporty tyres, full cap head stainless bolts, better footpegs, etc, etc, the one modification that I was desperate to do was to add a racing type full fairing to it, much in the vein of the original Honda RC racers of the early sixties.
There are a few suitable fairings on the market, but I was put off by their price and the fact that the fitment was dubious as it involves a considerable amount of fabrication to make it work properly.
However, just after the beginning of March this year, I bit the bullet and purchased a fairing that was advertised as being for a CR93 type Honda racer, courtesy of a UK based firm in Stevenage – BB Plastics. The MD, Gary was very obliging and after approximately 4 weeks, they delivered fairing & screen looking as follows:
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The Honda Racing decals were purchased courtesy of E-bay (Moonpie Graphics ) and so began the process of fitting and modifying!
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I didn’t want to weld the headstock directly as I thought that it would be better if I could come up with a removable bracket that would allow me to revert back to the naked form if I needed to. Therefore, after some head scratching and looking at other bikes, I designed the following:
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You can probably tell that I'm an Agri-engineer by profession- I like abit of over-engineering!
The 1” Aluminium tubing came free courtesy of a new John Lewis Kitchen Blind that my wife had bought! After a few trial runs, and proving the concept, I was ready to fabricate it accordingly:
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With the adjustable turnbuckle, and telescopic end, hopefully this would give me the adjustment that I needed! Note the U bolt that secures the bracket against the headstock, but is strong enough to keep everything in place and still allows me enough turning circle on the steering.
The rear of the fairing is suspended via 12mm Aluminium tubing that conveniently fits to the bracket that the EGR gubbins originally was bolted to, whilst I made a bracket to attach to the other side
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After the hassle of rubbing the GRP down to an acceptable smooth finish, I realised that it would be easier to farm out the spraying to a professional as I do not have the facilities or patience to achieve a good finish!
Before the finishing coat of lacquer, however, I applied the decals, and also changed the Honda badge on the tank to provide a more appropriate design. The pin-striping also gives it that original Honda racing look as well! (Hopefully!)
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I received the finished fairing back from the Spray shop yesterday, and eagerly fitted it in a high state of excitement! Fortunately, it all went together pretty well, and is solid as a rock. I have only had a quick 5 mile run-out, but all seems well, with no vibration, and it looks pretty peachy, even if I say so myself!
It was my first real fabrication job with the Ace, and the whole job has been immensely satisfying and great fun to do.
The ACE in it's standard form receives enough attention and it will be fun anticipating everybody's reaction when I hit the streets for proper. I hope that you like it!
For general interest, I anticipate that the whole project cost me approximately £450.00, but hopefully, it should have certainly added to the value of the bike - Mind you, I certainly don't anticipate selling it ever!
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[/pic]I have had my ACE since 2012, and have done just over 3000 miles on it. Ever since day one, I have been keen to modify it, and besides the 150cc upgrade, clip-on’s, rear shocks, sports exhaust, various speedos & tachos, Michelin Pilot Sporty tyres, full cap head stainless bolts, better footpegs, etc, etc, the one modification that I was desperate to do was to add a racing type full fairing to it, much in the vein of the original Honda RC racers of the early sixties.
There are a few suitable fairings on the market, but I was put off by their price and the fact that the fitment was dubious as it involves a considerable amount of fabrication to make it work properly.
However, just after the beginning of March this year, I bit the bullet and purchased a fairing that was advertised as being for a CR93 type Honda racer, courtesy of a UK based firm in Stevenage – BB Plastics. The MD, Gary was very obliging and after approximately 4 weeks, they delivered fairing & screen looking as follows:
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[/pic]The Honda Racing decals were purchased courtesy of E-bay (Moonpie Graphics ) and so began the process of fitting and modifying!
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[/pic]I didn’t want to weld the headstock directly as I thought that it would be better if I could come up with a removable bracket that would allow me to revert back to the naked form if I needed to. Therefore, after some head scratching and looking at other bikes, I designed the following:
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[/pic]You can probably tell that I'm an Agri-engineer by profession- I like abit of over-engineering!
The 1” Aluminium tubing came free courtesy of a new John Lewis Kitchen Blind that my wife had bought! After a few trial runs, and proving the concept, I was ready to fabricate it accordingly:
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[/pic]With the adjustable turnbuckle, and telescopic end, hopefully this would give me the adjustment that I needed! Note the U bolt that secures the bracket against the headstock, but is strong enough to keep everything in place and still allows me enough turning circle on the steering.
The rear of the fairing is suspended via 12mm Aluminium tubing that conveniently fits to the bracket that the EGR gubbins originally was bolted to, whilst I made a bracket to attach to the other side
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[/pic]After the hassle of rubbing the GRP down to an acceptable smooth finish, I realised that it would be easier to farm out the spraying to a professional as I do not have the facilities or patience to achieve a good finish!
Before the finishing coat of lacquer, however, I applied the decals, and also changed the Honda badge on the tank to provide a more appropriate design. The pin-striping also gives it that original Honda racing look as well! (Hopefully!)
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[/pic]I received the finished fairing back from the Spray shop yesterday, and eagerly fitted it in a high state of excitement! Fortunately, it all went together pretty well, and is solid as a rock. I have only had a quick 5 mile run-out, but all seems well, with no vibration, and it looks pretty peachy, even if I say so myself!
It was my first real fabrication job with the Ace, and the whole job has been immensely satisfying and great fun to do.
The ACE in it's standard form receives enough attention and it will be fun anticipating everybody's reaction when I hit the streets for proper. I hope that you like it!
For general interest, I anticipate that the whole project cost me approximately £450.00, but hopefully, it should have certainly added to the value of the bike - Mind you, I certainly don't anticipate selling it ever!
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(the whole bike of course)
