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Fairing help!!!

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I picked up a 2002 zx6r with 24k on the clock for $1800 on Saturday. It rides good and runs pretty decent but there are no fairings on it besides the one around the headlights and the tail piece. I want to pick up a set of fairings for it but am unsure of the best place to buy them from. I have a posting on the WTB forum on here and I also saw some sets on ebay for a decent price but they want 200 dollars for shipping! Where do you all reccomend I go?
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Find them piece by piece on eBay (oem) and then have them all painted.
As 40 said, Ebay. You should be able to get an entire set for around $300-$500
Yup, try to get the remaining pieces you need on ebay or craigslist or somewhere like that and get everything painted (or paint it yourself :bigthumb). You shouldn't have to spend a ton of money to get the parts you still need, but you'll probably be dropping $150-$250 for them plus the cost of painting everything.

If you try to buy and entire set, you'll be out a lot more. The nose and tail fairings on their own can cost almost as much as the rest of the kit if they are in good condition...
Ok rookie question here. Just so I know what to search for, what pieces do I need still? Thanks for the quick replies!
Cross reference with this...
2002 ZX600-J3 Ninja ZX-6R Kawasaki Motorcycle Parts

Also, download your service manual from forum>service manuals, it will save you a lot of headaches.
Ended up buying a set of unpainted fairings on ebay for $225. I called a local body shop and they wanted freakin $1000 to paint them and the tank just black!!!
Ended up buying a set of unpainted fairings on ebay for $225. I called a local body shop and they wanted freakin $1000 to paint them and the tank just black!!!
You get what you pay for
With that being said, I might be riding around with white unpainted plastics for a while! hahaha
I actually might attempt squirting them myself. I have some experience painting wheels and the likes, so it might turn out ok if I take my time.
I actually might attempt squirting them myself. I have some experience painting wheels and the likes, so it might turn out ok if I take my time.
If they are blank plastics it might be pretty easy to get them painted since you probably wont need to do any sanding except for the tank. I just completed a paint project on my bike but I had lots of sanding to do.
With a self etching primer I think you would be right. The tank would be the only part I would be leery on.
It's only paint though right? Sand it off and try again!
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I stripped and painted my old '06 tank. Even used bondo to fill 2 dents. It was my first time using bondo and the first time using rattle cans in an effort to get a glossy finish. The tank came out great, so if I can do it anyone can.

Used aircraft paint remover and everything eventually just fell off.


Bondo... This was interesting, but sanding and shaping was a PIA. It took two applications.


primer...


Paint, clear, a ton of wet sanding and some meguires polish.


completed tank.


It was very time consuming and took me a few days to complete and I was pretty happy with the results for that being my first time. It wasn't exactly perfect, but it worked for me at the time. I wouldn't do it again though, lol.
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I just sprayed everything on my bike flat white.... It hides all the imperfections :tounge2:
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You said rattle can, like off the shelf paint or some PPG in a spray can?
I like the idea of flat white....do you have a pic of your bike?
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