The standard plastic fairings on my 748 are still going strong, although it has started to crack on the top fairing in a couple of places, so I'm going to have to keep an eye on it now!
I use a set of GRP fairings on it for trackdays but I'm pretty sure they weigh more than the standard fairings, and a lot more than the previous tatty fibreglass ones I had, so they just didn't feel secure hence fitting the brackets to hold the bellypan.
I then did the same to the belly pan on my old race bike just to make it more secure, using some of the tapped holes in the engine cases to mount brackets from. Worked a treat!
I also ditched the dzus in favour of proper bolts and rubber well nuts as I'd lost a couple in the past. Now you know why the race teams tape them down! | 
10-Jan-2012, 10:48 
antonye
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