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The fairings on my blade are pretty reasonable but have picked up a few cracks and dings in the last 20 years. Then a couple of weeks ago whilst moving the bike (with a flat back tyre) it went over onto the right side. No major structural damage, bent the brake lever, broke the indicator and bar end but also put a small crack in the top fairing and more scratches to the lower. After much swearing I hit the web and contacted fellow forum member Big Ben to see if he still had parts from his Blade streetfighter project. Ben was able to help me out with indicators, levers and an inner fairing panel but didn’t have the rest of the plastics.
So I weighed up the following options:
1. Leave it as is, the battle scared look is cool right? no
2. Look for second hand replacement panels for the damaged ones. This turned out to be impossible as my colour scheme was only available for 1 year (1994) and any available are 20 years old and just as bad as mine.
3. New panels from Honda. Some are still available but come in a single colour and the OEM decal set is no longer available. Besides I would have to sell the house and at least one child to afford them.
4. Repair my panels, repaint and use an aftermarket decal set. An aftermarket decal set for my bike is £200 plus cost of repair and paint.
5. Aftermarket fairing set in either standard or custom colours.
As you can probably guess from the title of this post I went for option 5. This also means that all other options are still available to me in the future as I will be putting the original set up in the loft.
I’ve been looking at the aftermarket fairing kits available on eBay, Amazon etc for a while. The majority originate from China and this can put off some people as Chinese products have a reputation as being poor quality. However, through working for some major companies that source both components and tooling in China I know that this is not necessarily the case. In fact, many of the OEM supplied parts on modern bikes have been sourced from China for many years.
So my search through Youtube, online reviews and many forums started looking for a company that I trusted. I then contacted the likely ones and asked many questions about construction and custom paint.
Eventually I decided on https://cbr600fairings.com/, who had good recent reviews, answered all my questions promply and with good English and were willing to customise any of their standard designs in any way I wanted. I toyed with the idea of going completely custom (including the Blue Pallet Wood grain effect – Radar) but in the end decided that I didn’t want to paint the tank to match. Also this means that the bike can be returned to standard in the future.
I ordered this set yesterday for $399 (£252) delivered. But with the 1994 colours not the 1995 ones shown in the picture.
https://cbr600fairings.com/cbr-900rr-fairings-honda-canada-p-264.htmlI know there might be a another £60 to pay for import duty (depending on if the customs pick it up). Still a good price in my book.
I already had an email confirming my order and the changes I want from “David” from cbr600rr fairings .
I’ll update this thread next when a big parcel from China arrives.
Be interested to see how they fit and the quality. I have been toying with getting some for my Blade
Sorry t hear the blade toppled over, very frustrating I bet. The fairing option you are going for seems to be the best way forward. Two or three of the lads on the Thundercat forum have fitting these fairing kits to their bikes and I was pleasantly surprised with the quality. All had opted for the tank cover too as they went for non standard colours and some reported fir issues in the area of the fuel filler, but all had got around the problem OK.
I might pop down for a look see when you get them
Chinese quality has come a long way in the last 5 years
:)Hi EVERYONE
long time no post/reply! Seeing this post reminded me about seeing my own photo of my GSXR600 used to advertise their product – the cheeky so and so’s had nicked it straight off the BikePics site! In that pic they sure looked as good as the genuine item because they were! Not here yet SES, but I only ordered them a week ago. I’ve had a few emails from them confirming the exact model of the blade etc.
Good to hear from you TT07. I did a lot of research before placing an order and saw the actual delivered fairings on blogs etc of this company. They specialise in Honda fairings so it must have been another company? After saying that I noticed a lot of them used “stock” photos on their websites.
Welcome back TT!
As for the fairing kits:
Standard Thundercat on the left. The one on the right has a Chinese kit fitted
The second bike in the line up has a Chinese fairing kit
The white bike has a Chinese fairing kitQuick update:
Fairings left China on the 18 Dec and arrived in the UK on the 22nd Dec (see below)
18-12-2013 14:31 Delivery Agent – CHINA Collected from customer
21-12-2013 01:18 Delivery Agent – GUANGZHOU – PTT Forwarded for export
22-12-2013 19:07 International Hub Received in destination country
22-12-2013 19:09 International Hub Awaiting Customs clearance
22-12-2013 19:10 International Hub Awaiting Customs clearance
23-12-2013 23:56 International Hub Awaiting Customs Charging
24-12-2013 01:34 International Hub Forwarded for UK processing
24-12-2013 06:44 National Hub Received and processedI’ve been emailing and leaving messages for Parcelforce since the 22nd and finally got a reply today!
They need to send a letter with a reference number so I can pay the custom charge (£58) then they will arrange delivery!!!
They refuse to take payment electronically or over the phone.
I know it has been the Christmas hols but even so…….. 4 days to get from China then over 3 weeks to get the 30 odd miles from Coventry!!!!
Quick update:
Fairings left China on the 18 Dec and arrived in the UK on the 22nd Dec (see below)
18-12-2013 14:31 Delivery Agent – CHINA Collected from customer
21-12-2013 01:18 Delivery Agent – GUANGZHOU – PTT Forwarded for export
22-12-2013 19:07 International Hub Received in destination country
22-12-2013 19:09 International Hub Awaiting Customs clearance
22-12-2013 19:10 International Hub Awaiting Customs clearance
23-12-2013 23:56 International Hub Awaiting Customs Charging
24-12-2013 01:34 International Hub Forwarded for UK processing
24-12-2013 06:44 National Hub Received and processedI’ve been emailing and leaving messages for Parcelforce since the 22nd and finally got a reply today!
They need to send a letter with a reference number so I can pay the custom charge (£58) then they will arrange delivery!!!
They refuse to take payment electronically or over the phone.
I know it has been the Christmas hols but even so…….. 4 days to get from China then over 3 weeks to get the 30 odd miles from Coventry!!!!
You have got to laugh! I will take a trip down to take a look when they rock up!
Pete have you tried on here for Airsoft stuff?
long time no post/reply! Seeing this post reminded me about seeing my own photo of my GSXR600 used to advertise their product – the cheeky so and so’s had nicked it straight off the BikePics site! In that pic they sure looked as good as the genuine item because they were! 
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