I heavily modified an ABS fairing to a friends Kawwy Vulcan using heat welding and ABS solvent, no Bondo or fiberglas. After ten years of active road use no cracks or fails.
Vetter and many Vetter copy fairings are not fiberglass. And while epoxy, fiberglass or Bondo does adhere to ABS, its better to use ABS solvent (Acetone) to actually solvent weld the material. ABS can also be thermal welded with a...
Great work and thanks for the post. I have heavily modified a fairing to fit my VN1600 Vulcan, lots of ABS plastic work that needs a facotry looking finish. In the past I wiped the surface down with Aceton and then coated it with brush...
Many fairings like Vetter, Pacifico, Rifle and others are made from ABS plastic. For crack/damage repairs or mods maybe people attempt epoxy, or fiberglass, which many times does not work so well. Since these fairings are made of ABS...
Here is the Pacifico Shadow fairing I have modified to mount onto my Kawasaki Vulcan VN1600 to create a full dresser "Road Glide" style bike.
I suppose I could call it a Kawa Glide. I replaced the big gumpy 4" turn signals with LED...
The Pacifico Shadow is a really well made fairing equal in quality and design to the classic Vetter fairing. Just a different interpretation of what Craig established as the deisgn and build goal. Like the Vetter fairing, the Pacifico...
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