I WASTED $700 On KNOCKOFF Fairings... | Stealth Buy Gone Wrong
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Welp this was a mistake. Probably not a great idea to spend $700 on knockoff fairings, but I figured I'd to a quick stealth buy to see if their quality was as good as they claimed or not.
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00:00 - Intro
01:51 - Why's The Van Always Broken?
06:40 - Unboxing
07:42 - Tail Fairing Install
11:05 - Tank Cover Fail...
13:04 - Front Fender
13:49 - Front Cowl
16:51 - EPIC FAIL - Авто та транспорт
For those who missed it, these fairings came from Nice Cycle. I didn't spend a lot of time on it in the video because I don't like putting a company on blast any more than I have to.
Looks like Michael J Fox did the line work for the red.
Always call out companies that produce sht products or have bad customer service
I've had decent luck with auctmarts and another I can't remember....but I think depending on the factory complexity of the fairings is a factor...some bikes like the k4 gsxr 1000 have 4 piece fairings while the k6 gsxr 1000 has like 12 prices a side and 6 for the front...I found that they tend to not be as good in the aftermarket.
Goof.
Glad to hear auctmart is good, saw the youtuber who uses their stuff and plan to get one or two sets for my bikes.@@tylerlafountain4840
Word of advice, always put painter's tape over the spot you're going to drill it will minimize the potential of chipping paint and or cracking the piece.🤘😎🏍
True, but since I was cutting the painted side I minimized the chance of blow out damage. If I was going inside out I would've put some down
@spitescorner if you're really good and patient with a drill, sometimes you can get away not using tape.i have lost count on how many spots I have had to touch up or reshoot because coworkers did not use tape before drilling
Also helps with the tape to back your piece with a bit of wood to drill into if there's enough flat area
I love that original blue on the F4i!
That tank cover made me hurl! Otherwise, great content like always. 🙌🏿
Well that turned into RepsLOL.
I can't even dream of getting shit aftermarket fairings to replace my cracked ones, let alone OEM ones. Bike's '88, and all second hand ebay ones are pretty scuffed as well.
Use your originals (or scuffed ebay ones) to make a mold, and lay up some s-glass or carbon fiber.
@@AlitaGunm99 Yea, that's what I'm considering. Luckily the old ones aren't too bad yet. They're still repairable enough.
This was a cool segment, what about trying Monster Fairings or a couple of others?
I know the cost sucks but maybe reach out to them and they can send you some, that'd be a cool "group test".
Some of those parts look like returns. Thanks for the warning. 👍
After watching my buddy have 2 sets of fairings just fly off of his cbr 600, when I found some that worked online I ordered them twice. These are always hit or miss and the misses can be mind blowingly bad. I remember 90% of the provided bolts wouldn't even start into holes. Correct size but bad machining.
I've often looked into budget aftermarket fairings to replace my battle scarred ones, but have always been worried about this kind of issue with them. After watching this I'm glad I didn't pull the trigger.
And was that the XO Papio Trail that I saw? I'll be interested to see your thoughts on it in a future video.
Auctmarts aftermarket fairings were amazing on my 03 cbr600rr. Would buy from them again.
I got a 2000 f4 I’ve been rebuilding over the last year and I’m enjoying your videos on this f4i I actually just changed out the crappy cheap adjustable levers that came on the bike for the stock and you are 💯 right with those things are trash front brakes completely transformed putting the stock lever on it no clue why the old owner swapped them out but glad he gave me the old ones with it
I got a stock F4 also. Can get lots of fairings cheap on eBay (originals) except for my colour lol. Typical
Nothing like an OEM...especially Honda's OEM.
Get new unpainted O.E.M. fairings and get them vinyl wrapped. It'll be not cheap but you'll be happy with the results!
Damn that sucks, im glad you made this video cause i was tossing this idea around for my sv1000s. Lucky for me tho i know how to paint. Not this kind of paint job tho (to busy for my skill level). Guess ill piece together some oem fairings and get some PPG urethane to do it right. Btw, i love the music you use on your videos
Damn unacceptable for 700. Happy to see you still like the hornet i need to send you some woder handlebars and brake lines!
No! It isn’t! Maybe 20 years ago it would be, but for a full set of painted fairings today? $700 is bargain basement and I’m impressed they fit that well! Cracks unacceptable though, that’s not forgivable.
I feel for you !
Hopefully it works out
Dude, it was a noble attempt. You’re gonna have to do some engineering for sure but it still cheaper than OEM. That’s why like you, I ride a 2007 Honda Hornet 919. Absolutely no fairing. I’m looking forward to part 2.
Man I could see ALL of the project Gremlins running around playing and laughing. Mischievous little creatures ... I was happy to see you take the hijinks with class and style.
I wonder if they sent you a used RETURNED set.
That's why so many people are interested in hearing about Good aftermarket body work.
Because 90% is garbage.
Even quality fiberglass needs tons of rework and the mounts are usually crap.
I bought a high mileage Superhawk a couple of years ago. Has Repsol body work. The fitment is ok. Looks ok. The tank cover is horrible and the mounts are broken.
I considered just painting the tank to match. I might still do that. It's a super low budget ride but it is fun.
If anyone ever finds a good kit that fits nice. Everyone and their weird uncle wants to know more about it. Especially if it's reasonably priced.
Good luck.
Nice vid! I put ABS fairings on my bike. ABS worked with me through email to design a custom paint/graphics setup. They fit fairly well, but i did need to massage a few pieces with a Dremel. I'd buy them again because i couldn't have gotten a custom paint job for how inexpensive they were. Also the clear coat was very strong.
Edit: forgot to mention but my tank cover was trash too.
Love my Nelson Rigg Commuter bag. I use the Sport nearly every day for my commute. My zipper pulls died after about six months but otherwise it's doing great. I sprayed mine with KIWI silicone waterproofing spray and it's been nearly waterproof. Good enough that I have never used the rain cover even when it was pouring out. I'm not gonna say it stays 100% dry, but dry enough it's never been an issue. I actually use it as a bit of a fender because my tail tidy doesn't stick out far enough on the CB300R, so it definitely seems some abuse and is doing great. Would buy again. It's done two winter's plus the rest of the year in between. It goes in with me so it doesn't spend TOO much time out in the sun, but this is still south Texas and there's no UV issues so far.
Got a set of auctmarts a few years ago for the gsxr I had. The body panels fit up good, I didnt have the paint issues you had but the tank cover was utterly worthless, luckily I had the original paint scheme so the fairings worked well with that. The hardware kit was just as worthless as the tank cover, so OEM hardware was polished and used.
One thing I’d probably note is that if you get fairings that are in stock, you may get them faster but it also increases the chances that it’s been scratched already just by nature of being older. If I had glossy fairings, I’d probably be interested in ceramic coating it for better protection, but the ones I’ve gotten from Auctmart were mostly matte, so I didn’t bother and can’t confirm. Mine had to be made and painted, and when I received them there was little to no ferment issues.
Hey man think positive. I ve seen these exact fairings and i was really thinking about putting them on my cbr too. Thank god i know now you just saved me lot of money man andni know as a creator you have to be positive and blah blah blah but for me i want an honest content creator that from time to time just gets angry and pissed off cause they got scammed. The world ain't full of butterflies and unicorns.
Sounds like you got what you paid for. A little extra work and a can of clear would deal with most issues. It'll look good from 20'.
I need new fairings for my 06 gixxer. Any suggestions to grab some fairings that are actually good? I’m afraid to go through this exact thing.
Just an FYI... almost all aftermarket fairings are molded at ZXMT. You are paying for fit and final finish in some cases, depending on the dealer or distributor you are buying them from. You have to do a ton of research before picking a seller. Mine were painted in house in las Vegas. I got lucky with factory replicas for my 2002 black wing over winning red. They look and fit very nicely. I used factory fasteners to hold everything together. HIGHLY RECOMMEND FACTORY FASTENERS
That really sucks. I ordered fairings for an 06 GSXR 750 from Monster Fairings and had a lot of the same issues. Mainly the super thin paint and mediocre fitment. I loved that they custom painted them exactly how I requested, but the quality is for sure nowhere near OEM, not that I was expecting that for the price.
Love the MKH on the wall, I have the white 6 and black 7. Also, would be curious to compare the different aftermarket fairing companies such as Monster and Auctmart. I need new fairings for my bike, especially after finding out after buying the bike that the seller hid the fact it had been dropped and very poorly repaired in a variety of ways. I'd love to buy OEM, but I'm basically up for a full set which is just ridiculously costed, so aftermarket is what I'm thinking.
I just put MTC fairings on my ninja 400 ans they are pretty good. I had one paint blemish on a side fairing, I am currently waiting on the piece to be replaced. Fitment was solid, tank cover is awesome!
the stock bolt are olmost always the best they dont rust and are strong try finding a bolt like the stock one you wont or you have to pay a lot for it
Just a suggestion but if you want to temporarily "black out" the visible blue, you just use some black spray can plastidip. You can peel it off afterwards of when you're done with it. Unfortunately chinese replica fairings can be super hit or miss. I had some on a 2013 ZX6R to mimic the 2015 Anniversary fairings. They actually didn't look bad but there was a fit fitment issues and the green didn't match the tank 100%
I as well love the Repsol livery. It's just cool. Sucks the fairing weren't the quality as expected and had bad fitment. Would be nice if they were.
I hope it'll work out still in any way.
Either they redo them and sent them free of charge with proper fitment, or if any other fairing company or even a starter or hobbyist who has proper quality reach out and help out.
Wrapping is always a possibility of course, but I can imagine you don't want to wrap the OEM blue plastics. Maybe you can source a used set in good shape and wrap those if you even want to get it wrapped. At least the fitment will be as OEM spec.
Wow Spite. You really took one for the team on this one. We had the same issues with Auctmart fairings last summer on an 07 RR. We tried to get the damaged ones replaced but they just sent us a link to some buffing compound (I'm not joking).
hhhhaha epic
I maybe missed it but is this explicitly listed as compatible for your exact bike?
The way you said you could grab a different bike at the end made me think maybe it was like a RC390 vs Duke 390 type of thing.
Still no excuse for pre cracked panels painted with butter
The exhaust thing sucks but a) maybe the bike went down and some stuff is out of whack and b) have you priced out a set of OEM fairings? I got a set of Ebay fairings for about $450 shipped and not only did they look great but they fit damn near perfectly too. I've had my bike since new and it has been down but not completely destroyed or bent though.
I bought a set way back for my 2006 CB600RR Orange with black flames. A friend crashed it and broke front cowling and one side fairing(no structural damage) I only used it as a track bike anyway(I bought it new)...The cheap plastics were so terrible that I just resealed the box and sold them with the bike. Didn't even bother trying to put them on. Made in Taiwan, I think.
Portillos...yummmm got a $20 gift card I forgot about, looks like it's gonna be a couple dogs and some fries for lunch and maybe a combo dipped with cheese for dinner!!!!
Im putting $300 eBay fairings on my ducati literally this weekend. So far so good. Paint is a little caked up in some of the cracks and creases, but everything is fitting fine with some patience. I feel like it’s a crapshoot with these sorts of things and I got lucky.
I'd recommend wrapping the sections of your tank that are exposed. That way you can completely hide the blue.
or just rattle can spraying it
@@jlaudio8544 if you don't want to revert back to the factory color sure.
@jlaudio8544 why tf would you do that, what if he decides to go back to the original fairings, then he'll have shitty spraypaint on part of his tank
Also.. my bike had some beat up race fairings on it, while the original finish on the tank looked nearly flawless. That's why I went aftermarket instead of repainting the originals.. it simply wasn't an option.
Nice dethklok squeal to cover up the swear, looks like you have an iron horse hanging back there. Been playing guitar and bass since 93, am in the process of starting an instrument company. The blue against the orange would look a lot better if it were closer to a gulf fuels/rivera blue. I have really grown out of dark blues as a color, if i want a les paul and the only one in the shop is dark blue I am going elsewhere
If you didn’t before, now you know what it’s like working with any surface with Harley-Davidson vivid black on it. I have a bunch of scratches on my Road Glide Special that are there just because I looked at it. 😂😂
I was pretty close to buying these myself for my '03 VFR800 but I am glad I never did. They seemed too good for the price
That sucks. My son had a woman knock over his Ninja 400 in a parking lot and used her insurance money to buy after market fairings. He got blue/green/purple paint that changes depending on your view angle and they look and fit very well. I guess it depends on which Chinese factory they come from.
Where would u recommend for fairings?
I guess your rear tire is mounted the wrong way!
I feel sorry for you, but i've got an aftermarket fairing on my 08 CBR1000RR which fits quite well (not perfect).
What I really don't like about Repsol aftermarket fairings is the black paint. Originaly it's dark blue metalic.
Great to hear some doom metal in one of your videos!
Just to clear one thing up, did you order for the right year? And they seem to have 8 different repsol fairing kits for the cbr600f4i
Yup. I triple checked before I released the video
You should peel off the blue protective plastic from the aftermarket seat lock you have! But just note that if you do... some of it won't come off. Like it'll come off the outer perimeter 'shroud' and the center area where the key goes in, but the shroud covers the outer part of the key area, and the blue protective plastic was applied before they put it together. Like come on...
Also, can you check inside the fairings for any markings? I wonder what brand those are. 'ZXMT' fairings are very common, both the old and new fairings for my 954 have them and the old ones fit alright. I'm pretty sure ZXMT supplies many of these companies, you can probably count the number of Chinese fairing factories for the actual injection molding on one hand.
Is it possible the f4i doesn’t have stock headers ?
You just need some hotbodies or the like track fairings. They look so much better and actually make it easier to service the bike because its only 3 fairings opposed to these multi piece one. And you can paint them to your like!
Been there done that with my K1300S. Actually couldn't get K1300S fairings so got K1200's and the plan was to modify them to fit. Couldn't work out what my bolts/screws were made of either, decided they were aluminium plastic composite... ;) I did read some posts in a forum by a guy who loved his, except 12 months later he admitted they were shite.
10% the cost of OEM but 1% the quality, if that. Never again! EDIT: ROKALAM was the store
After market fairing is always a hit or miss … good luck
Had the same issues with Auctmarts fairings for a 21 cbr600rr. Cracked and chipped plastics. Tabs just mia. Whole front nose cowl doesnt fit at all. Both side fairings dont even reach the front. Seat cowl wont lock into place needed zip tied. Support and feed back from the as a whole was a joke. Paid 700 for it aswell. In the trash
The old case of getting your hopes up for it will work out. And it crushes your hopes.
I've used aftermarket kits like this and never had any big problems. Even ordered custom paint/schemes. Finish has been ok and fitted good to. I communicated with the supplier direct in China tho
My F4i is in desperate need of new fairings. I'm too broke and too afraid of spending hundreds of dollars to have this happen to me😂. I'm glad to see the Best Sportbike on Earth getting nice upgrades🤘
I bought a $600 set off kings fairings for my 675. they fit like crap, bolt kit was garbage. Got totally stonewalled on returns, paypal even sided with them. they kept saying "bike is not stock".
ordered a cheap 200 set from ebay in defeat, it was the SAME KIT. Managed to fit it all with zip ties after some trimming.
DAMN AFTERMARKET ! ! !
I've always had good results with Chinese fairings. Usually less than 600 shipped. Always pre drilled. Always good quality for the price.
I have unfortunately had a very similar experience. I also ordered repsol fairings for my 900 and they are very disappointing. It seems if you breathe on them the wrong way they scratch, and the lined up very poorly. I'm extremely disappointed with the outcome of my project this far bc of these cheap fairings
That sucks! Would have been sick looking
Bought a set of monster fairings for my ZX6R a couple years back, partly because youtubers promoted them. First of, they posed as being a US based company but it became pretty obvious very quickly that they're in China. The fairings were really quite bad, the plastic was very bad quality, very thin and brittle, I had multiple tabs break off trying to install them. The paintwork was even worse, the colorcoat was very uneven and some places you could still see the white plastic. The clearcoat was the first of it all, I could have done better with a rattle can in my garage. I don't know what I expected for 500 bucks but it denitely wasn't this.
Recently bought a Honda CBR650R 23 and had the idea of turning it into a Repsol Bike with Fairings , but after talking to multiple people about it and seeing videos like this , Im keeping it Red and original , Red goes faster anyways
Try monster fairings? Id like to see how those are.
What a bummer. I just started following this channel so i dont know the history on how he acquired the F4i but if really wanna replicate the GP bike the RR is the way to go. When it came out in 03 it was designed and marketed to look just like it with i believe the first undertail exhaust for a production bike. The RR has a plastic tank. I know its hard to find fairings for these older bikes. I had an F4 with carbs and then in 07 i got a brand new 600RR. Favorite bike i ever owned besides my current S1000RR. But i truly love Honda and those bikes were what i learned on and dumped quite a few times and they are BULLETPROOF and i.m.o look just as good if not better then any modern design from japan.
My disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined. Classic.
you will need to do the new ducati fairing
I honestly thought you were going to cry !!! And I don't know why you didn't !!!!!
Have you tried Monster Fairings? I’ve heard those are pretty good.
I really wouldnt risk it, I've heard a lot of non-sponsored buyers say they fit worse than ebay fairings but then again i haven't bought them myself
@@silaidey Had set on my 1000rr -05, Fit was good. Would buy again.
@@silaideynot even close, if you are going aftermarket they are by and far the best. I bought a pearl white set for my 2018 gsxr1000 and the fitment was pretty much spot on. To compare my buddy bought a eBay fairing set for his cbr600 and we spent hours drilling and fitting those crappy fairings.
@@Critastic maybe the guy i was hearing from was just an outlier then, thanks for clearing it up!
Sorry about the crappy deal. I am going to do the repsol livery thing at some point so I was super interested in how this went.
though i do love bike projects. always. .best advice i could give is inspect any aftermarket parts prior to install and then return unwanted stuff as unacceptable stuff. just imho
Should have blacked out the old tank with some of the peel off spray.
I have essentially the same kit on my ‘06 1000RR.
If you’re paying attention you can see some flaws in fit here and there.
Nobody pays attention including me.
So I get people constantly complementing it and I get to enjoy the knowledge that it’s actually a hot mess
😂
Now, I had a small tumble and picked up a replacement set in a Blue/Orange combo instead of the Black /Orange.
I don’t know how it’s going to fit yet as I get started on it tomorrow.
$755?!?!?
I spent $400 and it’s the same stuff because it was packed identically to yours.
You got ripped off!
Man ive thrown around the idea of getting that same repsol kit for my f4i. Its a shame everything was of poor quality. It would look sick with that kit on it
Good from far but far from good!
Spite what kind of gloves do you wear? You had those same ones for a long time what kind are they?
They're Odin MFG Baja Heavy Hitters. I also wear Rev'it Metrics
Cool, thanks! As always, Thank you for the great content! Keep doing what you're doing!
You should have some plastidip around, so you could’ve code of the sides of the tank that show and cover the blue with a flat black
This is more something between Rossi's and Hayden's bike than Marquez's bike.
How much would it cost to repair you OE fairings and get them professionally painted?
Easily double
I can vouch for Monster Fairings, which I bought for my F4i. I do have an earlier split seat model, but fit wise, it was 99.9% spot on. The only thing of note is that the tail fairing was awful tight. It took some finagling, but it did indeed fit. Other than that, have some spare heat shielding on hand. I had enough, but it was just enough.
I’ve bought 2 sets off of them and both have excellent fitment, ain’t was great and cheap as all hell
Those faring might be good for the man cave to hang on the wall?
Maybe put a fake signature on them, too?
Good "conversation" piece"
All I've heard of aftermarket fairings is that they are junk! I'll happily keep my slightly damaged OEM
Monster fairings has a pretty good reputation in the VFR800 community. Obviously they are not OEM but I’ve heard they are very good. They can even get pretty close to matching the anniversary edition blue and red.
wish they had them for the 5th gen. All there is for mine are crappy compression molded plastics - those are complete and utter shite
One more reason to stick with my chopped Sportster. No mickey mouse plastic to deal with. If it ain't Steel it ain't Real!
Sucks that the fairings are so bad, but I gotta say, the music selection in this video was on point
Are you sure your not supposed to remove the factory tank cover and put this on instead?
I don't have a tank cover. The F4i has a metal tank.
Why not just rattle can the tank black?
should've went with nt, monster or auctmart fairings
I got a f4i with that exact livery 🙃
Hey @spitescorner , Can you help a brother out, I've settle on a 600 as first bike and I found a local listing for an 04 CBR600F4I w/ 10K miles for $5K. Do you think its too High or Reasonably Price? What year should I look for if I want a CBR600RR?
An 04 for 5K seems high. But it's better than a RR if you're on the street. Barely.
one more suggestion you never tighten the bolts till you get it all together so it can shift and tweak to work but those are trash
A little heat probably would have spared a few cracks.
This is why I balk at buying almost any product or service these days. To me $700 is too much money to charge on what basically looks like throw away parts. They're probably priced so that even if they get 75% returns, they'd still turn a small profit.
I would only consider it if a shop did them for customers and thrusted a specific brand, aftermarket plastics have a WELL KNOWN REPUTATION FOR BEING BAD. he knows the reputation
When you consider the price of fresh oem plastics it make sense to look at aftermarket fairings.
Bought a similar kit for my R3 and it was not good quality at all. Runs in the paint and clear, panels not lining up and different color of yellows on the two tank pieces. I emailed and complained took plenty of pics. They gave me $200 back of the 600 for the kit.
they've made from a crashed bike, that's why the fairings are strange
I believe the tank cover was made for a bike that comes stock with a plastic tank cover. Much like my 2006 Honda CBR 600rr.
My understanding is F4is all have metal tanks without covers.
well they can't all be happy videos.
*notices papio* owo