CHEAP Chinese Fairings for Wrecked Yamaha R1 Rebuild - Is It Worth It? Part 12

Now that my bike is mechanically sound (or so I think…) it’s time to make her pretty and put some cheap new custom fairings on it 😀

I never used Chinese fairings before and I want to see how the fitment turns out to be. Especially that gas tank cover that seems ubiquitous for the 07-08 Yamaha R1 4C8 on eBay and Aliexpress

So I put it together and realize some parts are good and some are really not… Having no paint reference doesn’t help when comes the time to color match the gas tank with those fairings…

But you know I spray paint my way through perfection and that’s exactly what I did with some Duplicolor cans and some masking tape to make stripes on the tank

Tell me what you think of the result!

The good thing: the taillight (also coming from a Chinese seller) worked right away and was a real plug and play product

I also show how to change stripped rivnuts (rivet nut) on my rear subframe

I hope you enjoy watching and get some value out of my video 👍
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Links of parts and tools used in this video:

eBay fairing kit for 07-08 Yamaha R1 4C8: http://ebay.to/2WtmqgT

Bondo kit: http://amzn.to/2WxSdxg or http://ebay.to/3h4lSY8

Gloss clear coat: http://amzn.to/38jmi9b or value pack http://amzn.to/2J4gOGC

Rivnut tool: https://amzn.to/2J4aHSK
Hi I'm Tristan!
I live in New York and when I'm not working on my fitness clothing line (https://yoked.net) I DIY with intensity 😅
For now, I restore wrecked motorcycles. So I disassemble, weld, machine and fix those bikes so they can go back on the road!

Join me in my projects: http://bit.ly/2Wd2L5Y
Live updates of my builds on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tristandurandbuilds/

If you have any questions write them in the comments and I'll make sure to help 👍
Thanks for watching!

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