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'08 Yamaha R6 Fairings


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I personally have replaced fairings on 3 CBRs. All of which came from eBay and I think all 3 were from different sellers straight from China. All turned out great. The only reservation I would have doing this on a R6 is the gas tank. On the CBR there is a plastic cover over the tank which is included in the fairing set, therefore, no worries about colors matching. I don't believe that is the case on the R6. As far as installing them just take your time. I never had to drill any holes but did use a razor knife here and there to clean out holes. If you end up ordering a set please update. I'm curious on the color match. 

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3 hours ago, durk said:

I personally have replaced fairings on 3 CBRs. All of which came from eBay and I think all 3 were from different sellers straight from China. All turned out great. The only reservation I would have doing this on a R6 is the gas tank. On the CBR there is a plastic cover over the tank which is included in the fairing set, therefore, no worries about colors matching. I don't believe that is the case on the R6. As far as installing them just take your time. I never had to drill any holes but did use a razor knife here and there to clean out holes. If you end up ordering a set please update. I'm curious on the color match. 

Ok, I was looking at Ebay and saw they were from China and was skeptical. My R6 has a black tank so I'm not too worried about matching. When I get the time to do the install, I'll post back here. Thanks!

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When you install be sure to use plenty of heat shield near your headers otherwise you will melt your shiny new fairings. I learned my lesson the hard way. 

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35 minutes ago, durk said:

When you install be sure to use plenty of heat shield near your headers otherwise you will melt your shiny new fairings. I learned my lesson the hard way. 

Will do. thanks for the heads up, wouldn't have thought of that :cheers:

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2 hours ago, JapanRider92 said:

Turns out my Yamaha is an R6S and not an R6... so those fairings didnt work out. The search continues!

That's weird - the pics in the ad are from an R6r, not an R6s...

I have a front sprocket cover from an '06 R6r in my garage, I didn't put it on the bike before I sold it.  It's brand new and should fit your '08 - if you need one, let me know...

 

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1 hour ago, tall_tracy said:

That's weird - the pics in the ad are from an R6r, not an R6s...

I have a front sprocket cover from an '06 R6r in my garage, I didn't put it on the bike before I sold it.  It's brand new and should fit your '08 - if you need one, let me know...

 

I appreciate the offer, but if I'm going to replace a single piece it would be the tail fairings. The previous owner "launched it out of his garage," so the left tail plastic has a chunk missing from the underside. The the rest of the left side has minor scratches so it wouldn't be a big deal to not replace them. 

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22 minutes ago, JapanRider92 said:

I appreciate the offer, but if I'm going to replace a single piece it would be the tail fairings. The previous owner "launched it out of his garage," so the left tail plastic has a chunk missing from the underside. The the rest of the left side has minor scratches so it wouldn't be a big deal to not replace them. 

No problem - I wasn't sure how bad the fairings damage is and didn't know if that included the sprocket cover.  The previous owner of my R6r cut my sprocket cover - maybe to replace the sprocket since the back wasn't stock either... who knows?!?

Good luck with your search for plastics - I've helped friends install them and it doesn't always go smoothly if they aren't OEM.

 

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7 hours ago, JapanRider92 said:

Appreciate it. Might make finding some a little easier. 

03-04 confirmed, 05 bodywork with the exception of the front fender will swap too. 

05 had a different front end with inverted forks vs traditional which is why it has a different fender. 

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17 hours ago, natedogg624 said:

03-04 confirmed, 05 bodywork with the exception of the front fender will swap too. 

05 had a different front end with inverted forks vs traditional which is why it has a different fender. 

:cheers: Appreciate it

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