Fairing Bolt Kits - Are They Worth It?

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Fairing Bolt Kits - Are They Worth It?

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There are fairing bolt kits on eBay from overseas for about $50, they come with all nice dome headed bolts and I suppose an allen key or two, and they maybe even come in green for that extra blingy look (or I could get blue, or silver, or anything really). Would they be worth it or should I just go to my local bolt shop and it will work out cheaper?

Anyone bought one or have an opinion?
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They look pretty! I've been considering them for the six...

Seen a guy at the Robertson Pie Shop with the black special edition 10 and he had all the fairing bolts in red... looked awesome!

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I bought some for my ZX7R they were ok, but because they were made out of alloy the smaller ones had a habit of stripping out the slot for the allen key in the head of the bolts.
I would prob try and get some stainless steel ones from a bolt shop nest time.
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bolt shop ..........replaced all fairing screws with stainless after i binned the 250 ........cost 26 bucks with plastic washers
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Thanks Craig, I can do without green ones if it's that cheap, pretty stainless stuff will do me just fine.
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hopefully you'll get a friendly sales person that'll help theres lots a kinds ......mention allen key or torx bits...or you'll get a couple of really ugly results
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This is the one I was looking at and it's stainless:

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll ... :IT&ih=005" target="_blank" target="_blank

And tastynuts only have alloy ones:

Alloy Fairing Kit Kawasaki ZXR750 J/K (1991-1992) Ref: FKA230b
Include the necessary bolts, washers and nuts to replace the entire fairing bolts including belly panel, seat unit and mud guard. Also included are Anti-scratch bodywork washers, sleeving, pro-lube and allen keys.
Please note that Screen Kits are sold separately

Stainless option might be OK after all depending on price?
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OK so they have the stainless ones which I assume are only available in silver:

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/KAWASAKI-ZXR250- ... dZViewItem" target="_blank

40 quid including postage.

Or they have anodised ones in colours, aluminium though:

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/KAWASAKI-ZXR250- ... dZViewItem" target="_blank

Two pounds extra, but aluminium, but coloured.

Stainless better (less chance of breakage or head rounding)? Or if I use the copper grease and a good allen key socket then I should be OK with the heads and I can bling away in green to my heart's content?
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Errr
Standard Kawasaki fairing screws - the domed type, phillips head and generally painted black.
They are stainless steel. Go find a buffing wheel and polish up the ones you already have. Much cheaper.
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I dont like them

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i'd put that $50 into more 'usefull' bling :rock: XXbazooka.gif
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Gotta be worth 2 seconds a lap hasn't it? :roll:
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BikerBoy wrote:i'd put that $50 into more 'usefull' bling :rock: XXbazooka.gif
Like what? I've got almost everything else I need, what else should I buy with my fiddy? Suggest away.
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??? rimtape? 8) :) :)
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