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Thread: Better replacement for lower fairing quick rivet?

Created on: 03/02/10 06:41 PM

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Better replacement for lower fairing quick rivet?
03/02/10 6:41 PM

I've never owned anything that uses the quick rivet, so I have no experience with them.
Mine is allowing the 2 fairing halves to separate a bit. It's not real bad and I keep thinking it will stop getting worse but it seems like the gap is getting wider. I had all the bodywork off and inspected the rivet but didn't see anything obviously wrong. The 2 halves go together easily so there isn't much strain going on to pull on the rivet as I thought before. I thought the plastics were "settling" so to speak and defeating the rivet.
Has anyone had the same problem? Did a new rivet fix it or did you find a better fastener? I'm thinking if I can find a bolt with a large dome/crown shape then I can just use a lock-nut on the inside and tighten just past finger tight. I'd wrap a very small piece of rubber tape just around the thread that's in the fairing hole so the bolt threads can't cut or abraid the fairing hole. Then powdercoat the bolt gloss black and I'm done and don't need to wonder about the lowers splitting at speed sometime.
Any suggestions appreciated.

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RE: Better replacement for lower fairing quick rivet?
03/02/10 6:55 PM

Great question. I too have been looking 4 something better.

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RE: Better replacement for lower fairing quick rivet?
03/02/10 7:27 PM

Are you all talking about the pop-pin plastic rivets? If so, I have taken the center push pin out and replaced it with an appropriate size screw. On the ones I've done that way, it has been a few years now since, and no issues so far.

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RE: Better replacement for lower fairing quick rivet?
03/02/10 7:28 PM

Push type like they use on the zx6r tail section.They push in the center like rivets.



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RE: Better replacement for lower fairing quick rivet?
03/02/10 7:33 PM

yeah, and as used for the skins on the 14 then, exactly, and with a screw they can be tightened up to pull a bit on loose pieces.


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