Henry Martin - Motorcycles: Lynx Fairing Install WR250R

Friday, March 7, 2014

Lynx Fairing Install WR250R - part 4

Finally making some progress here.

With the dashboard in place, it was time to "trim" the fender to accommodate the lower bracket. The trimming is quite substantial, as the bracket has to sit directly on top of the fender, plus you have to carve enough of the fender out to have room for the fairing itself and the two nuts.

I trimmed and trimmed, finally reaching a point where I got a little scared - I could see the light through the fender as the plastic grew dangerously thin in spot. These spots, however, are exactly where there is a plastic brace in the fender, so it won't affect its structural integrity. Still, instead of carving more room for the nuts, I decided to turn the bolts around, and carve little channels so they could be backed out with a hex T-handle.

This way, I can set the fairing in place, screw the bolts in tight, and secure them with a nut from behind. The aluminum bracket from Britannia is threaded, but I would not trust the few threads to hold the bolt in place.

Next, I tried several locations to mount the relays so they would not interfere with the headlights. There is not much room behind the dash, so up high they had to do. The double sided tape works like magic.

I also routed most of the wiring through the "ring" where the ignition originally resided. It keeps it somewhat tidy.

Then I set the fairing in place.

That thing looks like an alien!

I also got some Acerbis Rally Pro handguards which, as I found, would not fir on the stock bars due to the welded crossbrace. Off to get a new handlebar, Renthal RC High Bend. This, of course meant more mounting.

The handlebar is slightly wider than the stock one, so now I have the room to mount the handguards. The dashboard, however, interferes with the mounts, so I had to trim the dashboard a little.

With new bars, one needs new grips. I always liked ProGrip, so I picked up a pair.

And since I will be installing the handguards, I had to trim the throttle tube to fit in the bolt. I left the tube hanging out a bit to make sure no grip glue will find its way between the throttle tube and the handlebar itself.