Mounting complete side covers and belly pan on 85

[balky1]

Hi all!

Is there any schematics or anyone knows, if I mount complete side covers on an 85 to close the engine, together wit the belly pan, do I need some special screws, washers, rubbers?

[balky1]

Maybe this is what I need? http://www.ebay.com/itm/Fairing-Bolts-Kit-Fastener-Clips-Screw-Aluminium-Sportbike-Aftermarket-Red-/141493900264?fits=Make%3AYamaha%7CModel%3AFJ1100&hash=item20f1b193e8&vxp=mtr

[Steve_in_Florida]

Balky,
If you deviate from the stock fittings, then you will have to adapt or fabricate.

This is not a new concept in motorcycling.

If you fully enclose the engine with plastics, you'll be retaining a lot of heat. Might not matter to you.

As for the link to the kit... well... you would have to adapt or fabricate.

Which side panel set are you looking at?

Steve

[balky1]

Balky,
If you deviate from the stock fittings, then you will have to adapt or fabricate.

This is not a new concept in motorcycling.

If you fully enclose the engine with plastics, you'll be retaining a lot of heat. Might not matter to you.

As for the link to the kit... well... you would have to adapt or fabricate.

Which side panel set are you looking at?

Steve

Hi Steve!

I have the side panels you see in the photo (I got the bike from the guy in the picture, but not that one he's burning rubber on  ). Belly pan and side panels are originals, sold many years ago in Europe as additional equipment. All holes and fittings are at the right place.


My only problem is he doesn't remember (it was many years ago since he ridden it, as you can see pic is pretty old) were there any rubber washers or special screws and I never mounted it before so I'm also wandering if I need normal screws or some special fittings (maybe rubberised to avoid vibration cracks) to go with it. If you get me?

You didn't have those side panels in USA?

Ivan

[jo-sommer]

Hi Ivan,

that picture looks as if those are sidepanels / lower fairing parts by Gimbel or a french manufacturer whose name I just can't remember at the moment.

All of those were fastened by regular metric bolts; plastic (Delrin?) washers came with almost every of these products - so I would recommend them.

Wether there are some of the fastening points to be supported with gromits mostly can be figured out by the diameter of the holes; they shouldn't be larger than 10 mm for reg. bolts.

Gromits are offered in sets as well as fairing bolts (with larger lense-shape heads).

IMO the main aspect is not to apply too much tension on the plastics of the fairing (worse than "regular" vibrations of the engine), a set of Delrin washers / spacers of various thickness should avoid crackles.

Cheers Jo

[balky1]

Hi Ivan,

that picture looks as if those are sidepanels / lower fairing parts by Gimbel or a french manufacturer whose name I just can't remember at the moment.

All of those were fastened by regular metric bolts; plastic (Delrin?) washers came with almost every of these products - so I would recommend them.

Wether there are some of the fastening points to be supported with gromits mostly can be figured out by the diameter of the holes; they shouldn't be larger than 10 mm for reg. bolts.

Gromits are offered in sets as well as fairing bolts (with larger lense-shape heads).

IMO the main aspect is not to apply too much tension on the plastics of the fairing (worse than "regular" vibrations of the engine), a set of Delrin washers / spacers of various thickness should avoid crackles.

Cheers Jo

Thx Jo, that's all I've needed!

Now only time and money to repaint those old side panels and they will be on. 



Ivan