Fixing cracked plastics

Had this same issue. You can find Plastic epoxy at home depot or advance auto parts, Use it on the back of the piece then you can sand the front and paint it. You couldn't tell as long as you are using actual paint, not rattle cans.

If you need a paint match I suggest color rite. Color Rite Distributing Co.

It matched my 2001 ZX-12R perfectly when I needed it.

EDIT - Mine cracked right at the top of the nose fairing where the mirrors and fairing out to the front "antler" bracket. That area has a lot of stress and after using the epoxy it never showed signs of weekness and I wheelied that bike all the time.

a-ron said:

Thanks for the tip... As far as paint goes, I could give two hoots less, lol... I'm eventually going to repaint the whole thing.

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Right but if you are going to paint it with rattle cans you may still see the crack untill you paint it properly. Thats all I was getting at. You can even fill the crack once the inital curing takes place just to fill the front and sand it smooth for cosmetic reasons.

No do not drill a hole. You don't know if there is any further issues within the make up and you could make it worse or possibly cause the cracked piece to break totally off. Just epoxy it form the back side and use filler on the front for cosmetic issues.

MR.S7 said:

and to make a better finish next time get extra fine sand paper and put it in water befor to make the "cleaning of the plastics" .

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AKA Wet Sanding