What race fairings

[675Rider]

I am considering Hotbodies. Anyone have experience with them? What do you use and why? Thanks!

[CaneZach]

Hotbodies are ok, but not great. I had them on my old GSXR and I had all kinds of fitment issues. There were holes that didn't match up with the bolt holes on the bike, but there were more than enough that did line up, so I wasn't too concerned. Look into Sharkskinz of you get the chance.

[dragos13]

Yeah this will really be dependant on your price range. You can find a full set of hotbodies for around $500 where as Sharkskinz will be about $800.

I've ridden for both companies and the Sharkskinz is a far superior product. My painter said you can usually spend about the same money going with hotbodies and having to prep before spraying where as you can spray Sharkskinz pretty much straight out of the box.

Hotbodies does hold up well in crashes. Its flimsy so that allows it to bend instead of just break or crack. My last bike had HotBodies and if I have the cash this year I'll be going with Sharkskinz.

[Ghost]

+1 for SharkSkinz

[UglyDogRacing]

I have always run Sharkskinz, but if you don't want to spend that much and want something that is better quality than Hotbodies, check out Armour Bodies - http://www.woodcraft-cfm.com/cgi-bin/commerce.cgi?search=action&category=OOO6

[Graphite675]

Sharkskinz are the best but your going to pay for it.
You can get a cheap set like optimal plastics ( http://www.shop.superbikestore.net/Triumph-Bodywork_c248.htm ) which work just fine but some of the cheaper plastics may have slight fitment issues and probably will not hold up as well in a crash. Nothing you can't work around though. At < $400 (shipped) it's a lot cheaper then rashing up your street plastics.


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[eklew]

I think Desmodromico on here was selling his set of Armour Bodies.