Repairs: Week 2

We started off the week looking at options to repair Al's bike. We started by looking at parts sourced from the dealer that another biker recommended:

COWLING,UPP,LH,O.BLUE $151,20
COWLING,UPP,RH,O.BLUE $151,20
COWLING,UPP,CNT,F.BLA $185,92
COVER-HANDLES,(Pair),EBONY $39,20
MIRROR-ASSY (Pair) $61,60
SHROUD-ENGINE,RH,EBONY $263,20
LAMP-ASSY-SIGNAL,FR,RH $84,84
Towing: $100
Bike storage Quito: ?
Frame: ?
Labour: ?
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Total $1035 USD plus

Shocked, duct tape came to mind. Internet search revealed better prices. All easy do-it-yourself stuff. Total $535 USD plus shipping / taxes. Still too much... More searching on the internet bought up a lot of handy tips. Plastic welding! We estimated that the repairs (minus the frame) would be $150, but we'd still need to revert to duct tape for main damaged fairing bits. Things were looking much better!

The next day we started off fixing the bike. Firstly, off to the tool stores. We got sandpaper, auto proxy resin, soldering iron, and a glue gun for $11.20 and found a fibreglass shop on the way. Chris was in control of taking Al's bike apart. She stripped things off and Alan done the plastic welding. We decided to take the two worst fairing pieces to the fiberglass shop. Early the next day, we had the panels back, and had a glass-smith replace the mirror glass. By lunch, the bike was back in one piece.

COWLING,UPP,LH,O.BLUE $0 - Plastic weld & proxy backing
COWLING,UPP,RH,O.BLUE $10 - Fiberglass repair
COWLING,UPP,CNT,F.BLA $0 - Plastic weld
COVER-HANDLES,(Pair),EBONY ? - Will be replacing broken originals
MIRROR-ASSY (Pair) $4 - Replaced the mirror glass
SHROUD-ENGINE,RH,EBONY $15 - Fiberglass repair
LAMP-ASSY-SIGNAL,FR,RH $0 - Lots of putty & glue
Bike storage: $30
Frame: ?
Labour: $0
Tools: $13.20
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Total $72 USD plus