rain Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 Well, I know many think beaking the FJ is an abomination, but I like it. What I don't like is the 165ish price tag. Found one on ebay for 63 bucks US shipped, and took the bait. Still too much for a 4" piece of abs, but I SAVED A HUNDRED DOLLARS!!! Anyways, it's on the slow boat from China, hopefully I can report back before next year. rain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rucicube Posted October 25, 2018 Share Posted October 25, 2018 Let us know if any customs duty is applied when your package enters the USA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rain Posted October 27, 2018 Author Share Posted October 27, 2018 I'm in the US, that never happens, in my experience. It just takes 3 weeks to arrive. Will let you know, WITH PHOTOS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suncoaster Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 I bought one - it came from the Baltic states, and is fibreglass rather than plastic. After a few coats of paint and re-drilling a hole or two it's on. If it cracks or breaks it's going in the bin. One side effect: it seems to have smoothed the frontal airflow a little. Before you put yours on try and guage this to see if there's any difference, it may just be my perception. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rain Posted October 30, 2018 Author Share Posted October 30, 2018 Well, it's been 5 or 6 days since I ordered the thing from China, it arrived today. I'm in California, but that's still unusually fast. Usually ~22 days. It looks great, texture matches, and came with mounting hardware. I suspect it's the same exact one you can order from the US, just sold out of the back door of where it's actually made. If any of you have purchased the US one for ~160 bucks, it would be interesting to know what the molded-in maker info says on the bottom of the thing. Will let ya'll know how it goes on, but it looks fine. rain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member DavidS Posted October 30, 2018 Premium Member Share Posted October 30, 2018 Well, it's been 5 or 6 days since I ordered the thing from China, it arrived today. I'm in California, but that's still unusually fast. Usually ~22 days. It looks great, texture matches, and came with mounting hardware. I suspect it's the same exact one you can order from the US, just sold out of the back door of where it's actually made. If any of you have purchased the US one for ~160 bucks, it would be interesting to know what the molded-in maker info says on the bottom of the thing. Will let ya'll know how it goes on, but it looks fine. rain Pictures before mounting, and after if you have the time..... and thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rain Posted October 31, 2018 Author Share Posted October 31, 2018 I tried to upload a couple of images, "No Images could be successfully uploaded". No explanation, dunno what to do. Maybe I can stick them somewhere else and post a link. edit: Another try: https://ibb.co/iDoG00 https://ibb.co/iQ4Of0 rain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wordsmith Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 They came out OK... Riding a fully-farkled 2019 MT-09 Tracer 900 GT from my bayside home in South East Queensland, Australia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norcal616 Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 I tried to upload a couple of images, "No Images could be successfully uploaded". No explanation, dunno what to do. Maybe I can stick them somewhere else and post a link. edit: Another try: https://ibb.co/iDoG00 https://ibb.co/iQ4Of0 rain using "mobile view" wont let me upload pictures but switching to "desktop view" I can upload pictures... 2012 wr250f - C-class 30+ age group 2015 fz-07- Hordpower Edition-80whp 2015 fj-09- Graves Exhaust w/Woolich tune by 2WDW @120whp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rain Posted November 1, 2018 Author Share Posted November 1, 2018 Installed the beak, all went well. All hardware included. It's the "63 buck shipped from China one" on ebay. https://ibb.co/jbqy2f https://ibb.co/mcurNf https://ibb.co/izZ2TL rain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wordsmith Posted November 1, 2018 Share Posted November 1, 2018 Installed the beak, all went well. All hardware included. It's the "63 buck shipped from China one" on ebay. https://ibb.co/jbqy2f https://ibb.co/mcurNf https://ibb.co/izZ2TL rain The beak has been featured here before. But I wonder if it could be the first step towards making a 'soft' adv-tourer version of the Tracer along the style of BMWs mighty GSs. This amazingly-successful - and expensive - machine sells like hot cakes, but is rather too large and heavy for many: I had to abandon my last R1200 GS almost two years ago for this very reason. And many owners never take them off-road, or at best venture only onto smooth graded trails. But that's OK - the Tracer's basics would make for a great GS lookalike, IMHO. Artists - go to your drawing-boards! Riding a fully-farkled 2019 MT-09 Tracer 900 GT from my bayside home in South East Queensland, Australia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rain Posted November 2, 2018 Author Share Posted November 2, 2018 Except this one's about a hundred bucks cheaper... That was the point. Maybe I missed earlier references to others that weren't ~165 bucks. rain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozn3 Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 On 11/2/2018 at 11:47 AM, rain said: Except this one's about a hundred bucks cheaper... That was the point. Maybe I missed earlier references to others that weren't ~165 bucks. rain any long term issues with the beak? Got one from China as well for about USD 25 haha! I wonder how this will hold up at high speeds.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdavis Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 3 hours ago, ozn3 said: any long term issues with the beak? Got one from China as well for about USD 25 haha! I wonder how this will hold up at high speeds.. Mines OK in triple digits. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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