I've been debating if I should paint my bike myself, have a pro do it, or order a whole new set of painted fairings.

DIY - Probably cost around 250 and I will screw it up several times
Pro - Costs 500-700 and I will be without a bike for a while. I'm a daily rider
Plastics - I'm kind of skeptical about spending $500 on something on ebay like a whole new set of plastics. Has anyone done this? It seems too good to be true.

I'm look at these on EBay - http://www.ebay.com/itm/Fairing-for-...90489568719%26

 

You might want to consider doing a wrap, that's what I did and it's holding up great. You can do one yourself for $100-$200. Here's a link to mine.

https://www.kawasakiforums.com/forum...rap-klx-39559/

 

The only thing that worries me about a wrap is that it seems quite permanent, and taking it off without damaging the plastic seems unlikely. I've actually been looking into painting it with plasti-dip. I've seen some really interesting things about it online and never many cons at all. Thanks for your input!

 

No, wraps peel right off with the help of a heat gun. I had a wrap on my trailer and took it off to sell it over the summer and had no problems. It was on for 10 years. Check out Fellers.com they have a lot of pre-designed wraps and colors.

 

Lol im a noobie both to bikes & this site. So there's few posts i can actually give my 2 cents based on personal experience.
Anyways i had to replace all my fairings due to an accident. I bought a $500/$600 set off Ebay & bought paint at a local shop. (Another $200.ish)

THE GOOD:
The fairings fit almost perfectly. The front fairing fought me a little, but that may have been due to the sub frame being bent slightly. They also came already primed & rdy for painting. I had a friend paint them for me. He went to school for auto body work & had a spray gun (& everything else needed to use it) in his garage. The bikes turned out great IMO.

THE BAD:
The fairings are thinner then OE, more flimsy. But once bolted on the bike, you'd never know. They also didn't have that heat/sound dampening foam on them. So i bought some DYNAMAT DYNALINER 1/4" cut it to size/shape & stuck it on.
The paint job would have turned out better if I had it done professionally (but i was working on a budget). Not so much that the paint its self looks bad, just i tried putting a silver stripe through it & it didnt turn out symetrical. But i guess it adds charater to the bike.

The BOttom Line:
If i had to do it again...I'd probable bight the bullet and get OE fairings. They just fit slighty better but more importiantly, because they are better quality (better plastic material & not as flimsy) they'd stand a better change of surviving a fall. Idk how my Ebay fairings would do if i hit the ground again. Even from a 10mph fall... But the painting i'd do again. It was fun & i know now what i'd do differently to make it look even better.

 

Congrats on the learning curve and informing all of us. Time to Ride.....

 

Let the pro do the job but you can do the prep work before sending it to him so you can save a few bucks.