BlackPanther
Hyper-Fast Recumbent Riding Member.
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So my Streamer fairing gave up the ghost a few weeks ago. Thought I'd bang a thread showing how I fixed it. A new bracket would've been quite expensive, and I felt that as the o.e. part broke, a new one would suffer the same fate (I ride on some rough roads.) Me being me, (tight, and crap at d.i.y) I thought I'd have a go at bodging it.
The part that broke was the bracket that fits underneath and holds the main support for the front of the fairing. See below-I'm holding the part that broke.
I reused the original part that holds the tube which supports the front of the fairing. I sandwiched it between 2 thickish steel plates, one behind, resting against the bottom bracket, the other in front, which is pressed tightly by the plates that came with the u-bolts (ordered off ebay.) The plates (which are covered with black insulating tape) bent nicely as I tightened the nuts up, and any worries about the u-bolts twisting have vanished. I've been for a quick test run, and it seems to work perfectly, the fairing is fixed solidly and it should last forever.
Many thanks to 'Hercule' for giving me the u-bolt idea. My setup is a bit simpler than yours (and about the best I'm capable of achieving!) and the quick release function has vanished (due to the u-bolts clamping it tight anyway) but I never adjusted/removed it anyway, so it'll do for me.
The part that broke was the bracket that fits underneath and holds the main support for the front of the fairing. See below-I'm holding the part that broke.
I reused the original part that holds the tube which supports the front of the fairing. I sandwiched it between 2 thickish steel plates, one behind, resting against the bottom bracket, the other in front, which is pressed tightly by the plates that came with the u-bolts (ordered off ebay.) The plates (which are covered with black insulating tape) bent nicely as I tightened the nuts up, and any worries about the u-bolts twisting have vanished. I've been for a quick test run, and it seems to work perfectly, the fairing is fixed solidly and it should last forever.
Many thanks to 'Hercule' for giving me the u-bolt idea. My setup is a bit simpler than yours (and about the best I'm capable of achieving!) and the quick release function has vanished (due to the u-bolts clamping it tight anyway) but I never adjusted/removed it anyway, so it'll do for me.
