Time for the gear leg fairings. This first means I need to get the brake lines secured down the leg bow and after that the relief tubes secured. THEN I can do the gear legs fairings.  Of course I’d already spent a few hours getting the pants finished to the point of them being clicoed in place and the openings trimmed.

Here are the fairings. They were CNC cut by Eureka in the USA no need to reinvent the wheel on this one.

I popped them out of the box and lined them up. No instructions but they can only go on in one direction so I added a few number labels and looked on line where sure enough there is plenty of advice.

Next I had a look at where the brake lines were going.

This is already a bit of an issue As I have the fittings up the leg a bit where the fairings will sit. I’ve just placed them here, they are not ‘fixed’ yet. After a day or so of thinking I’ve decided to make the fairings and I’ll do a cut out at the back so it will be possible to do an adjustment or tighten things up if necessary. The cut out will have a panel that I’ll just silicone in place.

Not so elegant. I don’t want the tail wagging the dog on this. I’m using stainless steel lines that will be permanent and I may one day want access to the fittings. I like how they sit as pictured on the leg so we will work around that.

Here’s the brake lines that I have a plastic tube over for protection. I have hot glued them to the gear leg and then put some gaffa tape as backing.

Next up I’ve mixed some very dry micro and used that on the top to secure the leg. After this cured I did another fill with the gaffa removed on the underside. You can see I made it tidy. Of course you are the last to see this as it all gets covered.

I’ve also secured the brake lines on the gear leg. I though about adel clamps but in fact these lines being stainless steel are really permanent. If I ever have to replace them it is going to be a big job. Unlike the plans plastic nylaflow tubing, these guys will not come out without a fight. So I might as well secure them with the least amount of weight and fittings.