[They call me Ruby]

I got the cowl from Honda the other day. I spray painted it myself, but am not satisfied with the results. The clear coat i put on gave the white color a yellowish color. I'll wait until after the New Year and have the cowl and the unpainted bottom fairing painted together to match.

 

[They call me Ruby]

Oh yeah, what do you think?

 

[Cire 5th]

I like it. That is the honda one and you just repainted it?

What are the steps you took in painting it?

 

[BitTraveller]

Looks great, does it an original Honda accessories?

 

[They call me Ruby]

It is the original Honda Cowl. $132 but well worth it for the look. I used Krylon white / clear coat paint. As always, I figured out a better way to do it once I started the process. Hanging the part by a string will help with the run off of paint and not being afraid to use the entire can will also help. By that, I mean, spray in wide strokes, not concentrated streams.

 

[They call me Ruby]

Cire 5th, where do you live in Concord? I'm in downtown next to Plaza Santos. We should get together and ride sometime!

 

[Nithesh]

For some reason ive never liked the design of the Honda Cowl. Maybe its the SAC effect.
But it looks good. Just think the middle portion on the top should match the Tricolor Blue

 

[Cire 5th]

Cire 5th, where do you live in Concord? I'm in downtown next to Plaza Santos. We should get together and ride sometime!

Yea around Taylor St. Im usually on BARF, Bay Area Riders Forum, posting on there. I join group rides there. You should come join us sometime. Next ride will be on New Years Day. Either Mines Rd to the Junction or Lake Berryessa. Check out the group ride section.

It would be cool to see another CBR250R there.

On the Cowl paint job topic......did you sand the black paint off first before painting with white?

 

[They call me Ruby]

No, it came ready to paint. I'll just take it to someone to get a real paint job.

 

[aafaq]

is it permanent?

is it permanent?
if someday i wana take my girl for a ride can i remove it whenever i can ???
or get it installed by myself anywhere?

 

[miltonch76]

is it permanent?
if someday i wana take my girl for a ride can i remove it whenever i can ???
or get it installed by myself anywhere?

It's removable, just as the stock seat.

 

[spdklls]

for $34 total shipping and all..you can buy this brand new chrome plastic rear cowl off Ebay for our cbr's..and I think it would hold paint even better than the $150 cowl

 

[armstrr]

for $34 total shipping and all..you can buy this brand new chrome plastic rear cowl off Ebay for our cbr's..and I think it would hold paint even better than the $150 cowl

I could only find ones that fit the cbr1000 from that seller

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[spdklls]

I could only find ones that fit the cbr1000 from that seller

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You will notice that in the compatible vehicle tabs on that web page..it states the cowl is 100% compatible with the 2011 CBR250R as well..actually says its compatible with 20 diff vehicles..tho the ad is for the cbr1000..thats what I was going by...and the pics they have of the bottom of the cowl looks the same as the bottom of the stock one to me,(2011-2013 are all identical body parts wise)

chrome cowl
Item number
180869831653

This part is compatible with 1 vehicle(s) matching 2011 Honda CBR 250R.

also comes in iridium from this seller
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Rear-Seat-C...ar:2011|Model:CBR&hash=item2a1cae9cea&vxp=mtr

 

[bcoli2674]

I could only find ones that fit the cbr1000 from that seller

same here. silly me: I searched for a 2012 CBR250R, not a 2011. D'oh!

 

[bcoli2674]

for $34 total shipping and all..you can buy this brand new chrome plastic rear cowl off Ebay for our cbr's..and I think it would hold paint even better than the $150 cowl

Okay. I'll be the guinea pig. I have a feeling I'm getting what I pay for, but it won't be the first time (or last time) that I've thrown $$$ away: I'm talking about you, Assassin's Creed 3!

If I don't work I'll turn it into a clock or something.

 

[Kuumi]

Someone ordered one of these cowls yet? Im really interested in how they look on our bike cuz the price is quite nice

 

[nakdrdr]

I'd click on their negative feedback before buying ;/

 

[bcoli2674]

I'd click on their negative feedback before buying ;/

I did. It's about what I expected. I didn't see anything on this particular item, let alone on the CBR250R specifically. 98.5% isn't horrible. I'm not as picky as most people when it comes to tolerance level of a product.

again, $34. if it's marginal then I got my money's worth.

 

[nakdrdr]

There was something there about the paint bubbling on a cowl. And one not fitting? You can open a case with ebay if it doesn't work out though