Strange cracks.

[GTRpilot]

Washing the bike and found a couple of small hairline cracks on the left top grey panel leading up to the heated grip controller on the left. Popped open the pocket and found that had cracked around the lower fastener which was missing. Nothing has hit the bike as far as I know and no damage to any panels etc, just these small cracks in the plastic. Might have to replace it.   

[virginiajim]

Got pics?

[Burchy]

Who last serviced it?  Probably had to come off to do an air filter change.....

[GTRpilot]

Serviced by me, all okay when I put her together, and that was well before I noticed the cracks.

[SirToU]

I thin I had the same cracks but on the right side panel, just below the bottom right fixing.

I think it was more to do with over tightening the fixing and vibration causes the crack.  I think that inner panel cost me something like £86.00 to fix. 

:-(

[GTRpilot]

I thin I had the same cracks but on the right side panel, just below the bottom right fixing.

I think it was more to do with over tightening the fixing and vibration causes the crack.  I think that inner panel cost me something like £86.00 to fix. 

:-(

Thanks, I was hoping It wasn't my fault 

[Redrat]

I blamed my servicing dealer for damaging the left hand panel by tightening the bolt too much. He provided the panel (£50) which he was not prepared to fit. During the removal process I found the glove box outer edge broken and screw driver marks under the lid. The bike is garaged and never left unattended - so no idea how all this happened. The glove box is listed at £200 so the damaged rim was glued back into place. I think that some plastics get brittle and fracture through movement as I have just found similar damage to one of the windscreen cover plates.

[GTRpilot]

I blamed my servicing dealer for damaging the left hand panel by tightening the bolt too much. He provided the panel (£50) which he was not prepared to fit. During the removal process I found the glove box outer edge broken and screw driver marks under the lid. The bike is garaged and never left unattended - so no idea how all this happened. The glove box is listed at £200 so the damaged rim was glued back into place. I think that some plastics get brittle and fracture through movement as I have just found similar damage to one of the windscreen cover plates.

My glove box is broken around one of the fasteners as well, the fastener and corner of the box is missing, don't really want to fork out £200 for a new one though!!!

[topo]

Some time ago ,I had the same cracks....up to the heated grip controller. 
Happened during my trip to Marocco , so i thought was for the weather too hot.....the sun....but was not for that  because too many gtr have that problem !!
If you change it i reccomend you to check inside the nearest glove compartment, that in my case was cracks also ! 

[GTRpilot]

Some time ago ,I had the same cracks....up to the heated grip controller. 
Happened during my trip to Marocco , so i thought was for the weather too hot.....the sun....but was not for that  because too many gtr have that problem !!
If you change it i reccomend you to check inside the nearest glove compartment, that in my case was cracks also ! 

Yes, mine has cracked as well 

[virginiajim]

If any of you guys get time, I would very much like to see what you are talking about in the way of cracks.  I want to see if it's happening over in the US.

[Redrat]

This photo shows the brittle area around the bolt and the crack on the edge of the glove box - the other break is hidden by the lid.

[O.C.]

Certainly looks like over tightening

[viper]

over tightened and caused a stress line, a few trips out and the stress line develops into a crack

[virginiajim]

Looks like plastic gone bad to me..

Anyway, can I borrow that pic for our forum?