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A protective cover (30) for a motorbike, the motorbike including a fairing over forward parts of the motorbike, the cover (30) having a shape that conforms to the shape of at least a front portion of the fairing and being adapted for attachment there over by fastening means (82, 84) so as to prevent

A protective cover (30) for a motorbike, the motorbike including a fairing over forward parts of the motorbike, the cover (30) having a shape that conforms to the shape of at least a front portion of the fairing and being adapted for attachment there over by fastening means (82, 84) so as to prevent debris striking the fairing from the direction of vehicles travelling ahead of the motorbike, and wherein the cover (30), in use, is in one piece.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A protective cover for a motorbike, the motorbike including a fairing over forward parts of the motorbike, the cover comprising: a front top cover portion configured to cover a top front-end portion of said fairing; at least one fastener for attaching the cover to the f

The invention claimed is: 1. A protective cover for a motorbike, the motorbike including a fairing over forward parts of the motorbike, the cover comprising: a front top cover portion configured to cover a top front-end portion of said fairing; at least one fastener for attaching the cover to the fairing; wherein the cover, in use, is in one piece and conforms to the shape of at least a portion of the fairing; and characterized in that the cover further comprises a right bottom cover portion configured to cover a right bottom portion of the fairing, and a left bottom cover portion configured to cover a left bottom portion of the fairing; and wherein the right bottom cover portion and the left bottom cover portion each have a side section, a front section and a lower flap section, said lower flap sections being configured to be connected together by the at least one fastener to cover a bottom front-end portion of the fairing behind the motorbike's front wheel such that, in use, said cover protects the top and bottom front-end portions of the fairing from debris striking from the direction of vehicles travelling ahead of the motorbike. 2. The protective cover of claim 1 further comprising a transparent sheet having a shape that conforms to the shape of a headlight of the motorbike, and positioned for placement thereover. 3. The protective cover of claim 1 further comprising mesh portions corresponding to and covering air intake and exhaust cooling ports in the fairing. 4. The protective cover of claim 1, wherein each cover portion is made of an outer surface of marine grade vinyl fabric bonded to an intermediate layer of poly(2-chloro-1,3-butadiene) with an inner surface of a non-abrasive nylon cloth material. 5. The protective cover of claim 3, wherein the front top cover portion includes an upper section and a lower section, the lower section including fiberglass mesh portions for covering air flow ports in the fairing and including fiberglass mesh portions for covering ram air intake ports in the fairing. 6. The protective cover of claim 1, wherein the side section of the right bottom cover portion includes a fiberglass mesh portion for covering an exhaust cooling port in the fairing. 7. The protective cover of claim 6, wherein the at least one fastener for the lower flap sections are configured to be connected together by a zipper fastener comprising interlockable lengths of teeth affixed on respective opposed edge regions and an attached slide piece for uniting or separating them. 8. The protective cover of claim 7, wherein a flap extension extends from an edge region of a first one of said lower flap sections, one length of zipper teeth being affixed on the edge region, the flap extension having a respective one of either hook or loop strip affixed adjacent a free edge thereof for fastening to a mating hook or loop strip affixed to a second one of said lower flap sections on which another length of zipper teeth are affixed when the zipper fastener has connected the lower flap sections together. 9. The protective cover of claim 1, wherein the right bottom cover portion and the left bottom cover portion each include hardened inserts for maintaining a predetermined desired shape of the cover when in use around a cowling region of the fairing.