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    windjammer fairings

    First time I was ever on a bike with a Windjammer, I was a passenger. Early '70s, I was having an emergency top-end rebuild on a '67 Bonneville at Big-D's Triumph in Dallas, Texas. The mechanic had a brand-new Trident with a Windjammer. He gave me a ride across town - truly amazing - I don't...
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    ANYONE HAVE CRUISE CONTROL ON THEIR BIKE?

    I bought a throttle lock once, but it looked too complicated to install, so I took it back (pathetic, I know - I'm a pretty good carpenter, though). I would like to have one, I think. I've used a throttle rocker and it's been great, but after about a year it started to slip some - either the...
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    Got in a terrible bike accident yesterday

    I know it'll sound odd coming from me, but if you can settle this in a way you feel is reasonable by going through YOUR insurance company, unless your injuries are more severe or permanent, you're probably better off at least putting contracting a lawyer on hold. The 30% is not a big deal...
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    Strap-on Saddlebags - Above or below the seat?

    I've got the Tourmaster Cortech bags (and tailbag). I put them over the seat, but I rubbed a hole in the corner of each from contact with the rear shocks. Have to figure out a way to rig it away from the shocks for this summer.
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    Handlebar, footpeg (rearsets), and windscreen help.

    Omar's site is full of good stuff. I had other options, but he's got a really sweet quarter-gairing for bikes with 8" headlights (GS1100E). Also one for the 7".
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    Need a windscreen vendor

    I've got a Wes Cooley fairing on my '82 GS1100E. I ordered it from Gustafsson. Not cheap ($90), but the only place I could find. http://www.bikescreen.com/proddetail.asp?prod=SuzukiGS1000S%6078%2D%6080&cat=88
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    Making fairings from scratch

    There's a guy in Madison with an early '90s ZX-11. He bought it crashed, built his own adjustable bar risers and fashioned a fairing out of the rubber from an old conveyor belt. Seriously Mad Max looking machine. Ugly as f u c k hell.
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    clip-ons for an 83 GS110E?

    No help here, of course, as I haven't considered clip-ons, but I too have an 1150 fairing (and an '82 GS1100E). I'm thinking of trying what solosuzuki in Montreal did and cutting it way down to a handlebar mount quarter fairing. I use a Wes Cooley now, but I think that might look slicker (as...
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    Shaping a new fairing

    That is absolutely THE bike. I didn't know it was yours. So, how did you do the fairing and where did you get the shield?......and......what are those rear shocks? More on the wheels later. That bike is actually my wallpaper on my computer.
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    Shaping a new fairing

    Thanks - fortunately, it's a damn big fairing, so I get practice a bit on the edges first. And I'll have to find a place to buy the screen.
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    Shaping a new fairing

    I use a Wes Cooley fairing on my '82 GS1100E. It works very well, but about a year ago a Bike of the Month had a pared-down '84 GS1150ES (?) fairing that looked very cool. The original is a large frame-mount fairing, but he cut it down to a small bar-mount cafe fairing about the size of the...
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    Fork Brace Install

    I've got a Telefix exactly like the one in your first picture. Takes a couple minutes to install, but more to pay for ($129). I bought one earlier off ebay for $20 just like the one you have. Didn't fit my bike.
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    140 mph speedo

    Simple question for someone. I just picked up a console from an '83 GS1100E (with the 140 mph speedo. I want to switch speedos with my 80 mph '82. The new console is cracked, so I don't want to replace the whole thing. Is it an easy exchange to just pop the old speedo out the back and pop in...
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    fairings?

    OOH-ooh-ooh. 185......fun...........big motor.......up, up, up, stall, dive, made my brother puke.......fun.........
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    fairings?

    If you do have to cut away for your signals, it's very easy with a Roto-zip (plug for a local company) or you could use a coping saw. I did that on my old Yamarat and it worked fine. The fairing keeps the wind off your chest fine. The fasteners that come with it are crap and rust instantly -...
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    What are some good sources for smaller turnsignals?

    Oddly, since I posted that last reply, I hit some ice and laid her down. A few hundred bucks later, I'm on the round, but lost my right bar-end mirror and cracked the shaft for my right turn signal. I had a spare turn signal, but, thinking I would never need it, I scavenged a piece if wire...
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    What are some good sources for smaller turnsignals?

    Shorter signals on my 1100 would look nice. Hmmmm.... cheap, too. Related to the lockhart site, they have those folding billet bar-end mirrors I love. I always use bar-ends, but pretty cheap ones. $80 apiece is hard to part with, but they're slick.
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    speedo

    I've got an '82 GS1100E, so I also have the baby speedo. I've tried to buy a few '83 140mph speedos off ebay, even one NOS. No luck - they ultimately went for $100 or so. I don't know what your speedo would look like, but '83s the year. Another option is a Sigma BC800 digital bicycle...
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    Restoring my bike, but what about the engine?

    I've got zip for technical skills, but that's a beautiful looking ride. Never seen one.
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    Fork bracket/remove?

    I agree with Steve. You'll definitely notice less stability around the corners if you get rid of it. Before I knew it was there, I dropped $130 on a beauttiful Telefix fork brace and convinced myself I could tell the difference. It was redundant and I suspect I was delusional.
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