• Required reading for all forum users!!!

    Welcome!
    Register to access the full functionality of the GSResources forum. Until you register and activate your account you will not have full forum access, nor will you be able to post or reply to messages.

    A note to new registrants...
    All new forum registrations must be activated via email before you have full access to the forum.

    A Special Note about Email accounts!
    DO NOT SIGN UP USING hotmail, outlook, gmx, sbcglobal, att, bellsouth or email.com. They delete our forum signup emails.

    A note to old forum members...
    I receive numerous requests from people who can no longer log in because their accounts were deleted. As mentioned in the forum FAQ, user accounts are deleted if you haven't logged in for the past 6 months. If you can't log in, then create a new forum account. If you don't get an error message, then check your email account for an activation message. If you get a message stating that the email address is already in use, then your account still exists so follow the instructions in the forum FAQ for resetting your password.

    Have you forgotten your password or have a new email address? Then read the forum FAQ for details on how to reset it.

    Any email requests for "can't log in anymore" problems or "lost my password" problems will be deleted. Read the forum FAQ and follow the instructions there - that's what we have one for...

  • Returning Visitors

    If you are a returning visitor who never received your confirmation email, then odds are your email provider is blockinig emails from our server. The only thing that can be done to get around this is you will have to try creating another forum account using an email address from another domain.

    If you are a returning visitor to the forum and can't log in using your old forum name and password but used to be able to then chances are your account is deleted. Purges of the databases are done regularly. You will have to create a new forum account and you should be all set.

new here, fairing question

  • Thread starter Thread starter Broke96
  • Start date Start date
B

Broke96

Guest
Hi, I am new here, Name is Patrick, 20 years old, just got a 1981 gs850g in trade, first road bike, have had dirtbikes and atv's and mopeds, but this is my first road bike. Anyway, I got the bike and it has this huge fairing on it, and after looking online for days I cant seem to find a maker or model for it. I want to take it off and return the bike to stock looking, as I like the look better, and maybe add a maier sport fairing. If anyone has any info it would be great. Thank you.
-Patrick
 
I saw a t-shirt on ebay today with a GS on the front with a very similar front fairing.
Bit big to be honest (the fairing, not the shirt!) I wouldnt be too gone on it. Dont blame you for wanting it off.
 
It looks like it might be a Pacifico fairing. Not sure on the spelling. Not sure if you could find some information by doing a seach on the internet.
 
Yeah, it might be a Pacifico fairing. They look similar.

This here is a Pacifico Aero fairing.
DSCN4237.jpg


DSCN4241.jpg
 
Thanks for all the help, I am pretty sure that it is a pacifico shadow now, I am only the third owner of the bike, were they an option on suzuki models?
I am pretty sure I am going to remove it, as well as the sissy bar and luggage rack, maybe sell them to fund for a new headlight and smaller fairing. I'll have to play with the wiring a little bit because it has a dimmer and headlight switch on the fairing itself, not sure if it came that way or was altered.
Once again thanks for helping me find a brand name.
-Patrick
 
Broke96 said:
..., were they an option on suzuki models?
Click to expand...
The Pacifico Shadow, along with the Vetter Windjammer and a host of others, was merely an aftermarket accessory that was available for virtually all motorcycles of the day. Some Suzuki dealers might have also been dealers for Pacifico and offered one along with the bike, but it was never a factory-authorized option.

.
 
Thanks, I just read up on the fairing and it said pacifico made fairings for yamaha, so I wasn't sure if they made them for suzuki's aswell.
Just another quick question, how does the stock headlight mount up?
I saw that they have ears that bolt to the side of the light, but do they bolt up to the triple trees or attach to the fork tubes? Want to make sure I get everything I need to swap the fairing out beforehand, don't want to be light-less.
 
The stock one attach to the fork tubes and have a mount point for the headlight. Check out Bike Bandit or Parts Shark for a break down. There are after market mounts that are a lot cheaper and easier to install. With the stock one you have to pull your forks out of the triple clamps. You will also probably need a headlight shell.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top