What Fairing should I go with??

[elcornus]

I'm looking for some input on which fairing you folks think would look best.

Option 1;

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Option 2;

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Option 3; No fairing,

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[Chris]

What about this one from Air Tech? You could build a better Cooley rep.

 

[Duece]

I never really liked fairings until I got my bike with the viper fairing on it. This is the best picture I have at the moment, but I think it gives it a smoother look.

 

[MAJikMARCer]

I'm personally thinking about this one: http://www.airtech-streamlining.com/vintage/Dunstall.htm

It's more expensive but it looks to be a higher quality, but I don't know that for sure. :?: But mostly I like the way it looks. It looks more old school to me. Of course the Viper is much cheaper and is already black (if you have a black bike) so it depends on how much you want to invest into your bike.

 

[elcornus]

Decided to go with the maier fairing.

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Gonna cut it down a bit, removing the areas with RED tape on it. Whatcha think??

 

[wacky941]

I prefer the Wes Cooley fairing myself, to me the rest are just imitations.

Just my .02

 

[7981GS]

That looks like it will work fine.

Eric

 

[Agemax]

is that an unerseat exhaust i see under construction?

 

[7981GS]

is that an unerseat exhaust i see under construction?

Good eye old Wise Man.

Eric

 

[Agemax]

Good eye old Wise Man.

Eric

the force is with me tonight haha

 

[elcornus]

is that an unerseat exhaust i see under construction?

DING DING DING!!!! Winner winner, chicken dinner, you sir are correct.

I started with a Vance and Hines 4-1 header, I custom fabricated the mid pipe and used an unknown make, reverse-coned muffler.
It's all fabbed up and tack welded together, I just need to Tig weld it together.
I still need to order some stainless brake lines, order some decent rear shocks (progressive?), build a seat pan/get it covered, finish body work (1 piece tail section), Etc. Etc.

I hope to have it running/riding in the next month or so. After I know everything works well together, I'll blow it apart for powder coating and paint.
Knowing me, the paint/beautifing will not happen till winter sets in, so, flat black for the summer it is!!

 

[7981GS]

Some form of heat shield under the seat/tail in the plans?

Eric

 

[elcornus]

Some form of heat shield under the seat/tail in the plans?

Eric

Yes and yes.
I'll be putting heat tiles on the seat and tail; http://www.maier-mfg.com/catalog/12-x-12-heat-tile-kit
I might fab up an alum. heat shield as well, just to be cool....get it? to be cool

And I'll be wrapping the exhaust in header wrap from collector to tip.
I "might" wrap the header as well, have to see what it looks like on the finished bike to decide.

 

[GlenT.]

Which Fairing

Which Fairing

Looks like you've made a decision but I thought it was worth mentioning that I had pretty good luck with this fairing on my '83 GS1100E. The mounting actually took a couple of tries as did the final finish, but it looks great and works well:

http://www.omarsdtr.com/fairnew4.html

Good luck with the project. Looking forward to seeing it when complete.

 

[7981GS]

Looks like you've made a decision but I thought it was worth mentioning that I had pretty good luck with this fairing on my '83 GS1100E. The mounting actually took a couple of tries as did the final finish, but it looks great and works well:

http://www.omarsdtr.com/fairnew4.html

Good luck with the project. Looking forward to seeing it when complete.

Could you post some pictures of it on your bike and some of the mounts?

Eric

 

[7981GS]

Yes and yes.
I'll be putting heat tiles on the seat and tail; http://www.maier-mfg.com/catalog/12-x-12-heat-tile-kit
I might fab up an alum. heat shield as well, just to be cool....get it? to be cool

And I'll be wrapping the exhaust in header wrap from collector to tip.
I "might" wrap the header as well, have to see what it looks like on the finished bike to decide.

They sell some stuff like the Maier stuff at Home Depot.
Sticky on one side and aluminum foil on the other.
A neighbor used it as underlayment under the carpet in his car and under the hood for insulation.
Works great!

Eric

 

[rwcfrank]

DUece, how are those shocks working for you? I noticed you have them layed way down, did that help with the spring rate?

 

[joejeweler]

I never really liked fairings until I got my bike with the viper fairing on it. This is the best picture I have at the moment, but I think it gives it a smoother look.

THAT ain't no fairing,.....more like a fly swatter!

Now here's a REAL fairing,......and "period" to boot!

These Vetters (SS model here, has built in turn signals) look great, give some onboard storage, and with about 6" cut off the top give a reasonable air flow over the top while still protecting the rider. The pics in my signature are before i trimmed the top off the shield.....

......much better now, and rain doesn't obstruct the shield, as i am looking over it a bit now.