Windjammer time capsule

[Burque73]

I was poking around behind the headlight and found a rolled up ziplock bag. Inside was an original owner's manual, Suzuki tire pressure gauge that still works, windjammer pigtail wiring diagram, and the soft saddle bag instructions.

[Buffalo Bill]

Nice little find!
When I bought my 1100G, the windjammer was beat up, but could have been reconditioned. The tape player and speakers were gone, the windshield was cracked and splitting. I rode it home in the rain and it deflected it all away, I thought it worked very well.
But, that's not the kind of bike I wanted so first day it came off. I put it out on the curb and somebody grabbed it right away.

[dorkburger]

That's cool. I love finds like that.

[Gorminrider]

Bonus! It's like finding an old silver dollar under the steps or an ancient penny under the mast!

[Buffalo Bill]

Leave the penny under the mast, that's for good luck!

[Gorminrider]

haha! Yes, I would!...I have a penny under mine but it's a wood mast.. but I don't know if aluminum masts would agree with this tradition- not a copper penny anyways

There's kind of a good reason for the tradition I guess- copper being somewhat toxic to rot

[Buffalo Bill]

Maybe that was ticked off Poseidon, Ulysses forgot to toss a coin down there.
Glad we have the story anyway.

[Redman]

I was poking around behind the headlight and found a rolled up ziplock bag. Inside was an original owner's manual, Suzuki tire pressure gauge that still works, windjammer pigtail wiring diagram, and the soft saddle bag instructions.

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Intersting that a PO did that.

I have an eletronic copy of a Windjammer Manaul, although from an Windjammer IV.
PM me an email if you are interested.

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[Burque73]

Thanks Redman.
I'm still not sure if this is a permanent fixture on the bike. Ill wait a while, at least through the winter before making the decision to find a headlight and blinkers. I do have a slipstream I could use instead after the windjammer if I need it. It's just so hot and a little more air flow would be great.
Got home yesterday and was drenched, of course I was wearing a jacket. Crazy Albuquerque drivers can't be too careful around here!

[Redman]

Behind fairing, wearing jacket, I found to have one hand/arm/sleeve far out on the end of the hand grip and other one on inside part of grip so that sleeve further in behind fairing. (and of course not with gloves having big cuffs that cover sleeve). This will cause the outside one to maybe catch some wind or at least be higher pressure, and the inside hand/arm/sleeve to be in lower pressure. Therby creating a air flow up one sleeve, across back and out the other sleeve. Can raise or lower elbow(s) to change air flow thru sleeve, somewhat, and lean forward or back to change air flow from back to front, somewhat. Of course I am talking about Michigan were 85 degF is a warm day and 90 is a real hot day and 95 is a rare terrible awful hot day.

I too was not sure I was going to like full big fairing, used to put on silhouette in fall and take of in spring.
Then got the GK. Had it a for only a short while, when I stood up on pegs, and about got blown over by the wind blast, and was surprised by the wind blast, like I had forgotten about that.
Guess I got used to the big fairing real quick. Can certainly ride lot further with the fairing.

ANyway, nice of the PO to have that info available.

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[argonsagas]

Behind fairing, wearing jacket, I found to have on hand/arm/sleeve far out on end of hand grip and other on inside part of grip. THis will cause the outside one to maybe catch some wind, and the inside one to be in lower pressure. THerby creating a air flow up one sleeve, across back and out the others. Can raide or lower elbow to change air flow thru sleeve, and lean forward or back to change air flow fromt back to front,,,, somewhat. Of course I am talking about michigan were 85 is a warm day and 90 is a real hot day and 95 is a terrible awfull hot day.

I too was not sure I was going to like ful big fairing, used to put on silloutte in fall and take of in spring. THEn got the GK. HAd it a for only a short while, when I sttood up on pegs, and about got blown over by the wind blast, and was surprized by the wind blast, like I had forgotten about that. Quess I got used to the big fairing real quick. CAn ride lot furter with the fairing.

ANyway, nice of the PO to have that info available.

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Thanks for sharing that experience.

My 1100G came with a mounted Windjammer IV that had the original shield including rotating vents. I loved the thing. The exposed hands was a concern during winter, but Vetter had already thought of that, too, and sold a product called Hippo Hands: big, bulky and covering the levers and bar ends, they stopped the wind entirely. Because they had to fit over the bar controls they were too loose to keep hands warm, so I wore gloves inside them, but one day at about 20F/-6C I put bare hands inside and rode about fifteen minutes before the chill got to me.

[Gorminrider]

Maybe we should leave "easter eggs" for future owners tucked away on our bikes too....

[850GT_Rider]

Thanks for sharing that experience.

My 1100G came with a mounted Windjammer IV that had the original shield including rotating vents. I loved the thing. The exposed hands was a concern during winter, but Vetter had already thought of that, too, and sold a product called Hippo Hands: big, bulky and covering the levers and bar ends, they stopped the wind entirely. Because they had to fit over the bar controls they were too loose to keep hands warm, so I wore gloves inside them, but one day at about 20F/-6C I put bare hands inside and rode about fifteen minutes before the chill got to me.

Those Hippo Hands still command good money on Fleabay.