Fairing?

[Deegz]

Hi

I posted a picture and was wondering if anyone might recognize whether this might be a vintage or collectible fairing? I believe it’s for a 78-79 GS1000 and appearently many other makes and models.

What are your thoughts?

All the best

Carlos

[Vmass]

This looks like a universal fairing. Several manufaturers have made these throughout the years.

https://www.amazon.com/XMT-MOTO-Universal-Headlight-Windshield-Windscreen/dp/B08D9G9B2N/ref=asc_df_B08D9G9B2N?mcid=8f3e596b54e93145ba504b3c7fd98c87&tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=693695091839&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=6443799876606476001&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9193347&hvtargid=pla-1567056159972&th=1

[trevor]

Looks Like an Emgo Fairing...I have one in my stash of parts and had one on my 83 that got crashed....they are around 100 bucks new

[bwringer]

Yup, they're still easily available new in black; paint to taste.

https://www.revzilla.com/motorcycle/emgo-universal-viper-retro-cafe-fairing?sku_id=960622&gQT=1

IIRC, the dippy EMGO logo is just a sticker. I assume it's easily removable.

[danny01975]

Looks exactly like mine. Agreed, it looks like an Emgo fairing.
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[Boogywstew]

I never had a motorcycle with a windshield or a fairing but my next bike will get a small fairing like yours! I have driven motorcycles with both fairings and windshields and I have a question I have never seen discussed: How can you people see through those things at night? Wouldn't a clear windscreen by itself or as the windshield part of a fairing be better? I thought maybe people wanted tinted windscreens to help with bright sunlight reflections but you could wear sunglasses during the day. At least at night you wouldn't be looking through tinted glass.

[Rob S.]

I have never had a motorcycle with a windshield or a fairing...

My hero!

[Boogywstew]

I've been riding motorcycles since my mid twenties and I'm now 72. I only started wearing full face helmets in my late 50s. Before that, it was goggles!

[Grimly]

I have never had a motorcycle with a windshield or a fairing but my next bike will get a small fairing like yours! I have driven motorcycles with both fairings and windshields and I have a question I have never seen discussed: How can you people see through those things at night? Wouldn't a clear windscreen by itself or as the windshield part of a fairing be better? I thought maybe people wanted tinted windscreens to help with bright sunlight reflections but you could wear sunglasses during the day. At least at night you wouldn't be looking through tinted glass.

None of my fairings have had windshields as tall as some I see. I always have them just below eye level (sometimes several inches below) so that I can see over them but still get the airflow deflected over my head.

[grcamna2]

None of my fairings have had windshields as tall as some I see. I always have them just below eye level (sometimes several inches below) so that I can see over them but still get the airflow deflected over my head.

Same here. I had a fairing just like that,but made from fiberglass on a 350 I had in the 70's.
I have a Vetter Quicksilver w/ the tall screen on my GS450E now.

[gustovh]

Been riding for over 60 years and have run a shield or fairing for 50 of those years. It’s a whole lot less tiring on a long ride. 2” above or below eye level as rule of thumb.

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[salty_monk]

Never had a problem with a tinted one, the sweet spot is generally below eyeline anyway as others said. That Emgo fairing & others like it tend to concentrate wind blast up under you chin which was not really an improvement, I ran one for a while but generally prefer the Suzuki naked and consider that style mostly for looks....

[Boogywstew]

I will look for a small fairing with a clear plastic windscreen and if sunlight reflects off of it and I find it annoying, I will wear sunglasses. I don't see the appeal of a tinted windscreen other than from an appearance standpoint. I don't like tinted windows in a car unless it's just along the top of the windshield only. Night vision is more important to me.

[bwringer]

Unless you're four feet tall, you never look through the windshield on that Emgo fairing. It could be made of solid opaque plastic.

[trevor]

Unless you're four feet tall, you never look through the windshield on that Emgo fairing. It could be made of solid opaque plastic.

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