'83 GS1100E Fairings? (POTM Sept. 2010 question)

[wookie100]

Hey all, I'm just about a month until my GS1100E is back on the road! I'v scoured the forums and I wanted to ask if anyone found out how to get a fairing/cowl setup like is shown on the Photo of the Month Sept.2010? Other then making an offer to Brian Higganbotham to buy his bike, I have no options.I'v been racking my brains on this one, I'd rather not settle on a GSX1100EF fairing..
Advice, Opinions, Direction, Criticizm, and Leads are all welcome!

Thanks!

Lars T.

[Nessism]

That's a tough one. Fairings like that are quite rare. I'll be watching this thread to see what you come up with.

Good luck.

[Mysuzyq]

That appears to be a Pichler fairing....they were made in Germany, and it might be quite difficult to find a decent one for your bike now. A Hannigan fairing also offers similar lines and coverage...I had a picture of one on an 1100E, that I unfortunately deleted just last week. They are quite rare too, though.

[wookie100]

Mysuzyq...beat me by 4 minutes with the same info. hah!

[Mysuzyq]

Mysuzyq...beat me by 4 minutes with the same info. hah!

No problem...it happens. Here are some pics from a Hannigan web page (click for larger pics), to check out.

http://www.hanniganmotorcyclefairings.com/Suzuki/suzuki.htm

[Jason the terminator]

Found several Pichlers on global.ebay.com but none were Suzuki specific just Yamaha, BMW, and Kawasaki. Don't know if you could get one from another bike to fit but I wouldn't chance it on the prices they're asking.

[posplayr]

There is member here that has one for a gs

[wookie100]

This is a real late-night thought.. But I'v built engine cowls for homebuilt aircraft.. I'm wondering if I should spend 2 months and just carve and lay up my own. That or make some plugs of an existing design, like the Pichler's... Hmmm....