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    Who like's a front fairing?

    Just wondering who has some kind of frontal fairing from any brand name, including the Cooley fairing.
    How do you like them?
    I'm considering a Cooley fairing from Airtech, but for the last 8 years have been happy with a small windshield on my 1100G.
    Last edited by Buffalo Bill; 02-02-2016, 12:42 PM.
    1982 GS1100G- road bike
    1990 GSX750F-(1127cc '92 GSXR engine)
    1987 Honda CBR600F Hurricane

    #2
    my 850 g is covered in vetter stuff.
    i have tinnitis bad and wind bugs it.
    just about gave up riding my Suzuki
    till i found the fairing

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      #3
      Bad link, Bill.

      I'm not a big fan of the Cooley fairing on anything other than a 1000S though. When I had my GS450S, the stock 1/4 fairing was pretty much worthless (although it did have a good look to it IMO). I ended up getting a 1/4 fairing for the 83 Katana from Airtech, and made the actual windscreen from a grinding shield face mask. Only used it towards the shoulder seasons and longer rides in summer to take some wind blast off my chest.

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        #4
        I really liked riding with the Maier Sport fairing on there, the smallest size. For me it worked really well to move the wind blast over my shoulders but left my helmet in clean air so there was zero buffeting. I also liked riding behind the full fairing on my old ZX6. The windshield wasn't very tall, but enough to move the wind off my chest while keeping my helmet in clear air. Currently I'm riding behind a DART Flyscreen and it does a good job of, you guessed it, moving wind blast off my chest while keeping my helmet in clean air.


        The dart is the most minimalist fairing I've used, but it works very well, and is more effective the faster you go. So while I don't feel it around town, at highway speeds it's nice.

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          #5
          After years of riding my GS1000ST and then riding my GS1000EN, I really appreciate having the fork-mounted fairing on the S. It's not just the riding position because I have the EN set up with the same bars used on the S and with rearsets for a similar riding position. I'm not going to add an S fairing but instead I'll get a Nat Cycle F16. I like the looks of the EN and adding an S fairing would change its looks to something completely different. I figure the clear fairing would preserve much of the look of the EN and still offer a more comfortable ride.

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            #6
            I use a Shoei FM2 on the 1000G in the summer months and a full Vetter in the colder months. On the 78' 1000 I use one of those universal Cafe fairings.
            Rob
            1983 1100ES, 98' ST1100, 02' DR-Z400E and a few other 'bits and pieces'
            Are you on the GSR Google Earth Map yet? http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum...d.php?t=170533

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              #7
              Originally posted by Big Rich View Post
              Bad link, Bill.
              DOH!!! OK Fixed it> Cooley-Airtech
              1982 GS1100G- road bike
              1990 GSX750F-(1127cc '92 GSXR engine)
              1987 Honda CBR600F Hurricane

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                #8
                even a quarter fairing helps deflect the wind quite a bit that would otherwise be bobbing your head around.

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                  #9
                  Im a fan of my ES fairing with its +2" taller screen.
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                    #10
                    I like having a small sport fairing on a bike, but I despise Windjammers. I have tried many different fairings over the years. I have a Cooley fairing on my 1000G, and it is extremely efficient in deflecting the wind around one to prevent the head buffeting. Also, on long interstate trips, I can put my feet on the rear footpegs, rest my chest on the tank bag, and my head is tucked beneath all wind flow. Being you're such a tall strapping feller, I don't know how comfortable you'd be in that position, but I find it very restful when I'm chugging along on an interstate through Illinois or Iowa with hundreds of miles ahead of(or behind) me.


                    I also have the small Meier mini sport on my newly acquired KZ700. Having very limited miles on it (< 100 miles), I can say that it does provide some protection, but nothing like the Cooley.

                    Here is the bike as I picked it up a month ago (picture is from the ad):


                    The half fairings on my GS700ES and GPZ750 are about the perfect compromise between wind protection and sportiness, with the GS fairing getting a slight nod in protection. If I could figure out a way to mount either of them on my 650E without welding or cutting, I would. As it is, I'll probably put the Meier sporty on it.
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                      #11
                      I made a small alloy fairing for my project bike. The fairing is more cosmetical than functional.

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                        #12
                        Brett, your 1000G Cooley fairing is exactly what I visualized for my bike, black with gold pin stripes!
                        Kawi fairings belong on Kawis, and they look damb good.
                        1982 GS1100G- road bike
                        1990 GSX750F-(1127cc '92 GSXR engine)
                        1987 Honda CBR600F Hurricane

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                          #13
                          I have a GS 1000 ST with the original fairing.
                          While it looks quite nice it adds momentum to the front fork and this momentum reduces the feel you get from the road.
                          In short I far prefer to ride without the fairing if I want to go fast.
                          The good idea would be to fix the fairing to the frame and NOT to the fork...
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                          My bikes: CB 77, GS 1000 ST Cafe Racer with GSXR 1052 engine, GS 1000 ST, XR 41 Replica with GS 1085 engine,
                          GS 1100 SZ Katana with GS 1135 EFF engine, KTM Superduke 1290 R 2020

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                            #14
                            Here's a better picture of the front fairing on my G (and the ATK fork brace). Notice I've got a freight train headlight on it from a GS1150E:




                            As you can see, that big headlight attracts a LOT of bugs....
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                            SUZUKI:
                            1978 GS1000E; 1980 GS1000G; 1982 GS650E; 1982 GS1100G; 1982 GS1100E; 1985 GS700ES
                            HONDA: 1981 CB900F Super Sport
                            KAWASAKI: 1981 KZ550A-2; 1984 ZX750A-2 (aka GPZ750); 1984 KZ700A-1
                            YAMAHA: 1983 XJ750RK Seca

                            Free speech is the foundation of an open society. Each time a society bans a word or phrase it deems “offensive”, it chips away at that very foundation upon which it was built.

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                              #15
                              Originally posted by Blower View Post
                              I made a small alloy fairing for my project bike. The fairing is more cosmetical than functional.

                              Don't want to sidetrack this thread but again what great looking work you're doing there, real art.
                              Rob
                              1983 1100ES, 98' ST1100, 02' DR-Z400E and a few other 'bits and pieces'
                              Are you on the GSR Google Earth Map yet? http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum...d.php?t=170533

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