GS1100G, fairing project

[nvr2old]

Nicely done. Sturdy mounts, and very functional. Should look great color-matched.

[pano]

Looks great! For years I have been fitting a cut down 1150 fairing on my 821100e and you provided some ideas how to fab the bracket. Thanks.

[Buffalo Bill]

Damn, that looks good. You have enough room for your hands at full steering lock?




+1, they suit it very well.


Mark

Right thanks good question. I'm going to cut out more room for my knuckles. That was an issue I tried to fix using many different angles and heights, but decided I'd just have to do some cutting after all. Will do a few more test rides to find any more issues for adjustment.

[Buffalo Bill]

Looks really nice Bill. Are you going to have any pin stripping done to it?

Thanks! Wish I could find an exact match to what's there; 1/8-1/16-1/8.
This bike is overdue for touch up and new clear coat, so I'm gonna add a wide racing stripe up the middle on the tailpiece, tank and fender, plus the fairing, in red or burgundy.
Might add some similar pinstripes on the fairing.
Somewhat inspired by the 83-84 Kawasaki GPz1100-750

[gsrick]

You have to design and build your own struts for these fairings.
My design came out really solid, feels good.
Next-headlight mount and windshield install.

Looks good Bill, I'll have to remember this thread whenever I get to my one piece full fairing. Are you going to weld all the ends or leave it with the screws holding them together?

Never mind, I looked back and saw that it's made of aluminum and steel.

[bsharpish]

Looks superb ........ given me an idea for a winter build

Time to budget in another bike

[Buffalo Bill]

Looks good Bill, I'll have to remember this thread whenever I get to my one piece full fairing. Are you going to weld all the ends or leave it with the screws holding them together?

Never mind, I looked back and saw that it's made of aluminum and steel.

I was gonna epoxy the aluminum struts into the steel feet after I was sure I had the right lengths, but it's nice to be able to take it apart easy. Maybe I'll just silicone glue them, to absorb movement/vibration.

[Buffalo Bill]

Got it painted, vintage super bike look

Ok, I like it. Finally got rid of it's frumpy olde 80s cruiser look, while keeping the original black with pinstipes.
No sawsall, No larva seat, No "Cafe" BS.

[dorkburger]

Very cool! Looks like a gentleman's hot rod......

[Deuce]

Nice! It blends right in. If it wasn't for the red and the windscreen, you could hardly tell a fairing was on it. Have you had it up to speed yet? If so, how's it handle?

[Buffalo Bill]

I pushed it up to 115MPH just a week ago, rock solid straight.
The bar end mirrors don't like those wind speeds, but they hung on.

[BurntKittyForge]

That looks awesome!!!
I was looking at pics yesterday (before painted even) ,
I kept looking at my ride ('93 gsx1100g ) today and thinking about a similar fairing.
Starting to look naked imagining a similar fairing (Gotta save up some loot towards one).

That Bandit full fairing looks one of a kind cool on Air tech site IMO, BTW.

I was going to ask whether any trim was planned like the ebay bike,
(I have a link for some door trim that'd work but it's not rubbery like the pic in OP. from looking at some car door trim ebay to go on my gas-tank but undecided).
Looks great w/out trim and painted now though I see.

Well little off-topic but anyone know what the muffler is on the ebay bike pic ? (my 4-1 is same/very similar),
Curious about it for future possibilities.
Thanks for the awesome pics/ fairing information/technique !

[Buffalo Bill]

That looks like a Vance & Hines name plate on the muffler.

[2BRacing]

Good job Bill, I like your mounting bracket ideas. Do you have any pics of the headlight mounting bracket and how it is mounted?

[Buffalo Bill]

I cut out headlight ears from cardboard, then thin galvanized steel, and fastened those to the struts.
I was gonna use those just for modeling the design and replace them with sheet aluminum, but they work very well as is because the fairing holds almost all of the headlight weight. Steel is probably better suited for these anyway.