New Never Installed Faring

[bg241ihc]

I have this new fairing that has never been used I want to sell. There a few (not many) slight scuffs from sitting around but the windshield is scratch free and very nice ( I installed a couple of the screws for the photo) and the metal flake paint looks new. Hardware is included as shown. One compartment uses the key, the other key somehow got broken and just opens with a screwdriver or the key to turn it. You use your original headlight and turn signal lenses as necessary.

I want to get $200 for it. Local pick up Chicopee Massachusetts, I will meet you partway within an couple hundred miles at $0.30/mile one way. If you want to specify and pay for shipping from Zip 01020 I will consider it. If no interest in a few days I will post for public sale.

[bg241ihc]

Just to be precise. this is a brand new fairing (from about 1978) it has never been mounted or used. It is in BRAND new condition NOS and looks perfect. It has never been repainted. This is the original finish and it is very nice. All parts, mounting holes gaskets and surfaces show this brand new condition. If you look at the wiring harness and rubber mounts you can see they are new and have never been used as well. The windshield has never been used and is super clear and scratch free. The bracket is the only thing that shows any evidence of mounting but it was only attached to the frame and never carried the fairing.

[cywelchjr]

Wow, I've never seen or heard of a blue Pacifico fairing before, at least not as NOS or in it's original paint.

And that mount looks an awful lot like a Vetter mount. Pacifico Mounts are two piece mounts, unlike that single piece Vetter mount there (but that fairing is clearly not a Vetter, other than color it clearly is a Pacifico, it's just the wrong color.

You sure there's not some sign of a really first class paint match job matching it to a 79 without ever getting mounted to a bike (maybe because the found they didn't actually have the right mount for it?)?

[crazy steve]

..And that mount looks an awful lot like a Vetter mount. Pacifico Mounts are two piece mounts, unlike that single piece Vetter mount there (but that fairing is clearly not a Vetter, other than color it clearly is a Pacifico, it's just the wrong color...

That IS a Vetter mount; I've got both, and you can't mount the Pacifico with the Vetter mount. Puts it too far forward. I agree with Cy, that's non-stock paint and that would explain why the edge trim isn't installed.

Nice shape though...

[bg241ihc]

I have already been contacted by PM on this point by another member and this caused me to look over the fairing with a fine tooth comb. Unless this was completely stripped, perfectly sanded and prepped then flawlessly painted I truly believe this is a factory paint job. There is absolutely no evidence of maroon or any other color at any seams, over-spray, or anywhere. Nonetheless and whatever, this is a new never installed fairing. The mounting bracket fits it perfectly. All components are new and the windshield is perfect and as stated, the paint is, without a doubt either a factory job or done by a very expert painter in a dust free booth with outstanding adhesion and curing.

So the bottom line is; anyone looking for a brand new NOS fairing of this style, here it is.

[figman]

Nice fairing. I have the exact one on my 78 standard. Wish mine looked as good as yours.

[bg241ihc]

Here are some shots of it mounted to a partially stripped frame. It seems to fit perfectly and I don't think it is too far forward. I used the mounting bracket shown and the holes that were provided. It attached as easy as pie and there is no interference from anything on the bike.

[cywelchjr]

You can't tell on a stripped bike, cause it's the fit around the gauges and such that matters. It should be a fairly tight fit there, and if it's not then handling is affected. As I recall, there is an adapter plate that was available that could be used to mount them on a Vetter mount which I believe moved them back to the proper position as I believe it may also sit a bit low with the Vetter bracket.

As for the color, it might be a very small number of non-black fairings were made before the fire destroyed the factory along with all the molds. You can't ever trust the fit of something on a stripped machine.

You could end up with a really upset buyer when they find out that it doesn't really fit correctly on a fully assembled machine and that the positioning affects handling in a negative manner.

PS, have you test fit a standard headlight and turn signals onto the fairing? Cause if if those parts don't swap onto the fairing from the bike, their not likely going to be available anywhere else, and if they are, your only market is going to be the owners of standard machines, as the special headlight and signals in that case would certainly not fit.

[bg241ihc]

Here are some shots of the headlight and blinker lens installed along with the instrument cluster installed with bars rotated lock to lock.

I am starting to be sorry I posted the item for sale here first. It sees that a lot of replies indicate that I don't know what I am doing or I am trying to pass off something that is not what I say it is. I am not sure of the history of the brand or the applications. I only know that it is designed for the XS1100, fits fine on the pictured bracket and is in new condition.

[dpotter58]

Looks very nice. Don't let 'em bug ya. If you beleive it to be NOS, say so and sell it as you see fit.

[bg241ihc]

Thanks Mr Dpotter,

I do believe it to be as previously described, will fit the bracket shown and will accept the lighting fixtures from the original bike.

Still offered for sale

[cywelchjr]

Apparently the fairing was modified from the factory to use a vetter mount, or it's a modified vetter mount for the fairing. What we have said was that we felt the color being factory was unlikely since the factory burned down before the 79 model year destroying all the molds and any production product that had not already shipped. This may have included a small quantity of of units painted in the 79 color scheme, but the factory being destroyed was why vetter was contracted with to built a modified windjammer to replace the pacifico. So this would be an VERY VERY rare, likely one of far less than 100 made units in existence.

Clearly everything fits correctly as you have shown there, which was our question base on that you showed what was an apparently incorrect mount for the fairing which means a good proper test fit is needed to confirm proper fit. You have done this to any reasonable standard.

Clearly, the headlight and turn signals fit as well, this has also been demonstrated. This still keeps the issue being the same, your potential sales group is still standard owners, or those special owners who are able to source standard headlight and signals to use for the fairing, although I'm not sure if the spacing is the same on the meters (I think they are pretty much the same but don't know for sure), which means the audience is far smaller because it doesn't have the lights included in the fairing like most of the used ones for sale on ebay do (so the NOS part is both a plus and a minus, a big plus for a standard owner looking but a minus for a special owner looking).

[cywelchjr]

Thanks Mr Dpotter,

I do believe it to be as previously described, will fit the bracket shown and will accept the lighting fixtures from the original bike.

Still offered for sale

I believe you have shown that to be true. We ask questions because generally if something sounds too good to be true, it's not, and for there to be a NOS Pacifico fairing in the 79 color, with a Vetter style mount that is a correct fit to the fairing does sound too good to be true, but you have demonstrated it to be true, and if it's not NOS, which at this point seems unlikely, it's a good enough job it would have to have been done in a really first class paint shop (I doubt it, I'm pretty sure it's as you say, NOS).

[bg241ihc]

Thanks,

I didn't want to seem rude before, but every time someone brought up a new point, I had to go and arrange for a new set-up and picture. As you can imagine, it was starting to get a bit frustrating.

Anyway, it is still for sale since I don't have plans to use it so I thought I should present it in this forum first.

Brad

[Doo-Daa]

I have the exact same fairing (but in Macho Maroon) mounted to my 78E.
Came stock from the local dealer in 1978 that way. I have the "polaroid" taken on the day of delvery in the parking lot. Same bracket, pigtail, nameplate, etc.

No clearance issues, no vibration issues, etc. You sure can put a lot of stuff in that fairing.

Glad to see the discussion on this, because no two people in a row have told me it's a Vetter, or Pacifico.

Thanx - doo-daa