Vetter Fairings full set with mounts

[TheFrugalTech]

Cy, I just noticed on your signature that one of my bikes is very similar.
78 Standard with Vetter Windjammer IV, Vetter side bags and trunk, and Yamaha rack. I finally found the right side bag mounts for the XS but I have not yet located the correct pieces for the floating trunk mount. I have also mounted stock rear crash guards (no wrap around trim) that actually work well with the Vetter bags. It is our cool weather bike and most of the miles are put on it in the fall and winter months, or at night to avoid the bugs. We ride the stripped down 79 Standard when it is too hot for the windshield.

[cywelchjr]

Cy, I just noticed on your signature that one of my bikes is very similar.
78 Standard with Vetter Windjammer IV, Vetter side bags and trunk, and Yamaha rack. I finally found the right side bag mounts for the XS but I have not yet located the correct pieces for the floating trunk mount. I have also mounted stock rear crash guards (no wrap around trim) that actually work well with the Vetter bags. It is our cool weather bike and most of the miles are put on it in the fall and winter months, or at night to avoid the bugs. We ride the stripped down 79 Standard when it is too hot for the windshield.

The trunk mount is just a flat H shaped piece that goes under the trunk and bolts to the rack, and gets a hole in each corner to match up with the mounting holes in the trunk and the bunkees mount into that. You can get the bunkees a LOT cheeper from Granger supply than from Vetter himself, and I'm pretty sure they are the exact same part (if you don't have them already). You might check with catatonicbug, he made his own mount, I was lucky and got the mount with mine. The hardest part, even with the mount that came with it, was getting the mount clamped down to the luggage rack.

[Stepka]

I believe they went to the hinged bags during 1980 production. I'm pretty sure those are the correct bags and everything for the 1981 Standard aka Venturer.
All 1981 Standards are considered Venturers and came with the Vetter knockoff fairing that has a square headlight, lowers, hinged side bags with heat shield on the bottom, rear crash guards and rail, sun shield on the gauges, rear rack, and best of all the bigger 6.3 gallon tank. Some came with a trunk but most did not due to the trunk production being unable to keep up.

I would like to get my hands on an all original Venturer. Nice classic tourer.



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Yamaha Venturer

I just picked one up for my first bike.. cost me $500.00

[TheFrugalTech]

$500?!?!
What kind of condition is it in?
Share pics?

[Stepka]

$500?!?!
What kind of condition is it in?
Share pics?

Ran like ASS!! adjusted valves and cleaned carbs.. rear ringes are busted so PO put Jeep style hood lateches on.

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[TheFrugalTech]

Looks like a great candidate for a restore!
Definitely worth what you paid.
I am so jealous right now.

[motoman]

Nice lookin' scoot to finish puttin' back correctly.......BTW, the side cases are on the wrong sides......they need to be swapped left to right as the lids open from inward and that's why the striping isin't correct. They are backwards....Other than the re-done seat, it looks to be all there!

[tom clisham]

Wow!

I've got $1000 for the venturer right now! Stepka, you don't really need that heavy bike!

Great buy! Bet it wasn't on Ebay.

If anone is interested I've got XS750 hard bags on my SG. They look fine, are hinged, & came from a 78. Just had to make some brackets. You're not limited to xs1100 bags.

[Betel_Geuse_2011]

Relisted for 200 obo

i relisted them at 200 obo..

[NC Mike]

pm sent

i relisted them at 200 obo..

pm and email via craigslist sent

[mikubuilder]

I wander where I can get trunk and sissy bar for my '79...

[NC Mike]

Aaron

In the movie, repeating his namee 3 times made him reappear.

Let's see if it works -

betel geuse, betel geuse, betel geuse!

If you reappear, I still want the fairing and saddlebags you craigslisted.
mikeliandb@centurylink.net is the quickest way to reply.

[Betel_Geuse_2011]

shipping these pieces is going to be a real pita. and i wouldnt feel right sending u anything without u seeing them, especially used items. that would be a very large crate. then if you dont like them then there is the return factor. i dont want them back. id much rather sell them local so i dont have to deal with bashing on the forums. no hard feelings..

[cywelchjr]

The problem is going to be finding someone who wants a fairing that is VERY specific to ONE bike locally, which is not very likely. Unless there is something pretty wrong with the fairing, I would think he is not likely to not like it, especially if your pictures in the original ad were good (and as I recall they seemed pretty good) so unless there is hidden damage that your not showing (I'm not accusing you of this just to be clear here) I doubt there should be a problem. If worried, do a GOOD set of pictures from all angles, pay attention to mounting points and connectors as these are possible problem areas, and send them to him so he can make an informed long distance buy. Then it's possible to make a long distance sale and make sure it's clear that it's a non-refundable situation. For some items, local sales just don't give you the large audience needed to make the sale for things that are a specialty item such as a fairing for a 32 year old bike made for 4 years. It's not a direct fit for ANYTHING else.

[NC Mike]

Outright sale

shipping these pieces is going to be a real pita. and i wouldnt feel right sending u anything without u seeing them, especially used items. that would be a very large crate. then if you dont like them then there is the return factor. i dont want them back. id much rather sell them local so i dont have to deal with bashing on the forums. no hard feelings..

Aaron,

I'm sending another PM to you with my home email.
I want your parts. Don't worry about shipping, don't worry about me ranting about their condition. If they're close to the photo, thats fine with me. I'd be quicker to complain about it taking over a month to buy them, but that's off topic.

I have close family friends that I've grown up callling Aunt and Uncle who live about 35 minutes north of Clearwater. My Uncle Gary is willing to go to you, pick up the parts, and ship them to me.

I'll need your contact info, so I can pass it along to Uncle Gary, so he can contact you directly and make the purchase.

See PM for my direct contact info.

Mike