Fairing.....fugly

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    Truly XSive
    • Oct 2014
    • 174
    • Coastal Maine

    #1

    Fairing.....fugly

    Picked up this TAA vintage fairing for short money...."adjusted" the mount and it works good, cut down the windscreen a bit and it needs a bit more...actually needs a new windscreen but it works....man is it ugly....now to find some ugly bags.....
    Mark
    1980 xs1100g 3H5.......
    1992 Ducati 907ie
    2001 Moto Guzzi Jackal
  • Prisoner6
    XS-XJ Guru
    • Aug 2013
    • 1184
    • Phoenix, AZ

    #2
    I don't know, Mark ...

    It doesn't look that bad ... but then again, I can't see the front or the view from behind the fairing.

    Do you have any other pics?

    Nice-looking G, by the way ...
    Marco

    Current bikes:
    1979 Yamaha XS Eleven Special (SF)
    1979 Honda CBX
    2002 Kawasaki ZRX1200R

    Rest in Peace, Don Glardon (DGXSER) 1966-2014
    WE MISS YOU, DON

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    • Bikes
      Truly XSive
      • Oct 2014
      • 174
      • Coastal Maine

      #3
      Its really not that bad, The wind protection is great and will work good when it gets cold....which is why I put it on...

      I like the bike much better with no fairing but it is what it is....
      Mark
      1980 xs1100g 3H5.......
      1992 Ducati 907ie
      2001 Moto Guzzi Jackal

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      • dbeardslee
        XS-XJ Super Guru
        • Nov 2007
        • 4385
        • Maineville, OH

        #4
        I just took a windscreen off mine that was too short. I got so much buffeting on my helmet at highway speeds that it would make my eyeballs go wonky. Something to think about if you reduce the height on yours.
        I think I have a loose screw behind the handlebars.

        '79 XS11 Standard, Jardine 4/1, Dyna DC1-1 Coils, 145 mains, 45 pilots, plastic floats - 25.7mm, XV920 fuel valves, inline fuel filters, speed bleeders, Mikes XS pods, spade-type fuse block, fork brace, progressive fork springs/shocks, manual petcocks, 750 FD, Venture cam chain tensioner, SS brake lines

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        • madmax-im
          Master of XSology
          • Sep 2007
          • 6751
          • Southern Comfort...Wendell NC

          #5
          frontal shot

          1980 XS650G Special-Two
          1993 Honda ST1100

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          • mrhammer2u
            XStremely XSive
            • Aug 2014
            • 472
            • Northern, NJ

            #6
            I have a small fairing (see my avatar) and it really does help with the wind. I took it off once. At highway cruising it def increased my heart rate.
            Rob - 79 SF

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            • Prisoner6
              XS-XJ Guru
              • Aug 2013
              • 1184
              • Phoenix, AZ

              #7
              Originally posted by Prisoner6
              ... Do you have any other pics?
              Originally posted by madmax-im
              Thanks, Ben ...

              Pretty decent-looking, IMO ...

              But yes, do be careful when changing the windshield height ... a small change can make a huge difference in the amount of buffeting you experience.
              Marco

              Current bikes:
              1979 Yamaha XS Eleven Special (SF)
              1979 Honda CBX
              2002 Kawasaki ZRX1200R

              Rest in Peace, Don Glardon (DGXSER) 1966-2014
              WE MISS YOU, DON

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              • jayel
                Truly XSive
                • Apr 2012
                • 152
                • Birmingham, Iowa

                #8
                +1 on ugly fairing and bags but function trumps form

                where are we going, and why are we in this hand basket?
                Iowa the Beautiful Land 1980 XS1100SG

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