GS1100E fitting an Airtech vintage fairing with pics

[Road_Clam]

Well on to the next step. I bought an Airtech "vintage" fairing. Problem #1 is the stock 8" GS headlight wont really work with the Airtech's 7" opening. The remedy is a complete 7" headlight off a 1981 Yamaha 650 Maxim:




Heres a pic of the really trick diamond cut 7" headlamp with one of those "Acura/BMW/Benz" style blue Xenen high def. bulb. Those lamps are incredible as fas as clarity at night.



I had to relocate the new headlight up 1-5/8", and foreward 1" using some .090" Titanium plate. This allows the windscreen to clear the front brake m/c. The Yammie headlight fits perfect, and allows room for the tack/speedo cables.

Here's the brackets. The ones that came with the fairing were too big. After the third try, I got it right. I mad these out of 1"X .125" alum:





So here it is all mocked up.











Of course I am going to have it painted red to match. What do you guys think? I would like to put a vintage "S" Suzuki decal on the front, does anyone know of a company that sells vintage Suzuki decals?

[Road_Clam]

OK, I modified my original post an put all the pics back!

[Billy_Oliver880]

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[jimcor]

Dennis Kirk sells a good selection of Suzuki stickers. Many styles.

[8trackmind]

This is funny, I thought I had an original idea.

I ended up making all the same brackets as you for My Emgo fairing in flat 3/4 aluminium stock...I moved it up 1 3/4 and forward an inch.

[Ninja_Lancer]

Is this the sticker your looking for??

http://www.denniskirk.com/jsp/product_catalog/Product.jsp?skuId=&store=Main&catId=406&productId=p520097&leafCatId=40611&mmyId=