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Quarter Fairings on a GS650E

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I am jumping the gun on this cuz the bike doesn't even run yet, but maybe one'll come up cheap. Quarter fairings look nice, well some of them anyway, but do they really provide any weather protection on an upright bike like these and do they affect (adversely) the handling like fork mounted windshields can?

Dave
 
I can duck behind mine and escape some of the blast of cold air. it keeps a percentage of the wind off my upper body too. it usually deflects bugs right into your visor if you are sitting up .

I actually think itd work better with rearsets and clamp ons, but at what point do I just go buy a sportbike?

it does not adversely affect handling if its mounted straight.
mine is cheap, about 60 bucks retail maybe, available new from the dealer or any good parts house.
 
I?ve had them on a few bikes. My GS1100E has a Wes Cooley rep fairing. I love quarter fairings. For me, they get rid of the windblast to my torso, so I?m not pulling myself forward as I ride. I can just relax my arms and it?s much less tiring over a distance. That $50-60 one mentioned is available from JC Whitney and other places and looks decent and works great.

I?ve never noticed any adverse handling.
 
The Wes Cooley fairings look great and I see there are a few reproductions. I'll keep looking as the bike progresses. Keeping some of that drag away from your torso is far less tiresome. It helps minimize some of that UJM look too.


Dave
 
Does anyone know of a company manufacturing the Wes Cooley replica fairing? My searches of eBay and via Google have proved fruitless.
 
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