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Also look for a Rifle fairing. I had one on my '82 1100E and it worked like a champ. Not as big as a Vetter but still plenty comfortable on long rides.
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when you mount the fairing use rubber gaskets on the fram mouting and on the bolts it will help with some of the sound echoing thogh the fiberglass.
once you learn the sounds and how you bike handles you will wonder why you did not do it sooner.
once you learn the sounds and how you bike handles you will wonder why you did not do it sooner.
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When I purchased my 78 GS1000 it came with a Windjamer SS fairing installed. It was fine until I hit cross wind situations and it would throw the bike around. Also, at higher speeds I found it to cause the bike to vibrate alot. Since then I replaced the windjamer with a small Maier headlight fairing, similar to the fairing on Kawi's ZRX1200R. This small fairing, when used in combination with a set of drag bars, will direct the airflow just over your head while riding upright.
Windjamer
When I purchased my 78 GS1000 it came with a Windjamer SS fairing installed. It was fine until I hit cross wind situations and it would throw the bike around. Also, at higher speeds I found it to cause the bike to vibrate alot. Since then I replaced the windjamer with a small Maier headlight fairing, similar to the fairing on Kawi's ZRX1200R. This small fairing, when used in combination with a set of drag bars, will direct the airflow just over your head while riding upright.
No comment on the E installation.
I have a G and a GK....same drive train, but different front ends.
The G has a Vetter IV......I found no flaw whatever up to an indicated 220kph/135mph. Cross winds are no worse than expected, reagardless of the buffeting.
Admittedly, I have been blown across a lane once or twice, but that had to be attributed to the fact I was riding on ice, and the cross-wind was coming in VERY strong gusts (45 to 50mph) .
The GK has factory fairings, (without lowers) and seems stable at most riding speeds. It has not seen the same top speeds, but has seen 190kph/120mph. It has been run at 160kph/100mph for hours.
Stability is not limited to fork pressures.
The GK came to me with a vertically wobbly front end. The bike ran straight, but was susceptible to bumps of all sorts.
With a new pair of progressive springs and a longer pre-set insert, very little air pressure was needed to give a decent ride. With an airborne bounce off a very harsh road dip at 160k/100mph the bike must have covered at least 150 feet in the air, but it settled almost instantly once it got back on the road.
I have a G and a GK....same drive train, but different front ends.
The G has a Vetter IV......I found no flaw whatever up to an indicated 220kph/135mph. Cross winds are no worse than expected, reagardless of the buffeting.
Admittedly, I have been blown across a lane once or twice, but that had to be attributed to the fact I was riding on ice, and the cross-wind was coming in VERY strong gusts (45 to 50mph) .
The GK has factory fairings, (without lowers) and seems stable at most riding speeds. It has not seen the same top speeds, but has seen 190kph/120mph. It has been run at 160kph/100mph for hours.
Stability is not limited to fork pressures.
The GK came to me with a vertically wobbly front end. The bike ran straight, but was susceptible to bumps of all sorts.
With a new pair of progressive springs and a longer pre-set insert, very little air pressure was needed to give a decent ride. With an airborne bounce off a very harsh road dip at 160k/100mph the bike must have covered at least 150 feet in the air, but it settled almost instantly once it got back on the road.