Wess cooley frond fender brackets pictures please.

[Coolshaft]

I am trying to work out where the brackets bolt on to the frame/front end to hold a Wess Cooley front Cowling, before i order them to see if it also works on my bike.
My bike is a GS1000 G (shafty) that I would like to bolt the Cowling on to.
(I already bought the Cowling by the way.)
Thanking you for your kind help

 

[Steve]

I don't have any pictues, but I seriously doubt that the G will have the mounting points you desire. :-k

You WILL have to fabricate.

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[Nessism]

The mounts bolt to the triple clamps so if the G and E/S are similar it should work.

 

[Coolshaft]

Thank you for the pics!
Indeed it is the same and will work!
Now I can order a set!

Here it sits as of just now.

So from what I deduct is that the front bottom chrome trim also dissapears to the obsolete parts bin!

 

[sharpy]

So what else is in that shed? RG500 road bike and a TZ350C? Shame you own a cat or is that for oil spills? Thanks

 

[Coolshaft]

Can not show you as I would be banned I understand.
Only GS suzuki's are alowed here.:-\\\
No, I do not own a katana that leaks oil!

Tried to order these brakets in an USA shop, parts US$54 sweet, UPS freight US$115, not sweet, for les than 500grams.
What is it with UPS trying to charge exorbitant shipping prices?

 

[Steve]

Shame you own a cat or is that for oil spills?

No, I do not own a katana that leaks oil!

I believe he was referring to the multiple bags of kitty litter stacked on the far wall in the first picture.

Can not show you as I would be banned I understand.
Only GS suzuki's are alowed here.:-\\\

On the contrary, that is only the common thread that brings us together.
We enjoy pictures of just about any bike.

Tried to order these brakets in an USA shop, parts US$54 sweet, UPS freight US$115, not sweet, for les than 500grams.
What is it with UPS trying to charge exorbitant shipping prices?

How about USPS or FedEx? Not sure if FedEx goes overseas, but I know that USPS is sometimes MUCH cheaper, especially for a light-weight package such as yours.

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[Coolshaft]

Well, I have these 2 inside, and a Barry Sheene RG500 recreation that is nearly finnished will join these 2

waiting on panels to be finnished at the paint Ninja magic man.

got one of these, made in honour of the 250/350 WC winning bikes.

Mike Hailwood celebration by Honda V

Couple more 4 cil strokers plus a Duc 900SSIE

and a few more.
If this is not wanted, just take them out or I can edit them away no problem, I do not want to cause problems here in any way or form and will abide by the rules of this forum.

 

[Flyboy]

Top collection there, as I recall, our local boy Kork Ballington won the 250/350title on that Kawa in 1978 and 1979 for a double, as far as I know he now lives out on your side of the pond in Brizzy, another South African local boy, Jon Ekerold was one of the few riders to beat the Kawasaki factory works team on a privateer TZ350 in a Bimota frame when he beat Anton Mang in 1980 if I am not mistaken.

I have had an S fairing on my G for years, and it fits, no problem, I do not have the original mounts, had to fabricate my own, but mounted the same, to the triple clamps.

 

[Steve]

If this is not wanted, just take them out or I can edit them away no problem, I do not want to cause problems here in any way or form and will abide by the rules of this forum.

I don't know of ANYONE that would want to ban those pictures.

Nice enough to see some bikes we don't see very often, even better that it's one of our own. :clap: :clap:

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[Coolshaft]

Restored this V one foor a friend back to factory delivery specs

Sadly for you in USA these bikes are not very often seen on your roads.

 

[steve murdoch]

I have NEVER seen pics of non-GS bikes cause a problem here, Coolshaft.
Great collection you have there.
I have a couple CBXs...how about another pic or two of yours.

 

[Coolshaft]

 

[Guest]

COOLshaft old maaaate .................
I'll be right around with the trailer ......... shortly .
Looks like a lot of work and "passion" has gone into that lot .
It's a pitty our money grubbing governments wont allow multiple bikes on one rego .
I guess you don't get to ride them as much as you would like .
You could (until recently) get the fairing mounts from Alphasports but I see they're no longer available .
Give this bloke a call . Mark Geering (02) 66623100 . I met him at The Island last year . Seemed genuine and VERY knowlegable about things GS. He reckonned he could get "unbotanium" but I've never dealt with him .
He built this ....................

Anyway , welcome and thanks for sharing . Let us know how you get on . I could use a set myself ('79) .

Cheers , Simon .

 

[nvr2old]

Last time I checked, Bike Bandit still sold the original mounts. It would be way easier than trying to fabricate them.

 

[Coolshaft]

An fellow bike enthusiast has dropped off the top and bottom brackets so I can copy them.
Not much to them.
I might make a few sets more as it seems that there is no stock anymore and they have been sold out at Suzuki!

 

[Guest]

I'd be interested in a set of the top brackets . Mine have been bent in the past and PO tried to straighten them but now they are mangled beyond straightening . My fairing sits low on the right side so I have to take it off to top up brake fluid etc.

Cheers , Simon .

 

[Flyboy]

I would certainly be interested in a set.

 

[Coolshaft]

made a set and are on the bike, simple when you have a set to copy!
Here is how i made them;
Went to Bunnings Hardware and spotted a Handrail bracket EB50 Carinya maufactured in satin black. $9.00 each.
They have the right diameter and curve plus the overall lenth is also spot on.
cut of the rail mount and welded it sideways on in the correct angle and machined one hole out by 6mm towards the outside for fairing/mirror attachments.
RG500 mirrors do fit perfectly by the way.
Cut off wall plate and cut a quarter of the plate, drilled it out to 8mm and welded it on lengthways (for front fork top yoke) then shaped it with a lapping disk smooth.
After succesfull trail fitting sanded and painted it.
Bottom brackets;
Made a patern from cardboard, left and right hand is the same patern upside down, cut it out, cut out from a 2mm bit of metal plate drilled the two 6- and 2 8mm holes and bended it up, one for left hand and one for righthand.
Did not bother with welding nuts on, discarded a washer and used the nut plate (Bottom 2 bolt yoke) that was on the bike.
Drilled the holes after fairing was in correct place and used a bolt and nut with washers to fasten the bottom brackets to the bottom of the fairing.
simple and cost effective, $16 + a small bit of 2 mm metal plate and 3 hours to do it all.
Realy this is the nice part of restoring a bike instead of just throwing bundles of $$ for new parts at it.
When you have to you have to.
Good luck, hope it helps getting your bike back into shape!
Also made new aluminium sleeves for the RG500 bottom exhaust cans while I was busy with the mill drill, worked out perfect.
Today I will polish and fit these.
Bought a 6 mtr lenght of extruded aluminium tube of the correct diameter and went from there, instead of spending $400 for some (reasonable second hand?) end cans!

 

[Coolshaft]

Tank with dent pulled out and in primer.
Seems that the cowling fits rather well on a 1980 G shafty.
Now I am in "desperate" need for the two side covers that are missing to finnish the painting!