With or without front fairing?

danaid · March 02, 2011, 10:47:48 PM

I removed mine for the first time for the past month to get the complete naked look, and I have decided that I like the front fairing ON.

To me the monsters look more evil with them on.

NFJ79 · March 02, 2011, 11:11:24 PM

I have a S2r Dark, so my monster didnt come with a fairing. I bought a used one from this forum and I like the look with it on.

ollie · March 02, 2011, 11:40:49 PM

off. Reason, it looks like balls

duc996 · March 03, 2011, 01:43:39 AM

Off for me,looks so much meaner without it.Naked all the way.

junior varsity · March 03, 2011, 06:23:06 AM

fun comparison pictures:

rockin' the super old school 98-99 M900 fairing (in carbon, o' course)

Above Picture is from January-ish, early in the rebuild progress

(I also happened to score, after much searching, a really trick Monster S4 Cup front fairing, which is essentially the same thing - uses same windscreen part, and same mounts, but has no headlight hole)

And then, there's the "without" version of the Monster in my garage too:

WhiteStripe · March 03, 2011, 06:29:15 AM

I am always off.

you might be interested in some of the responses i got to the same questions a while ago:
http://www.ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=25161.0

junior varsity · March 03, 2011, 06:41:57 AM

Quote from: WhiteStripe on March 03, 2011, 06:29:15 AM
I am always off.

yup, people been talkin'...

jerryz · March 03, 2011, 02:13:34 PM

I own 3 monsters and find the fairing cause buffeting and handling problems so i remove them ..also the bike looks better IMHO

rideserotta · March 05, 2011, 01:49:51 PM

Ok... It's off. I like it.

Do I have to worry about the wiring underneath the instrument cluster being exposed to rain? Also, how easy is it to drop the cluster a couple of inches so it's closer to the headlight?

SOLOMONster · March 05, 2011, 03:12:49 PM

I like that it continues the stripe motif on my s2r.

junior varsity · March 07, 2011, 10:03:07 AM

if you ever ditch it, get your headlight bucket painted that way.

rideserotta · March 07, 2011, 03:58:59 PM

This probably makes NO sense whatsoever but I rode the bike sans fairing today and it honestly felt like it handled better. I mean a ton better. Dont know if it was the sight line, less bulky front end or what, but I can't believe how different it felt. I know, I know... Crazy.

Oh, and the helmet buffeting? Non-existent w/o the fairing. I think it's off the bike for good now.

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With or without front fairing?