Why didnt I do it before?

[jerryz]

the weirdest thing is the big improvement in handlig its almost as if the fairing was making the front end light.

[LowThudd]

the weirdest thing is the big improvement in handlig its almost as if the fairing was making the front end light.

Probably the opposite the downforce of the fairing makes the front end heavy.

[sbrguy]

took the faring off for a while then put it back on where it should be.  it felt ok but i'm so used to it on with the looks and such that i can't ride without it now.

[loneknight66]

I Think that my S2R1000 is better with the headlight fairing as it gives a touch of modernity and the white stripe gives some character, fairing also preserve better the bike's instrumentation from bad weather.

A friend of mine had the same impression of improved handling when took it off...

[KnightofNi]

i only put mine on in the winter (when the bike is working that is)

[junior varsity]

heh. i had the old school one on mine when I got it. Much rounder than the newer old monsters. Bent the bars and went to clipons on a get-off one time. upgraded the triple to a cyclecat in the process, since I didn't need bar accommodations anymore. This prevented a person from using the old style fairings brackets, which went through the top triples pinch bolts.

by the time I found a red fairing off a newer bike, I had upgraded the gauges to a set of DP gauges with a tachometer. The DP gauges interfered with the new style fairing, so I sold the fairing.

I had a Dart Flyscreen on the bike for the really long ride on the highway, but no fairing around town and such. Hated that buffeting feeling it gave at speed (don't be confused, i do love buffets).

[KnightofNi]

i've found that the "buffeting" isn't any worse than riding on a windy day.

and the fairing keeps pleyt of air off of my torso. i'm all about that in winter.

[Grampa]

I took mine off with my knee while heading over the bars.

I don't miss it any more.

the right tool for the job

[Privateer]

I found that the buffeting went away with the addition of poorducrider fairing stays.  The first time I rode it on the highway with the stays, the difference in airflow was disorienting:  my head felt heavy because the air was hitting me higher instead of in the chest.

I don't notice it now.

[cyrus buelton]

First thing that came off my S4r was that dumb fairing.


Sold for a mint on fleabay for some reason.

[NorDog]

When I removed the windscreen/fairing from my S4RS I picked up 12 horsepower at the rear wheel on the dyno, chicks dug me even more, and fried Spam tasted like  !

[He Man]

When I removed the windscreen/fairing from my S4RS I picked up 12 horsepower at the rear wheel on the dyno, chicks dug me even more, and fried Spam tasted like  !

did you accidently pick up the spam that looked like this?