Windshield / fairing on a naked bike with clip-on bars

5thAve · March 30, 2009, 09:47:14 AM

Lots of windscreens provide for fitment to tubular handle bars, but my '91 E-model has cliip-on style bars (like the '89 U.S. model). If you're running clip-on bars and a windscreen, what type 'screen do you have, and how did you mount it? (Pictures are welcome). Maybe we can generate this thread as a resource for future use. I expect I'll see some Ducati monster flyscreens here. What else have GStwinners come up with?

The Buddha · March 30, 2009, 10:02:54 AM

Clip on's have no room to fit those clamps ... that is ... unless ... maybe ... someone were to fab you bars with maybe 2 in extra room ...

You wouldn't happen to know someone who can go do that ... do you ...

For angle, placement etc etc, no clue.
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simon79 · March 30, 2009, 10:48:27 AM

My bike still has OEM bars, but my flyscreen is attached to the headlight casing's bolts.
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Best regards

dchrist · March 30, 2009, 12:04:17 PM

why you want to dress up a beautiful naked bike? thats crazy talk

. jk.

the po had a buell blast fly screen attached to brackets installed on the headlamp housing. seemed to work pretty good til I took it off. want it? its yours, pm me. its solid black i can post or send pics later if you like. not on bike.

good luck!

tripleb · March 30, 2009, 12:36:38 PM

I have the f-18 and it also doesn't connect to the bars. it is attached to the headlight housing brackets. From what I've seen, only larger windscreens have attachments to the bars. if you go with a smaller flyscreen than you can avoid that problem.

dchrist, I wish you would've made that offer a few months ago. those things are harder to find than you would think.

The Buddha · March 30, 2009, 12:47:08 PM

Quote from: dchrist on March 30, 2009, 12:04:17 PM
why you want to dress up a beautiful naked bike? thats crazy talk . jk.

the po had a buell blast fly screen attached to brackets installed on the headlamp housing. seemed to work pretty good til I took it off. want it? its yours, pm me. its solid black i can post or send pics later if you like. not on bike.

good luck!

If he dont take it, I do.
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Buddha.

dchrist · March 30, 2009, 01:00:39 PM

Tripleb. I hope you didn't ask around for one on the site! I'll admit I haven't been monitoring posts much lately. I had no idea they were hard to come by! looks like you're all set now though. what can I say? timing's everything.

seriously I've got no use for it so, 5th ave, if you want it let me know. otherwise its yours Buddha.

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The Buddha · March 30, 2009, 01:22:39 PM

5th ave has a huge pile of stuff accumulating at my house. I think I am a defacto clearing house of sorts.

I am gonna start charging him storage ...

... especially on the kat shock he bought. Somehow I managed to upgrade that shock (bone headedly I sold, and when I bought one it was an improvement over the old one I had set out for him, so like its working in his favor too.
Anyway, I have a feeling he was after a big fairing.
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Buddha.

tripleb · March 30, 2009, 05:30:10 PM

no big deal man. I think although the buell screens look better, the f-18 should deflect more wind.

5thAve · March 31, 2009, 09:02:38 AM

dchrist -- pm'd thanks for the offer. I'm interested.

The Buddha -- feel free to send me that pile o' parts any time, man! The bike is coming along nicely and will be running in a couple weeks, I hope.

The Buddha · March 31, 2009, 01:09:10 PM

Exhaust was what we were waiting for ... rather you were waiting for me to drag it out of storage ... dont need it ?
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