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Title: Fairing project, need more info please...
Post by: uPiX on July 30, 2005, 09:40:45 AM
Could someone measure these four dimensions in inches or centimeters.

Thank you.

(http://www.elisanet.fi/tuomo.urpi/GS/gs1.jpg)  (http://www.elisanet.fi/tuomo.urpi/GS/gs2.jpg)  (http://www.elisanet.fi/tuomo.urpi/GS/gs3.jpg)
Title: I too, would be interested in these measurements..
Post by: nightshade000 on July 30, 2005, 10:03:01 PM
I like to pretend that if I ever got some spare time, I would start a fairing project as well, and as such, would be interested in these measurements as well.
Title: Fairing project, need more info please...
Post by: average on July 31, 2005, 03:00:54 PM
why is this considered a project? Wouldnt the F fairings mount right up with the proper hardware?
Title: Fairing project, need more info please...
Post by: Jace009gs on July 31, 2005, 04:12:28 PM
Quote from: averagewhy is this considered a project? Wouldnt the F fairings mount right up with the proper hardware?

ya if you have swiss cheeze frame [lots of holes]....but no seriously the front end clip is different and not entirely but the 04+ bikes have a bigger gas tank [gallons wise] so the tanks bigger in some way. I can't ever seem to get a close close look at a 500F as the two shops here get an F model and sell it the next day :guns:
Title: Fairing project, need more info please...
Post by: smokeycv on July 31, 2005, 07:24:24 PM
This is what i messured.

1.  5 7/8 inches
2.  2 3/4 inches
3.  2 1/4 inches
4.  19 inches (rolled I rolled the tape to get the full measurement)

Good luck with your project.
Title: Fairing project, need more info please...
Post by: uPiX on August 01, 2005, 07:33:30 AM
Title: Fairing project, need more info please...
Post by: uPiX on August 01, 2005, 08:01:11 AM
OK. There you can see my project progressing.

fairing project... (http://www.elisanet.fi/tuomo.urpi/GS/fairingproject/index.html)

I will update it every day when I do something..
Title: Fairing project, need more info please...
Post by: scottpA_GS on August 01, 2005, 08:18:59 AM
Hey!

Looks like you have some work to do  :mrgreen:  its cool that you are going to document your progress :) If It works out well, are you taking orders  :dunno:

:thumb:
Title: Fairing project, need more info please...
Post by: uPiX on August 01, 2005, 11:05:24 AM
Well last summer my bike looks like this (http://www.elisanet.fi/tuomo.urpi/GS/1.jpg)
and now it looks like this. (http://www.elisanet.fi/tuomo.urpi/GS/2.jpg)

It took about 170 hours to do whole thing in last winter. There was some work to do, this is minor project.
No I don't take orders when ever this project works or not, but I hope someone else get inspired and do the same.
I hate buying everything factory made, thats why I start double exshaust project this winter if I get this one ready...

new pics below...
Title: Fairing project, need more info please...
Post by: sprint_9 on August 01, 2005, 11:27:00 AM
Ahh, nothing like a good old GS winter teardown.  Check out my picture page in my sig. it shows my bike when I first bought it and then a more recent picture.  I made a few minor changes the first two years I had it then went all out this last winter, its like a whole different bike though.