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Main Area => General GS500 Discussion => Topic started by: chiapet22105 on July 28, 2006, 04:02:11 PM

Title: 04 fairings on a 01.....possible?
Post by: chiapet22105 on July 28, 2006, 04:02:11 PM
 Is it possible to put 04 thru 06 fairings on a 01? :dunno_white:
Title: Re: 04 fairings on a 01.....possible?
Post by: TragicImage on July 28, 2006, 04:04:41 PM
anything is possibile


with a welder and some tabs, and some time, and some engineering, and LOTS of money.



Why put fairings on?
Title: Re: 04 fairings on a 01.....possible?
Post by: JamesG on July 28, 2006, 04:18:10 PM
Don't really need any welding. You can made an upper bracket adapter with a couple of 1 1/4" U clamps, and you can pop rivet the rear brackets onto the frame. Thats what Suzuki does...
Title: Re: 04 fairings on a 01.....possible?
Post by: blue05twin on July 28, 2006, 05:01:25 PM
Sinrath did it to a 89?  I think it was?  I know Tarzanboy had it.
Title: Re: 04 fairings on a 01.....possible?
Post by: The Buddha on July 28, 2006, 06:15:43 PM
Do need to weld, the side tabs are screwed into threaded inserts welded into the frame.
Cool.
Srinath.
Title: Re: 04 fairings on a 01.....possible?
Post by: werase643 on July 28, 2006, 06:50:21 PM
i bet  it would be cheaper to sell the 01 and buy an 04 than the parts cost for the conversion
Title: Re: 04 fairings on a 01.....possible?
Post by: Turd Ferguson on July 28, 2006, 07:11:26 PM
Here is a picture of the side "bungs" or inserts that are welded into the frame...

(http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c391/KSUDanimal/bracket3.jpg)

Here is a picture of the front tab that the front fairing brace mounts to...

(http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c391/KSUDanimal/bracket1.jpg)

-Turd.
Title: Re: 04 fairings on a 01.....possible?
Post by: JamesG on July 28, 2006, 07:32:49 PM
A drill, rivit-nuts,  and something like this:

(http://www.knology.net/~ARS/images/GSuperBrac2.jpg)
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