Hi all,
I picked up an OEM Suzuki chin fairing last year and need to find the mounts that attach it to the square frame tubes on our beloved GS500s.
Anyone have some for sale?
I need all four and they are way too expensive from Suzuki, if they are even available.
Other ideas are also welcome.
Thanks,
Trwhouse
Here is an example of how to make them yourself. It takes little $ and a couple of tools to fabricate. I used the original mount to fabricate these hope this helps,see below:
Quote from: JB848 on July 09, 2009, 08:12:04 AM
So I had some free time last night and didn't really feel like making a mess so I decided to start fabricating the mounts for the side cowling. Having the Targa Lower Scoop really made things easy. While I think I am creative on my own, I can copy almost any other idea with relative ease.
(http://i579.photobucket.com/albums/ss239/rtarpley/FairingProject086.jpg)
Here is the mount that I made off of the Targa existing mount. I put it on backwards the first time but you get the idea.
(http://i579.photobucket.com/albums/ss239/rtarpley/FairingProject080.jpg)
This is how I made it...I took my daughter "Jules" with me one day to Home Depot and had an idea of what I was looking for. We looked all over the store and I just couldn't find what I wanted. I wanted the same width, thickness, and flexability as the (Broken)original that I was copying. I found it in a $1.12 hardware piece called a concrete 2x4 hanger. I cut the flat ends off, drilled the first hole, bent it to the same size, drilled the second hole, cut some rubber from an old bicycle tube for padding and added the same exact bolt's, washers and spacer as the original.
(http://i579.photobucket.com/albums/ss239/rtarpley/FairingProject088.jpg)
Having made one with relative ease I made two and put them on the frame for a test fit for the side cowling. I had thoughts of gluing the rubber to itself but after a test fit I deemed it really not necessary. And below is the first test fit.
(http://i579.photobucket.com/albums/ss239/rtarpley/FairingProject090.jpg)
(http://i579.photobucket.com/albums/ss239/rtarpley/FairingProject092.jpg)
(http://i579.photobucket.com/albums/ss239/rtarpley/FairingProject091.jpg)
Needs a little more adjustment and I still have to fabricate the rear mount for the cowling but, both sides are made.
(http://i579.photobucket.com/albums/ss239/rtarpley/Fairing154.jpg)
Here is the right side, in the rough 2 layers, no mounting. Just had to see what it would look like with both of them on. :woohoo: