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Title: buell blast windscreen on 00 gs500e
Post by: anoopb on March 18, 2013, 03:33:51 PM
Has anyone put the windscreen on a gs?

This is all new territory for me but i'm willing to try it out.

I like the look of it (at least until i get a proper fairing).

Any thoughts on this? should i do this? not? be prepared for hell?

any pics/photos of anyone who has done this?

i might get a headlight as well. anyone have any interest in that?
Title: Re: buell blast windscreen on 00 gs500e
Post by: IAmSpartacus on March 18, 2013, 03:36:52 PM
It's been done. The Blast cowls are slightly larger in diameter than the GS even though they both have 7" lamps, but if you don't mind a slight gap and doing a bit of modifications to mount it, it should be fine.

Pic:
http://cgi.stanford.edu/~sanjayd/gs500/uploads/Upgrades/buell_windshield.jpg

Other options:
http://cgi.stanford.edu/~sanjayd/gs500/Upgrades/Windshields
Title: Re: buell blast windscreen on 00 gs500e
Post by: anoopb on March 18, 2013, 03:39:01 PM
yeah i was hoping for some kind of "how to" or a "here's what you have to do to get it working..."

it's red. so already i'm going to have to paint it :)
Title: Re: buell blast windscreen on 00 gs500e
Post by: IAmSpartacus on March 18, 2013, 04:34:53 PM
This thread may help:

http://gstwins.com/gsboard/index.php?topic=24202.0

Good luck and be sure to post pics!  ;)
Title: Re: buell blast windscreen on 00 gs500e
Post by: anoopb on March 18, 2013, 07:20:10 PM
oh dude. that's awesome!

thanks. applauded!
Title: Re: buell blast windscreen on 00 gs500e
Post by: 93nightrider on March 18, 2013, 07:34:13 PM
I have a wind screen from a 2000 buell cyclone on mine.  It fits right snug like on the head light.  It looked good.  I took it off to do some work on the gauges.  Good luck though.
Title: Re: buell blast windscreen on 00 gs500e
Post by: Zwerski on March 18, 2013, 08:13:57 PM
Yes. I had this on my bike for a while until I sourced and modded a different screen that I like better. For the Blast screen to fit like I wanted, it would need to be tilted back more, necessitating moving the headlight out a few inches. It always fit too upright for me. I made the mounting brackets out of aluminum strip for cheap. Also, that link referenced below is old. New Buell parts are very hard to come by, used ones on the internet less so.
Title: Re: buell blast windscreen on 00 gs500e
Post by: Zwerski on March 18, 2013, 08:18:21 PM
These guys are where I got my screen from

http://www.buellsterparts.com/category.sc?categoryId=5

Scroll down near the bottom of the page. Looks like they have three available, one red.
Title: Re: buell blast windscreen on 00 gs500e
Post by: anoopb on March 18, 2013, 09:06:55 PM
Quote from: Zwerski on March 18, 2013, 08:18:21 PM
These guys are where I got my screen from

http://www.buellsterparts.com/category.sc?categoryId=5

Scroll down near the bottom of the page. Looks like they have three available, one red.

I got one coming but this helps! thanks a lot!

Can you post pics of your current screen?
Title: Re: buell blast windscreen on 00 gs500e
Post by: anoopb on March 18, 2013, 09:07:31 PM
Quote from: 93nightrider on March 18, 2013, 07:34:13 PM
I have a wind screen from a 2000 buell cyclone on mine.  It fits right snug like on the head light.  It looked good.  I took it off to do some work on the gauges.  Good luck though.

do you still have it and maybe pics of what it looks like? thanks!