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A Tale of Two TCP Fairings

Started by adidasguy, March 09, 2013, 01:10:39 AM

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terencef

hi just wondering any ideas on where to find a screen for the type 1 tcp

adidasguy

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Contact the seller at this ebay store. I bought one from her and she has had them listed.
Good setter who will try to find one if she has one.
http://stores.ebay.com/Reut1209/_i.html?_nkw=gs500&submit=Search&_sid=833388452

If no luck, contact me later. In a couple weeks I'll be sorting out all my fairing parts and might have an extra one.

pomme123

 I imagine it would be difficult. But do you think there is any way of fitting these fairings on a 2002+ model gs500e


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adidasguy

The TCP/FiveStars fairings are a bolt on. They can be put on any naked GS500. Since the naked 2001+ bikes do not have the welded on piece for the F fairing, just bolt it on.

adidasguy

Quote from: terencef on April 11, 2014, 11:00:47 AM
hi just wondering any ideas on where to find a screen for the type 1 tcp
It helps to know where you are located.

terencef

Thanks no luck yet but will keep searching

pomme123

eBay is bringing up a few in Australia.


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jonnywarner

Hi there. Im new on this site and the new proud owner of a gs500 with a tcp fairing. The fairing isnt in the best condition with a few cracks here and there. But worst of all the mirrors are completely useless like looking out of a goldfish bowl. What aftermarket mirrors will fit the fairing bracket holes and i need a screen the one with cutouts. Any help would be appreciated im in the UK. cheers Jonathan

adidasguy

Yep - the mirrors suck big time. Some kits came with 2" mirror extenders. That doesn't help much.
The mirror bolt spacing is standard. You can put most any mirrors on.
Even "F" model mirrors will ft. They are longer.

I don't know of any wind screens on ebay but it should be easier to find in the UK than in the USA since the fairings are common over there.

TR

I have myself a TCP Fairing, I bought it from totmoto.com from Spain, they are located in Barcelona, as well as TCP.SA was, the whole kit cost me around 1000 dollar or euro, by the time the exchange rate was close to 1. It was sent to Madrid, where a friend of mine received and carried over to Mexico.

I bolted the fairing on to my GS500, just had to paint the fairing to match since my GS already had a paintjob. It was like heaven, could cruise the highway at 85-90 mph without the windblast on my chest, and the bike looked like a bigger and more serious bike, despite my poor skills.

The eliptical headlight with time started to fall apart, and lightbeams started to deviate, so I had to be really creative inserting .177 BBs into the inside the headlight assembly plastic brackets in order to keep the reflectors in site, lately the low beam has been useless due to disalignment of H1 bulb inside the lens reflector. This headlight seems identical, from outside, to a Yamaha 600's from the 90's, despite the Yami's has only one large reflector that uses an H4 bulb and old fashion cristal lens like pre-policarbonate headlights era, but tabs for mounting and shape looks identical.

I had replaced mirrors twice, CBR F2 and F4's fit, firsts stick out alittle bit, the others do better but might neet to rotate the stems to avoid the mirrors point awkwardly. The ABS plastic is strong enough for small crashes, it tends to bend before to break. I hope this helps someone yet.
Y2K golden GS, K&N lunchbox, 140/40/0/3, Progressive springs, Michelin Pilot Street Radials 110 & 140, R6 shock, braided front brake line, 15T sprocket, LED H4 bulb...

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