Fairing on Suzuki GZ250?

[Strelok]

Anyone ditch the Windshield and try a Fairing on the GZ250?

I looked around for some pictures but didn't come across any.

:)

[jonathan180iq]

http://p1.bikepics.com/pics/2008/04/17/bikepics-1256951-full.jpg voila!

[jonathan180iq]

I've got lots of crap @ www.bikepics.com (http://www.bikepics.com)
Search under Suzuki/Gz250/2006

[Strelok]

jonathan180iq~

Nice Fairing on your Cafe Racer. :2tup:

Was thinking about something a little larger though.

:skull:

[jonathan180iq]

Like a full touring fairing?
I don't know that you will have much luck unless you find one for a similarly sized bike and then custom fab a way to mount it.

[alantf]

Was thinking about something a little larger though

First steal a Kawasaki Vulcan 1700 Voyager. Remove fairing. Fit onto GZ250. Bet no one else has got one like it. :crackup :neener:

[Sarris]

Fairings and hard bags here: Tsukayu (http://www.tsukayu.com/)

:)

[bonehead]

Maybe Vetter fairings?

[Strelok]

jonathan180iq & alantf

Not that large. Something smaller to look appropriate to the GZ250.

Sarris~

Nice Link....those are some really expensive fairings.

bonehead~

Vetter...that's closer to what I had in mind.

The hard part is the GZ250 headlight is not like most Bikes.

:roll:

[MadCityRider]

jonathan180iq~

Nice Fairing on your Cafe Racer. :2tup:

Was thinking about something a little larger though.

:skull:

Unless I missed something Jonathan's running a more traditional, stock look with a larger fairing. The smaller one is off jaimeq's cafe racer. I've seen him post on here before viewtopic.php?f=9&t=696 (http://www.gz250bike.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=696)

I'm looking for something more like Jaime's. approximately like http://www.hdforums.com/forum/attachments/sportster-models/109686d1271272683-sportster-fairing-xl-visor.jpg

or a smaller (bike size appropriate version of this http://images.starpulse.com/Photos/Previews/Sons-of-Anarchy-tv-16.jpg

Obviously as cheap as possible, I'm not looking to spend much on this.

[Strelok]

Actually I have this bad/good habit of collecting Motorcycle stuff.
I already have 2 different sized hard Fairings, 7 different sets of
hard Saddlebags and 3 different Trunks to choose from including
a side-opening one. I just have to decide & see what looks good.

:)

[jonathan180iq]

I believe they are most commonly referred to as "bug sheilds" or simple "headlight fairings".

And for the record, I don't have that fairing anymore. I don't even have the bike ;) This was all like 2 years ago

[Strelok]

Finally got it on after spending all this Evening with my
own created mounting hardware ( half mine...half original )
and it was now about 1am in the morning when I did my test ride.
I can change the color later but for now it's just to see how it worked.

http://img546.imageshack.us/img546/4240/motorcyclefairing047.jpg
http://img37.imageshack.us/img37/9053/motorcyclefairing048.jpg
http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/5697/motorcyclefairing049.jpg
http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/8181/motorcyclefairing050.jpg
http://img810.imageshack.us/img810/2300/motorcyclefairing051.jpg
http://img705.imageshack.us/img705/5498/motorcyclefairing053.jpg

:2tup:

[blaine]

Love the look of the fairing.It gives the bike a whole different look. :2tup: :cool:

[Strelok]

In the 1980s Shoei made Fairings, Saddlebags & Trunks of many sizes.
These are NOS ( New Old Stock ) brand new and never used but not
made anymore. The protection these provide for your head, body
and hands are outstanding. Not as asthetically appealing as a
naked Bike or using a clear windshield but a Motorcycle is
something to be ridden and not just to be looked at.

http://img809.imageshack.us/img809/9374/cbrdcegb2kkgrhqmokpqe0u.jpg

I'm really surprised how that blue color turned out in the pictures.
I need to take some in the daylight as it's actually a bit darker.
These come in white, black and blue available now on E-Bay.

http://img534.imageshack.us/img534/7544/cbrdhkwewkkgrhqyokoweyj.jpg

The instructions shown are for the Shoei FM-2 and FM-3.
They are pretty much identical as far as the mounting
instructions show with the only exception being is the
FM-2 is 28 1/4" wide & 22 1/6" high and the FM-3
is 25" wide & 21" high. The handlebar mounts
are usable but I had to come up with longer
brackets to reach clamping on the turn
signals. I took pictures of that so
I will post them later. I'll be
glad to help anyone here.

:tongue:

[Strelok]

Okay...here's the pictures I promised of my off-the-shelf Home Depot
mounting hardware that needed to be a lot longer than what it came with.
Pretty self-explanatory from the pictures. I just used an ordinary Door Bracket
with a Clamp to go on the Turn Signals with another smaller Clamp widened with
one end sandwiched between the larger Clamp and the other end attached on the long
Bracket that also attaches at the other end of it to the bolts that mount up the Headlight.
I used longer 6mm Bolts ( than those shown in pictures ) on the other parts but I did use the
supplied 6mm Bolts that connect up by the Headlight. Wrapped the Brackets with Electrical Tape
and I used plenty of neoprene gaskets, metal washers & 6mm nuts with secondary back-up wing nuts.
The Clamps ended up being at the 12'oclock position up on the Turn Signals to make it a perfect sized fit.
I'm really amazed how quickly and easily this all worked out the first time I did it. If I can do it so can you.

http://img197.imageshack.us/img197/6443/motorcyclefairing025.jpg
http://img202.imageshack.us/img202/961/motorcyclefairing026.jpg
http://img823.imageshack.us/img823/3889/motorcyclefairing027.jpg
http://img687.imageshack.us/img687/3043/motorcyclefairing041.jpg
http://img31.imageshack.us/img31/9393/motorcyclefairing045.jpg

Note: The 3rd picture shown was the theory. In practice I had to reverse the Bracket
from that shown. The Bracket hole was on the lower edge that fitted on top of the
Turn Signal with the Bracket hole mounting by the Headlight on the upper edge.

:2tup:

[Strelok]

I'm very happy. With this new Fairing on I got my GZ250 up to 82 mph tonight.

:neener:

[geezer]

damn thats bookin it!

[lmj301]

Hello,
I have a different bike but am looking at the same fairing. I cannot seem to find a couple of measurements on the web. Could you tell me what diameter the headlight opening is at the rear and front of the fm2? Also, on the profile of it, what is the difference between the rear at the bottom and the top of the "batwings". My bike is a standard (circa 2006) and the bars do not have much pullback and the forks are not raked out. I want a tight fit, but don't want to do a lot of trimming.

a profile pic with the bars straight would be awesome.

Thanks
LMJ301

PS do you still like it?

[Shammua]

I have been wanting to put a fairing on my bike as well, however from all my digging I don't see one like I am wanting at all.
http://www.motorcycle-superstore.com/20293/i/memphis-shades-batwing-fairing
This is what I want, I just don't know what to look for on specs. I'm not to terribly worried about brackets, I can fab something up, I just want to be able to get the right size. Any help would be awesome. I'm going for a bagged GZ and comfort ride.

[Water Warrior 2]

Have you considered a larger windshield to give you the wanted coverage and then painting the lower portion. That might give you more options.

[Shammua]

Have you considered a larger windshield to give you the wanted coverage and then painting the lower portion. That might give you more options.

Actually I have thought about doing that exact thing and layering on several coats of paint to give it the solid look. I am not opposed to doing that either, I just haven't ever come across a fairing that has the same look like the one I posted about. :/

[Water Warrior 2]

I can relate to wanting "The Look" that will make you happy.