Re: Touring advice

Posted by sgtslag on May 07, 2013; 1:34pm
URL: http://vintage-and-classic-hondas.81.s1.nabble.com/Touring-advice-tp4033812p4040404.html

Troll e-Bay, and C-List for mounting brackets, but be aware that you will need one specifically for your make, model, and year -- they varied every year, with every model, almost...

Barring that, if you have welding skills, that would be another way to fit it.  You can always contact Craig Vetter by e-mail.  He is a very helpful fellow, and the original designer of the Windjammer's.  He can be reached through his web site:  http://www.craigvetter.com/pages/Vetter_Fairings/Vetter-Fairings-main.html.

There should be a hole, lower left side of the fairing, below the storage pocket, with a plastic plug in it, for a 12 Volt accessory outlet/cigarette lighter plug (available at Wal-Mart, ~$10?).  There is also wiring inside the fairing, for this outlet -- look for the instruction manual for your fairing on Craig's web site.  Be sure to use some rubber washers, between the ABS plastic frame of the fairing, and the metal mounting bracket attached to the bike...  This is where they tend to crack most often, due to the stresses applied at the screw holes/attach points.

For minor repairs on the fairing, buy some ABS Plastic Cement at your local hardware store, in the plumbing section.  Apply masking tape to the outside, and apply the pasty cement to the inside, building up layers, as needed; the glue is ABS plastic dissolved in a liquid solvent, the plastic hardens as the solvent evaporates, usually within an hour, depending upon thickness.  The tape will maintain the outside surface (only remove it after the cement is hardened).  Cheers!