Author Topic: 2005 GSXR Front Fairing on a '97 1200 Bandit (Read 16937 times)

jwalters · « **on:** January 22, 2006, 03:34:14 PM »

Fell into some salvaged AMA race skins off a '05 GSXR-1000 from a couple friends. They need some work, but I thought it would be a fun project to work on this spring before track season.

I thought some of you might be curious, so I am posting some initial pictures of the carbon-fiber sitting on the frame. I do not have the mounts made for it yet, but I am reusing the original front fairing bracket off the 1200s. I will not have to modify the bracket at all, I should be able to make some spacers and drill a couple holes into the fairing for the support.

I don't have my clipons yet, but I think that will help the fairing blend in better to the bike. Lots of work needed on this if I want to make it work, but I think I am going to give it a try.

I have the tail section too, but unfortunately, that piece would not fit well. Which is a real bummer, b/c those GSXR subframes on the latest GSXRs are sweet!

2005B12S · « **Reply #1 on:** January 22, 2006, 08:20:00 PM »

Very interesting. I have thought of swapping a GS1200SS or early GSXR twin headlight fairing onto the B12 to give it a more retro 1980's look and add clearance for my clip-on bars.

Keep us posted on your project.

Good Luck, Ed.
2005 GSF1200SZ
1983 GS750ED

solman · « **Reply #2 on:** January 22, 2006, 10:35:19 PM »

I don't recall where it is, but I posted a pic of a bandit with the top half of a gixxer fairing. It looked pretty sweet.

2005B12S · « **Reply #3 on:** January 23, 2006, 12:15:24 AM »

Kinda like this:

That bodywork has got to bolt up to the B12 as the frame looks identical to a 1G B12 frame.

Man, I want one of those.

Red01 · « **Reply #4 on:** January 23, 2006, 12:45:08 AM »

I love the GS1200SS's front fairing, but I can't say that I love the twin shocks, cheaper looking rear swingarm and the slabby looking tail bodywork.

solman · « **Reply #5 on:** January 23, 2006, 04:27:42 AM »

Quote from: "2005B12S"

Kinda like this:

That bodywork has got to bolt up to the B12 as the frame looks identical to a 1G B12 frame.

Man, I want one of those.

No, it was a newer more pointy front fairing. I will see if I can find it again.

Lmario · « **Reply #6 on:** January 24, 2006, 06:38:46 AM »

I want the GSXR-fairing too,........ it looks absolutely GREAT!
The '97 bandit now looks like a 2005 bike and must have some higher top speed now too.....

I was looking for the new Kawa ZX10 fairing, but obviously the GSXR looks a lot better.

D@mn, where is ebay when you need them......

Mario

PitterB4 · « **Reply #7 on:** January 24, 2006, 08:52:55 AM »

Jwalters - that looks awesome. Hope it works out for you. I thought of doing the same with my B4. I actually bid on some rashed up Gixxer track bodywork on ebay but didn't win.

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No, it was a newer more pointy front fairing. I will see if I can find it again.

Ya mean like an early 90s Gix?

Or more like the mid 80s..

I love that old twin beam look.

Red01 · « **Reply #8 on:** January 24, 2006, 07:56:18 PM »

Quote from: "solman"

No, it was a newer more pointy front fairing. I will see if I can find it again.

Someone had posted some pics of this one with the pointier fairing before...

Some other images too big to post:

http://www.bikepics.com/pictures/479710/

http://www.bikepics.com/pictures/479670/

http://www.bikepics.com/pictures/479702/

http://www.bikepics.com/pictures/479707/

solman · « **Reply #9 on:** January 26, 2006, 06:05:27 AM »

Quote from: "Red01"

Quote from: "solman"
No, it was a newer more pointy front fairing. I will see if I can find it again.

Someone had posted some pics of this one with the pointier fairing before...

Some other images too big to post:

http://www.bikepics.com/pictures/479710/

http://www.bikepics.com/pictures/479670/

http://www.bikepics.com/pictures/479702/

http://www.bikepics.com/pictures/479707/

I think that is the one I was looking for. That is definitely the type of fairing that I was referring too.

jwalters · « **Reply #10 on:** April 01, 2006, 05:51:40 PM »

I've made some progress on my ferring mod. I went ahead and chopped off the lower section of the ferring, leaving the engine exposed. In the way I chopped it, it looks like an SV 1000 front end, best part is, it clears my low clip-ons! The ferring was in pretty rough shape, so no better time to do my first fiber-glass/bondo bodywork.

I basically reenforced the entire inside of the ferring, since there were many cracks and broken bits. I also wanted to strengthen the shell, since I will be mounting it in a way the designer had not intended.

As you can see, there was a LOT of work that was needed, but for a free ferring, you can't go wrong!

I am not looking for this to be perfect, its just a trackday skin, but I figured I would keep working on it, so I could learn something in the process. There are some runs from the primer, which I have sanded out, but all in all, its turning out quite well. And I'm quite happy with my first do-it-yourself bodywork.

I'll make sure to post pics once I get it mounted and painted. I also have a GSXR double bubble windscreen that should be here soon, blacked out of course!
-j

jwalters · « **Reply #11 on:** April 11, 2006, 04:24:41 PM »

I got the ferring painted. I am just waiting on the zero gravity double bubble windscreen to show up, then I can drill my mounting holes and finish up the ferring.

Red01 · « **Reply #12 on:** April 12, 2006, 12:11:40 PM »

The white part of the fairing looks good.

The red part looks a little rough.

(I know this is a race part)

jwalters · « **Reply #13 on:** April 12, 2006, 12:31:04 PM »

You're correct sir. It has some rough spots. I already had spent way too much time on it, considering it was almost in two pieces when I got it, I had to do a LOT of fiberglass work. Besides, it looks good enough for the girls I go out with.

I might redo part of it next winter, but I have bigger fish to fry before my trackday date of May 13 @ Black Hawk Farms. I still have to get some shorter brake lines for my clipons, tires, and safety wire some stuff. I can't spend any more time on the fairing.

By the way, here is a picture of my "Shop" I work in. Pretty nice, eh? Lots of room to work.

Quote from: "Red01"

The white part of the fairing looks good.
The red part looks a little rough.

(I know this is a race part)

Red01 · « **Reply #14 on:** April 12, 2006, 12:40:38 PM »

Quote from: "jwalters"

By the way, here is a picture of my "Shop" I work in. Pretty nice, eh? Lots of room to work.

When I had a 1-car garage, it used to look like that, so my next place had a 2-car garage. Didn't take long for it to look like that either. Next place had a 2-car garage with the back wall kicked out and extended to make it two cars deep on one half and ~1/2 car's worth of workbench space (so it was a 3.5 car garage, but looked like a 2-car from the street). Before you know it, cluttered. Now I have a 30x36 shop with a 12x30 second floor storage. Yup, you guessed it, you can barely walk thru the place.

I need to go on a cylinder reduction plan... but I don't want to.