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It still looks like the last picture. I have been too busy with the family and work to do anything with it. Hopefully things will slow down soon and I can get back on it.

HerrDeacon, I just checked out your 350. That fairing is going to look sweet! Nice work.

Well it has been awhile. I have been going through phases of interest. I have probably only worked on it a couple of days over the past 6 months. A few weeks ago I got the body work to a point I was somewhat happy with. Finally got to mount it to the bike again. Unfortunately, with all the...

If you put the magnet on the outside you could be like Iron man preventing shrapnel from entering your heart (i.e. engine). Or you could add a bung to the tank and get a magnetic oil drain plug. The plugs are like $2 on Ebay. That way you could clean off the magnet. You would still be treating...

Sanding, Sanding, Sanding....

I saw the bike on the cover of this book and thought of you.

I like the fairing idea. It is definitely worthy some thought.

That makes a lot of sense. Thanks for your input.

That is beautiful metal work! Did you form the window or pull it from an existing fairing?

Very cool. Its awesome to see a company work with you to find solutions. Can't wait to see how it turns out!

For clarification, I am referring to side vents like pictured in the link below. I have seen them facing either direction. I would probably make the vent at the least twice as tall as the one pictured. I am looking at this purely for rider comfort and not engine cooling. The flow through the...

Do you guys think the vent should be sloped to direct hot air out of the fairing (when moving) or to direct cooler air into the fairing (when moving)? Directing the hot air out of the fairing would make sense to me. Alternatively, it might be more effective to use the flow to add cool air...

That is not a bad idea. I could invision I side louver with ducting to divert the heat from the engine out the side of the fairing. Like an inverted hood scoop.

Yeah, the heat question has been bouncing around in my head. I guess I will do some test rides and see how it feels. It probably wont be pleasant on a hot summer day, but it might be nice on a chilli fall evening. :)

Rear controls are done. Now I just need to figure out how I am going to get a muffler back there.

There are two mounting points on each side in addition to the upper brackets.

To be honest I was a little concerned too. I almost shelfed the project. I wasn't liking what I was seeing and I didn't want to invest anymore time. My dad convinced me to mount it up and then decide. I'm glad I gave it a little more time.

I took some vacation time for the holidays and finally got some work done on the bike. I made a front fairing stay and mounted the fairing to the bike. Then I could finally start cutting the fiberglass down to shape. I am dreading the sanding process so I think I am going to work on the rear...

Looks good! I like the simplicity. I think I would go with a thicker seat pad though. Maybe 3" thick with some deep ribs stitched in, but that is just my 0.02 cents.

Thanks, I'll check that out.