Pics show Jack-Be-Quick's 2012 Bird with a custom fitted Vector fairing, Long Ride Shields 9" recurved windshield, VDO engine instruments, GPS & speedometer cluster moved into the fairing. Works great; wind noise is greatly reduced
I went for the first long ride with the new fairing and 9" windshield yesterday; about 250 miles. Temps were in the high 70s after snowfall just 5 days ago. Wind protection and noise reduction is significant, even at 70+ MPH. So much so that the squeaky drive belt suddenly needs to be addressed! Gauge visibility is far better than before. I wear a full face helmet that blocked view of speedo on the tank. It does add a bit of weight up high, raising the CG, but that is easily gotten used to. BTW, with warmer ambient temps, the water temp gauge seems to be measuring appropriately. I may still consider relocating the sending unit nearer the thermostat, but that's for another time. Overall, I'm very glad I did this. I've wanted to make my T-Bird more suitable for touring., and always disliked the tank mounted speedometer. I've got a Tiger for shorter rides.
No need to appologize. I did it because I wanted it. The T-Bird is capable of playing so many different motorcycling roles. I don't expect everyone to like its configuration.
