R1150R Fairing Options & Dealers

[beemerphile]

I will probually look at a frame mounted fairing again next year. Maybe I will finally get that Hannigan fairing I lusted after 28 years ago

You can "downsize" the appearance of the Hannigan by ordering it with the sport windshield and leaving off the lowers and the hand-fairings. Jerry makes an undernose cowling that looks like a mini version of the air intake on an F-16 that works with the R1100GS oil cooler. Here is mine with the sport shield and no lowers (but before I replaced the beak with a K1200RS fender that more closely matches the rounded style of the Hannigan)...

[priapismic]

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. What I think may be beautiful, isn't the same as what someone else will. So I will continue to do those things to my bike that make it a more enjoyable experiance. Having a good time while riding, and enjoying it, makes it a more beautiful machine in my eyes. I certainly didn't buy the R1150R because I liked the lines, I thought it was weird looking at first. I bought it because I took it for a test ride, and fell in love with the way it made me feel. I enjoyed riding it, the handling and ride quality was wonderful, and so I plunked down my hard earned cash. I always come home with a smile on my face after a ride. So I believe we all should do what makes the riding experiance more enjoyable. If coming home with bugs in your teeth is what does it for you, then do it. If your of the mind to have a quieter ride, with less wind in your face, then find a way to get that. What ever it takes to make the ride more enjoyable to YOU. I know my R will be the most beautiful bike on the planet, because of the way it makes me feel, it doesn't matter what other folks think of the looks. So get out there and have fun, feel good about your ride.
Don

Well said, Don!

[Airman]

The Hannigan is a nice functional fairing, but its retro styling is better suited for older boxers. It doesn't compliment the R1150. I use BMW's short windshield on my '96 R1100R. It works fine.

This thread brought another thought to me. How many other guys a have tried interesting windshield/fairing ideas ? Failures, a lot of them I expect, but I'd still like to see more of the attempts to install them on the RR. I recall Pat's R90S looking cafe fairing, and the R100RS fairing. And the Fallerts of course. Maybe someone would be willing to compile the photos in a thread. Wonder if there's any other neat projects going on out there ?
This was the first time I had seen the Hannigan installed on an RR.

[priapismic]

This thread brought another thought to me. How many other guys a have tried interesting windshield/fairing ideas ? Failures, a lot of them I expect, but I'd still like to see more of the attempts to install them on the RR. I recall Pat's R90S looking cafe fairing, and the R100RS fairing. And the Fallerts of course. Maybe someone would be willing to compile the photos in a thread. Wonder if there's any other neat projects going on out there ?
This was the first time I had seen the Hannigan installed on an RR.

Well, since you asked ... I've already posted my current Givi A760 picts, here's what I did shortly after I bought the bike in 2003. This little number resembles the R90S fairing, with the bubble shape (like on Patrick's bike). I found it acceptable for general farting around-type riding, but it left too much wind in my face for long trips. That's why I took it off and replaced it with the Givi, for better weather coverage.



Here are some picts of the Parabellum Scout fairing that a couple of others have posted to the board previously. I apologize for not saving or remembering the posters. I saved the picts because I considered - and still am considering - putting one of these on my bike. Kinda pricey, though - I'd have to be assured that I'd get the quiet ride I need to prevent any more hearing loss.

This lady is, I believe, from California:







I believe this next poster works at a Harley shop, somewhere on the East Coast:

[queenpdog]

This is the setup that works pretty well for me. Wind hits me on the top of my helmet. I'm okay with a little wind -- it reminds me I'm on my bike and not in a cage!
Anyway, it's the BMW sport screen and laminar lip.

[Tripton]

On my Rockster (Your opinions of how it looks aside, I LOVE it.) I NEVER put my windshield on. It came with the stock one that BMW makes for it, and on a side note, GS case mounts instead of the luggage rack. I personally like the racks, and think the luggage rack looks goofy.

At any rate, The windshield stays off. I have ridden 400 mile days with no helmet (I know i know....shush) and no earplugs, and just a coat. It was also about 50 degrees.... I dunno, to me, the windshield makes the air buffer the hell out of my head, and looks like i took it off of a snowmobile.

I have ridden several full faired bikes and a road king with a HUGE windshield...and it is not for me. If it is cold, Ill wear a helmet, which i am doing more and more these days anyway.

I guess this isnt much help...but i just dont understand the need for a lack of wind. If you want protection, woulndt you just drive a car?

[beemerphile]

I guess this isnt much help...but i just dont understand the need for a lack of wind. If you want protection, woulndt you just drive a car?

Hell, you don't even understand the need for a helmet. How could you evaluate anything as heady as aerodynamics? - Lee

[Tripton]

I understand the 'need' for a helmet. However, i execute my right to not use one sometimes, as when you are riding a motorcycle, you are already taking risks that are putting you in imminent danger anyway. Most motorcycle fatalities while not wearing a helmet would have died from other injuries anyway. Sometimes there is nothing better than the bugs in your teeth and the wind in your hair.

I do understand aerodynamics. This isnt about aerodynamics, this is about "wind protection". Putting a bug shield on your car/truck doesnt make it more aerodynamic, it channels air, similar to a lip or shield on a bike, just for different reasons. If it were about aerodynamics, you would have simply bought a RT or a GT and not talked about it. They are MUCH more slippery than your bike.

Sometimes I dont wear a helmet. My choice, my right. Oh, and when I do put on a helmet, i don't mind the wind, so i dont put on a skirt and ride behind a gigantic disgusting fairing, either. But hey, its your non-aesthetic bike, you do what you want. I think that you will be very hard pressed to find someone that does not love the looks of an r1150r, "goofy" looking or not.

Id like to see the difference between a person that slid down the highway belly-down wearing no helmet, and a person that is wearing a ridiculous open faced helmet. I would venture to bet that the similarities would be staggering.

[beemerphile]

I understand the 'need' for a helmet. However, i execute my right to not use one sometimes

Yes, you are indeed free in some states to provide another data point in proof of the theory of natural selection.

Sometimes there is nothing better than the bugs in your teeth...

Yeah, doesn't get much better than that, does it? It would be a shame to miss eating all those bugs, especially the big ones that are full of yellow syrup.

If it were about aerodynamics, you would have simply bought a RT or a GT and not talked about it. They are MUCH more slippery than your bike.

Is this why people attempting land speed records choose this same basic shape (admittedly with less windshield)? Is this why I get better fuel mileage than an RT?

Id like to see the difference between a person that slid down the highway belly-down wearing no helmet, and a person that is wearing a ridiculous open faced helmet. I would venture to bet that the similarities would be staggering.

Gee, we agree. That's why I wear a full face Arai. But, for your own purposes, wouldn't that interfere with your ability to catch the yummiest bugs? Seems like a brave guy like you who has an aestheticly pure non-disgusting bike and doesn't wear skirts would be willing to risk a bit of blunt trauma in order to get the best bugs. - Lee

[DJ Downunder]

My screen is a little ripper....that's Aussie for really good...

It's from a BMW 650 GS...and fits like a glove on the standard flyscreen mounts.

It's amazing how well it works for such a small screen..no wind in the chest and so quiet.

I recently picked up a second one on ebay for $20..I plan to get it painted black to match the bike...just to see what it looks like.

DJ

[Tripton]

Exactly.

The gas mileage is odd. Could be because the engines are tuned differently, with the R tuned for more torque, vs. the RT for hp. Not sure. I get 45mpg with mild cruising, and I am 6'4" and around 325lbs, and my friend with a 2004 Road King Police bike that weighs about 6 tons, and has the huge windshield and he gets 50mpg.

DJ, that is a sharp looking deflector.

Im not here to get anyone mad...but someone seems a little sensitive about the helmet issue. Especially about someone that he doesnt know, and doesnt care about.

[DJ Downunder]

DJ, that is a sharp looking deflector.

Im not here to get anyone mad...but someone seems a little sensitive about the helmet issue. Especially about someone that he doesnt know, and doesnt care about.

Thanks...and yep.. ...we do care about you...

DJ

[fallingpines]

I have been searching for a good solution to wind blast on my R. I have been running a speedster shield because I like the way it looks, however it really makes for a high wind noise ride. I have tried angling it up with shims on the upper mounts, but I didn't notice a difference. I took it off yesterday, however now know that it helps keep the wind blast off my chest nicely at 90-100 mph+. How does the 650 GS shield work a speed, is it really quieter than a speedster shield? What is the part number (or what exact model and year) is the one shown?

[DJ Downunder]

How does the 650 GS shield work a speed, is it really quieter than a speedster shield? What is the part number (or what exact model and year) is the one shown?

It's very good at speed... ..

If you've not seen them there's heaps more pics of it here.. http://www.r1150r.org/board/viewtopic.p ... bab6789632

I'm 6'4"so you'd think I'd cop a lot of wind..but it seems to hit about the shoulder/neck area (just below the helmet) and keeps the wind off my chest area.

I loved my normal flyscreen...and took it off every now and then in hot weather..but on the freeway I felt like a parachute catching so much wind.

I was in my local dealer one day and saw this little wind deflector on a new 650 GS..

I measured across the holes and it was a perfect line up with the lower holes on my fly screen.

It feels like riding with no screen at all (as far as the view goes)..and much quieter and less buffeting than the flyscreen.

You need to cut the lower bit of the GS screen to fit around the headlight...I did mine with a hacksaw and only took a few minutes to do.

If you do the same I can send or post a template off mine...I'll have to check the part number and model for you...it's very cheap to buy new.

I think a lot a 650 GS guys take them off and mount a larger screen so they come up on ebay fairly often.

DJ

[morrie]

After trying three or four other combinations, I found the complete solution with my new Aeroflow touring fairing. It has excellent weather protection and NO buffeting.

I find myself going faster than before because it is so deceptively smooth behind it. The guys at Hap's Cycles here in Sarasota were enthusiastic about it. Bob the owner rode it and said it was the best fork-mounted fairing he had ever ridden.

[fallingpines]

Thanks for the added info and pic DJ, I guess that I was confused looking at your pics not realizing that you had trimmed the the bottom and added 2 more holes. I get it now. I'll keep an eye out for one and see how it goes. Now do I paint it black to match or silver to contrast, hmmmm?

[priapismic]

After trying three or four other combinations, I found the complete solution with my new Aeroflow touring fairing. It has excellent weather protection and NO buffeting.

I find myself going faster than before because it is so deceptively smooth behind it. The guys at Hap's Cycles here in Sarasota were enthusiastic about it. Bob the owner rode it and said it was the best fork-mounted fairing he had ever ridden.

Morrie,
As they say over at the AdvRider forum: "This thread is useless without picts!" Let's see what it looks like.

[munchmeister]

This is the setup that works pretty well for me. Wind hits me on the top of my helmet. I'm okay with a little wind -- it reminds me I'm on my bike and not in a cage!
Anyway, it's the BMW sport screen and laminar lip.

qpd:
I really like the looks of that setup. How tall are you? Top of your helmet might be right in the face for me, so just wondering so I can consider your arrangement for my own R.