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Awesome looking fairing
« on: May 04, 2010, 10:15:18 AM »
From this article on AutoBlogGreen comes these pictures of an electrified Royal Enfield motorcycle.  Gotta love this fairing.  I wonder if it would fit the Enertia?
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Re: Awesome looking fairing
« Reply #1 on: May 12, 2010, 09:37:59 AM »
That is a very tidy electric motorcycle.  With the small diameter hub motor on the rear wheel, you wouldn't notice it's electric at first glance. 

In the event someone out there gets a wild hair to add such a full or quarter-fairing to an Enertia, here's a link to some good stuff that's not very expensive:

http://www.airtech-streamlining.com/vintage/vintagefairingsquarter.htm

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Re: Awesome looking fairing
« Reply #2 on: May 12, 2010, 09:53:16 AM »
Nice link, thanks!

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Re: Awesome looking fairing
« Reply #3 on: May 12, 2010, 02:02:40 PM »
I would love to do a fairing! They seem to have a fabulous selection. Only problem is that I would want to have the selection available to take the bike down where I could put pieces together to see what I liked. Then make the purchase...  Doing anything to your bike is so personal. I am a totally visual person and know what I like when I see it.
Now ya have me thinking.  :-\ Gunna need some research done!

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Re: Awesome looking fairing
« Reply #4 on: May 12, 2010, 02:11:06 PM »
Hey Brian --- I was looking for some pictures of the first iteration of the Brammo TTR... you had a smaller fairing on it.  I think it was part of the original TTXGP announcement back in 2008.  You had posted a picture or two of it on a blog you had back then, but I can't find the link to it.
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Re: Awesome looking fairing
« Reply #5 on: May 12, 2010, 02:23:02 PM »
I just found it.  Here's a pic:

That is a very tiny fairing.
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Re: Awesome looking fairing
« Reply #6 on: May 26, 2010, 01:43:40 PM »
I just found it.  Here's a pic:

That is a very tiny fairing.
For anyone looking, the rest of the blog is a must-read for Brammo history:
http://brammoevents.blogspot.com/

That fairling looks a lot like the accessory fairing Triumph makes for their bonnevilles.

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Re: Awesome looking fairing
« Reply #7 on: May 26, 2010, 01:46:56 PM »
Good eye.  From Brian's blog:
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This front fairing is from a Triumph Thruxton model, and although it's been trimmed, it bolted up with no modification to the mounting holes what-so-ever!
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Re: Awesome looking fairing
« Reply #8 on: June 18, 2010, 02:55:28 PM »
Thanks, Brammofan.  I've liked the reborn triumphs for a long time.  That fairing looks good on the enertia, almost like it was made just for the bike.

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Re: Awesome looking fairing
« Reply #9 on: August 02, 2010, 12:05:41 PM »
Exactly how much "trimming" went into this?  :-)

I see the aftermarket version of this is ~$131, plus it will need paint.  I'd like to try to do this, but I don't want to bite off more than I can chew.  Thanks!

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Re: Awesome looking fairing
« Reply #10 on: August 02, 2010, 12:48:44 PM »
I called Air-tech Streamlining and they said the fiberglass can be cut/trimmed with a Dremel tool or grinder.

It is a modification I might do in the future as well.
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