Kevin Daly
Well-Known Member
This is a quick summary of the installation of the lower full fairings on the gen 2 FZ1. My intent is to provide some insight to those contemplating this so they are more informed about what it takes and what it will mean in terms of bike maintainace.
If you havent seen the pics of the FZ1 with lower fairings I can post some pics but I assume everyone has seen it before. Coming from the FJR I was interested in building a bike that has the touring capability but remains lightweight relative to power and suspension capabilities. So adding the fairing is the first step in converting this into my new touring bike.
The kit is made by Yamaha and can be found anywhere Yamaha parts are sold for $575.00; dont pay more. The kit comes with everything you need but the tools. Installation process is well described in the provided instructions. and really only consists of installing some rubber grommits and bushings on the fairing, a total of 4 brackets (2 per side) on the bike and a little bit of screwing. If your comfortable with taking cowling on and off a bike this is a nothing job. It is worth noting however for those contemplating doing this that you will need to do the following:
1) You have to drill out two 7mm holes on the underside of the existing cowling, just under the lights.
2) When drilling out the holes the left reflector on the left front brake has to be removed to achieve a straight shot with the drill.
3) You will need to remove the engine mounts and four bolts from the oil pan to mount brackets, so you will need a torque wrench.
4) The turn signals need to be removed and remounted to install the fairings. Consequently this means that every time you have to remove the fairing you will need to remove the turn signal/s. This isnt by any means hard but it will add to the time to remove and reinstall the fairing.
5) you will need to remove the fairing every time you do an oil filter change.
4) Once on the bike does look great (IMO) however what I was not aware of when I bought them of was that there remains a 1/4 inch gap between the original cowel and the upper part of the fairing and there is 1/8th inch clearance around the blinker arm which looks kind of crappy. The photo below highlights both of these "gaps." Personally I will be looking for a lighting solution that will mount in those holes. My bet though is that while they make such things for the cowl, they dont make one for the hole in the fairing (and they are different).
ANyway that about sums it up. :smoking:
If you havent seen the pics of the FZ1 with lower fairings I can post some pics but I assume everyone has seen it before. Coming from the FJR I was interested in building a bike that has the touring capability but remains lightweight relative to power and suspension capabilities. So adding the fairing is the first step in converting this into my new touring bike.
The kit is made by Yamaha and can be found anywhere Yamaha parts are sold for $575.00; dont pay more. The kit comes with everything you need but the tools. Installation process is well described in the provided instructions. and really only consists of installing some rubber grommits and bushings on the fairing, a total of 4 brackets (2 per side) on the bike and a little bit of screwing. If your comfortable with taking cowling on and off a bike this is a nothing job. It is worth noting however for those contemplating doing this that you will need to do the following:
1) You have to drill out two 7mm holes on the underside of the existing cowling, just under the lights.
2) When drilling out the holes the left reflector on the left front brake has to be removed to achieve a straight shot with the drill.
3) You will need to remove the engine mounts and four bolts from the oil pan to mount brackets, so you will need a torque wrench.
4) The turn signals need to be removed and remounted to install the fairings. Consequently this means that every time you have to remove the fairing you will need to remove the turn signal/s. This isnt by any means hard but it will add to the time to remove and reinstall the fairing.
5) you will need to remove the fairing every time you do an oil filter change.
4) Once on the bike does look great (IMO) however what I was not aware of when I bought them of was that there remains a 1/4 inch gap between the original cowel and the upper part of the fairing and there is 1/8th inch clearance around the blinker arm which looks kind of crappy. The photo below highlights both of these "gaps." Personally I will be looking for a lighting solution that will mount in those holes. My bet though is that while they make such things for the cowl, they dont make one for the hole in the fairing (and they are different).
ANyway that about sums it up. :smoking:
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