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Old 14-05-12, 07:13 AM   #11
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Dont think so.... Motorway commuter + has all the original parts to put back to standard.
Exactly. It's probably not a crash that inspired fitting the present fairing.

Pretty it ain't, but if you had lots of motorway miles to do, that fairing would a much better thing to sit behind than an standard SV fairing, and sitting behind it you wouldn't be able to see it.
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Old 14-05-12, 08:18 AM   #12
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Dont think so.... Motorway commuter + has all the original parts to put back to standard.
Any link between your location and that of the ebay seller?
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Old 14-05-12, 08:27 AM   #13
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I believe the bike's a nekkid (check out top yoke/bars), and that fairing's just been added. If it was me, I'd put it back to standard to sell, but that might go for a good price...
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Old 14-05-12, 08:31 AM   #14
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love it!!! gonna see if wanna do a straight swap for my thou'













NOT!!! soz to the owner but that is really awful i'd rather ride a harley with tassles and spikey mirrors and a mohawk lid
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I believe the bike's a nekkid (check out top yoke/bars)
Has certainly had a bar conversion, but .... "can be retro fitted with original bikini fairing and headlight"
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Old 14-05-12, 05:27 PM   #17
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i'd rather ride a harley with tassles and spikey mirrors and a mohawk lid
Which, if you had a lengthy motorway commute in all weathers would be a poor choice.

It isn't pretty, but if it works for the use to which it is put then there's nothing wrong with it.

For some people biking choices are made for reasons other than feeling the need to be riding the 'right' bike, and buying the 'right' accessories.
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Old 14-05-12, 05:51 PM   #18
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Oi! I had that fairing on my old NTV (which probably explains a lot). The chap I sold it on to was going to put in on his ZZR1100...

Granted it doesn't exactly sit with the SV's lines, but it is a comfy fairing to be sat behind.
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Dave i don't know why your slagging it as its like something you would come up with and be proud as punch about it.











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