Since riding my SV with the fairing off in the middle of repairs a while back, I've been hankering for a futuristic styled cafe racer. Naked bikes have never really appealed to me before, but for some reason I really liked the "naked with clipons" feel. Not to mention the increased sense of speed that made even legal speeds enjoyable.
The idea was put to the back of my mind as one of those things to do, "In a couple of years time, when I have a bit more money." Possibly on an SV1000, or, if I win the lottery, a TL engined, Harris framed special... However, with my existing headlight fairing being damaged and an insurance payout imminent, I thought, "Why not now?"
Having seen a special in Streetfighters a couple of months back with this sort of cockpit fairing, I immediately fell in love with it.
http://www.4-motorcycles.co.uk/acatalog/Vertica.html
Naturally, by fitting one of these over the more substantial stock fairing I'm sacrificing some weather protection/practicality for fun/looks, but I'm wondering if it'd be easy to put this on for the summer then put the bike "back to stock" when winter comes again.
I've done some fairly extensive googling, but can't find out much about this fairing and certainly haven't seen one fitted to an SV. Just wondering if anyone here has got a photo of one?
My main concern is the headlights. "
Durable plastic fairing unit with twin vertical mounted lamps (12v 20w bulbs,) set behind protective dome." Will this mean I can't run 55/60Watt bulbs? Would they be likely to damage the plastic/lense? Also, if I leave the bulbs that come with it in, will they seem like damp candles compared to my normal ones?
Does anyone have an idea of how easy this would be to fit to a K4 SVs? What do you reckon the re-wiring would be like?
At £35, I'm almost prepared just to buy one and see if it fits easily and sell it if it doesn't.