The OTHER Vetter restoration project

Because metal_bob already took the best post title, I had to rip mine off of his

So for $40, I too had similar good fortune to metal_bob and was able to snag a Windjammer III fairing, along with hard saddlebags and a trunk off of a 1973 CB750A.

To Do:
Fix crack in fairing fiberglass (done)
Install fairing
-Not sure how this one is going to work.... will need to remove stock headlamp, relocate front turn indicators onto fairing, figure out what to do with all the wiring in the headlamp.....
Install saddlebags (done)
Vinyl wrap everything: fairing, bags, trunk and tank. (white vinyl ordered, on the way)
Switch out lights on back of saddlebags for LED lights to light up when brakes pressed
Repaint chrome trim around bags (black)

Suggesstions?...

Photobucket for pics

 

Good title ;-)

Truck stops, walmart, farm stores, auto stores may have suitable led lights.

All of the Windjammer fairing started out the same, so bracket bike to fairing should be universal (same bike only). If want or need pics of mine let me know.

 

Thanks for the heads up on the LED lights metal_bob. I would be blown away if the lights currently on the bags still work, but I want to replace them anyways with some LEDs.

 

I wanted to updated my stock trunk bags to led bulbs. But by the time I paid for the bulbs x4 it was gonna be cheaper and easier to just upgrade to LED assemblies.

Of course, the poor shape of the original bulb housing and wires also helped changed my mind.

My goal for shopping at B&M stores, was so I could replace the lights w/o the internet if necessary. Also the "truck" lights might still be around in several years/decades...

However, with your bags you might be able to find online vendors that sell direct LED replacements. You might need to check the CB & vintage goldwing forums/vendors.

 

I'm with you, metal_bob. I don't care to keep them stock, and it will definitely be easiest just to buy a pair of trailer lights to replace. Before going around to B&M stores, I'll first check to see if the original lights still work by some miracle.

 

Well I've got all the hardware installed. Took the bike for a ride tonight with the Windjammer on it, and man it makes a huge difference. This will make my winter commuting nice and toasty (relatively speaking). Hopefully I'll now be able to ride all the way down to around freezing temps, assuming no snow on the road. Can you believe the 35+ year old headlamp bulb still worked?! I was amazed and happy. And it provides reasonable lighting as well.

Looks fantastic on the bike, IMO


Believe it or not, but the Windjammer III manual recommends pipe clamps to mount with, so that's what I went with. The fairing feels quite sturdy. On the side of the fairing, you can see to wires sticking out (turn indicator). However, the hole above and to the right of those wires are supposed to be for mounting the blinkers, so I'm not sure why the wires are coming out that hole. Oh well, I can just reroute on the inside of the fairing, no problem.


Still have nearly full turning radius. I can barely lock the steering column. And I was able to leave the headlamp bucket in place! Very nice...



The last thing is installing turn signals. The Windjammer III was made to relocate your bike's stock indicators onto the fairing. However, the 82 Maxim's turn indicator's mounting arms don't really agree. You can see in the above side picture that there's a hole in the side of the fairing which is made to be a mount point for the blinker. Still trying to figure out what to do.... I need to find a way to get around buying all new turn signals.

 

I think these should work nicely



They're only $11 including shipping, and I could always sell two for maybe 5 bucks.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/4x-Unive ... ccessories