The fairing itself actually provides lots of protection for my hands. The sides of the fairing flare out right in front of my handgrips. The way the bike sits, the windshield comes to about 1/2" below the top of my head. (I'm 6'1")
There's an interesting story behind this if you don't mind the time. Noone makes a fairing specifically for a bike this small. However, Memphis Shades makes one fairing for universal use. That's the one I purchased. The problem was how to mount it. Memphis Shades makes a quick disconnect mount for this bike, but it's for a Memphis Fats windshield. I called the company and their response was that they can't make a mount for every bike. Funny, I thought that's why they were in business. Anyway, I decided to order the fairing, and the windshield mount and see if I could make them work together. As luck would have it, I put the windshield brackets on the fairing, and the mounts on the forks, and the SOB lined up perfect. The flames are Rivco brand and are actually for a Harley. I had to cut a little off of each end when aligned with the center hole, and re-drill the end holes but it turned out great.
A couple of other notes. The windshields come in 3 heighths, clear or shaded, and multiple colors of shading for however you want your bike to look. Also, if you look closely at the picture, you will see some extra wind deflectors at the bottom of the fairing. These also come in multiple colors for that custom look. If this is the look you want for your bike, you will love it, but it comes at a price.
I purchased everything at J&P Cycles (
www.jpcycles.com)
Here is the breakdown:
Trigger Lock mount kit (Part #ZZ75209) $142.99
Memphis Shades Batwing Fairing (Part #751-937) $279.99
Memphis Shades Batwing 12" Windshield (Part #752-067) 74.99
Memphis Shades Batwing Wind Deflectors (Part #751-916) $24.99
Sales Tax $32.69
Grand Total $555.65!!
The chrome flames are $89.99 and the other item you can't see is a Memphis Shades Tri-Pouch which is $79.99. With sales tax it all came out to $752.00. It's one hell of a chunk of change, but it's the look I wanted and I didn't care what it cost me.
Now if your not interested in that kind of layout here's a second option. If you're really happy with your existing windshield and just want some hand protection, J&P Cycles sells hand deflectors which mount to your handlebars in front of the handrips. They are made by National Cycle. The ones for an EN500A, 1990-2006 are part #ZZ50967 and they sell for $89.99
If you've never done business with J&P, they are a great company. You can go to their website and request a cruiser catalog for metric bikes and a harley catalog. They'll send them for free. There are things in the big harley catalog that aren't in the metric catalog that will fit many other bikes.
And if you're looking for a good road trip next summer, they have an annual open house every year the last week of June. Get your motel reservations early as there will be over 30,000 bikers there. If you come, my brother and I will be there with our Vulcans.
Hope this helps you.
Jim
